Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ASIC, Auditing

374 auditor registrations voided

SMSF auditors cancelled

A total of 374 SMSF auditors have had their registration with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission cancelled for compliance issues.

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Pensions

PAYG a part of maximum TRIS payment

PAYG TRIS payment

Adhering to the maximum drawdown limit of a transition-to-retirement income stream is not as simple as paying out 10 per cent of the pension’s value.

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Contributions

Indexation highlights system complexity

Indexation superannuation complexity

The potential indexation that will be applied to the transfer balance cap has again raised concerns over the complexity of the superannuation system.

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Retirement

Multiple retirement income sources expected

retirement income sources

The majority of Australians expect to fund their lifestyle in retirement from a variety of sources and not just their superannuation.

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Contributions

Indexation impact beyond TBC

TBC indexation

A number of key superannuation elements will be affected should a second round of indexation be applied to the general transfer balance cap.

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ASIC

Ex-SMSF adviser guilty of dishonest conduct

SMSF adviser dishonest conduct

A former financial adviser has pleaded guilty to three counts of engaging in dishonest conduct while running a financial services business.

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Superannuation

Solid support for legislating super objective

superannuation objective support

Australians have expressed their support to legislate the objective of superannuation with the proviso it will focus on retirement income for all.

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Investments

Macro view to risk management

SMSF risk management

SMSF trustees are mitigating the risk of their funds from an overall perspective as opposed to looking at it from a more granular perspective.

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ECPI

ECPI rules of thumb available

calculating ECPI

Practitioners can apply some rules of thumb to help their clients choose the most suitable method of calculating ECPI for a given financial year.

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financial advice

Pre-retirees offer advice opportunity

Financial advisers retirement

An opportunity exists for financial advisers to assist individuals over the age of 45 who are employed full-time with their retirement preparations.

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