Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Superannuation

Call for superannuation certainty

superannuation election

A call has been made for whichever party forms the next government of the country to ensure the ongoing certainty of the retirement savings system.

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Estate Planning

BDBNs can pose adviser risk

BDBN SMSF legal

The practice of using a BDBN to direct the death benefits of an SMSF member straight to that person’s estate could soon attract legal action.

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Contributions, Regulation

Downsizer change addresses two issues

downsizer contribution issues

Two existing issue within the current superannuation framework have been addressed by the amendment to the downsizer contribution rules.

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Financial Planning

Individual registration a favoured structure

advice individual registration

A financial advice framework incorporating individual registration rather than individual licensing is a favoured option among industry bodies.

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Cryptocurrency

Apply first principles to crypto assets

cryptocurrency assets tax

First principles should be applied to cryptocurrency assets to ensure they are recognised and receive the proper tax treatment.

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ATO

ATO protects over $270m of super

ATO superannuation

ATO figures show the regulator’s risk assessment action over the past couple of years has protected over $270 million of retirement savings.

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Technology

Technology expectation gap real

SMSF technology

SMSF administrators are expecting greater efficiency savings from the adoption of technology than they are currently experiencing.

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Regulation

Review history must be used

advice review history

An accounting body has asked for the learnings from previous industry assessments to be used in the Quality of Advice Review process.

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Financial Planning

Limited licence solution ready

Limited licensing solution

A solution to the limited licensing regime applying to the provision of financial advice has been constructed by a collective of industry bodies.

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Pensions

Call for permanent minimum pension reduction

AIR minimum pension

A call has been made by the Association of Independent Retirees to permanently reduce the minimum pension and simplify the system’s age bands.

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