Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

High inflation not gold success measure

September 11, 2020

Individuals should look beyond inflation when deciding to invest in gold as the two are not always linked, a wealth manager has said.

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Documentation

Copies may not prove sufficient deed history

August 28, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Having original documents may be the only acceptable way of proving SMSF trust deed variations have been properly executed, a specialist lawyer has said.

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Residential Property

DomaCom gets downsizer approval

August 28, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

An ATO Administrative Binding Advice ruling obtained by DomaCom means individuals will be able to make downsizer contributions from the partial sale of a residence.

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Superannuation

Adequate super amount overestimated

August 28, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Individuals tend to overestimate the level of savings they need to fund a comfortable retirement, a senior financial adviser has said.

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Commercial Property

COVID-19 to have mild office space impact

August 28, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

The COVID-19-induced practice of working from home is unlikely to impact the office space segment of the commercial property market, a global investment manager has said.

BDBN can mimic reversionary pension

August 14, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

A binding death benefit nomination (BDBN) can achieve the same outcome as a reversionary pension, the partner of a law firm has said.

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Residential Property

Capitals lead residential property rent drop

August 14, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Rents charged for both houses and units dropped across Australia in July, the most recent research into residential property has shown.

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Compliance & Regulation

ATO using compliance to assess trustee incapacity

July 31, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

Compliance procedures are being used by the ATO to discover potential incapacity issues suffered by SMSF trustees as they get older.

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Documentation

When an annual return is signed matters

July 31, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

A technical expert has highlighted the need to get the procedural timing relating to the signing of an SMSF’s annual return correct.

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Australian Shares

IPO numbers take massive hit

July 31, 2020

Darin Tyson-Chan

A mid-tier accounting firm’s analysis has shown a marked reduction in the number of initial public offerings in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on markets.

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