Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

Compliance & Regulation

ATO using compliance to assess trustee incapacity

ATO trustees incapacity

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

SMSF annual return sign-off

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

IPO reduction

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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Commercial Property, Residential Property

Rent relief instrument imminent

SMSF landlords rent relief

The regulator’s compliance approach to COVID-19-driven rent relief provided by SMSF landlords will shortly be legally formalised.

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Retirement

Call for mandatory longevity risk obligation

longevity risk

Superannuation trustees should be obligated to include products to address longevity risk for members, a dialogue paper has suggested.

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ATO

ATO trustee course takes shape

SMSF trustees course

An SMSF trustees competency course is currently being finalised by the ATO to ensure the appropriate individuals are looking to run their own super fund.

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Pensions

Death benefit lump sums need more clarity

Death benefit lump sums

The ATO is yet to provide definitive guidance on death benefit lump sums and whether multiple payments can be made, a technical expert says.

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Investments

Back half of 2020 better for markets

global markets

Improved economic activity across developed markets is likely in the second half of this year, a global investment manager has forecast.

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Documentation

New ID vital for corp trustees

identification corporate trustee

Directors of an SMSF corporate trustee will be required to comply with a new identification process introduced through legislation passed earlier this month.

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Compliance & Regulation

No charge for AFCA complaints

AFCA fee complaint

Consumers have been reminded they do not need to pay a fee to lodge a complaint with the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.

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