Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

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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ATO, Superannuation

Early super release eligibility under question

early release super

Penalties could still be issued to individuals who gained early release to super under COVID-19 relief measures but may ruled ineligible after the act.

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Investments

COVID-19 differentiating emerging markets

Emerging markets investment

The coronavirus has begun to separate the emerging markets offering more solid investment opportunities from their counterparts, a global fund manager has said.

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Commercial Property

Rent waiver implications important

rent waiver SMSF landlords

A technical expert has cautioned SMSF landlords to be aware of the implications stemming from a commercial property rent waiver before granting one.

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