Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ATO, Pensions

Changes made to ECPI calculation rules

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Calculations written on chalkboard

The methodology for calculating ECPI has been changed, allowing trustees in accumulation and retirement phases in one financial year to choose their preferred method of calculation.

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Documentation

SuperStream start date pushed back to 2021

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SMSFs will have wait nearly 18 months more to access the SuperStream system, which will now be introduced in early 2021.

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Compliance & Regulation

SMSFA rejects sector inquiry call

The Australian Council of Trade Unions’ call for an inquiry into SMSFs has been labelled totally unwarranted by the sector’s peak body.

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Residential Property, Retirement

Home equity release product to aid retirement

Individuals looking to top up their superannuation balances and fund other financial requirements in retirement now have a new facility to do so.

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Residential Property, Retirement

Home equity release product to aid retirement

Individuals looking to top up their superannuation balances and fund other financial requirements in retirement now have a new facility to do so.

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Compliance & Regulation, Investments

New political party to represent SMSF sector

A new political party has been formed to represent the interests of SMSF trustees.

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Investments

IPOs underperform in 2018

In an unusual result, initial public offerings underperformed the market in 2018, leading to a decrease in the number of these investment opportunities in 2019.

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Compliance & Regulation, Investments

Royal commission has not affected sector view

The royal commission’s findings have not swayed the investment views of an international manager regarding Australia’s bank and finance sector.

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ATO

ATO issues commutation authority reminder

The ATO has issued a reminder to the SMSF sector as to how commutation authorities should be treated and acted upon. The regulator’s clarification came via CRT Alert 086/2018 and was in response to signs it was seeing where additional reporting obligations and adverse outcomes were arising directly from the treatment of commutation authorities. A […]

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Business news

Current imputation refund impost not accounted for

The Financial Services Council (FSC) has criticised the premise the Labor Party has used from a government expenditure perspective to justify its proposed policy of banning imputation credit refunds for certain retirees. The council used its submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics inquiry on the matter to present a contrary view […]

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