Articles by Darin Tyson-Chan

ATO, Tax

ATO grants NALE transitional period

ATO arm’s-length arrangements

SMSF trustees have the opportunity to rectify any service provision arrangements involving themselves and their fund to prevent them from falling foul of the new NALE provisions.

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Investments

Hunt for yield to intensify

yield interest rates

The continued reduction of the official interest rate will see SMSF investors increase their focus on generating yield from their investments, a global fund manager has predicted.

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Direct Domestic Shares, Investments

Small caps providing great value for money

small cap returns

A local fund manager has recommended investing in Australian small cap companies to access superior returns without an associated excessively high price.

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Superannuation

Illegal early access promoter jailed

Illegal early access superannuation

The operator of a scheme providing illegal early access to superannuation benefits has been given a three-year jail sentence.

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Investments

Single digit equity returns a realistic expectation

single digit equity returns

Single digit returns are what investors can realistically expect from their shareholdings in the coming year, a global fund manager has said.

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Commercial Property

Stronghold launches its first open-ended fund

Commercial property fund stronghold

Specialist commercial property manager Stronghold Investment Management launched its first open ended fund offering yesterday designed to provide capital protection and income returns for SMSF investors.

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ATO, Pensions

ECPI discretion success has common factors

ECPI ATO discretion

A successful application for ATO discretion to claim exempt current pension income usually involves some common elements, a technical manager has said.

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Investments

Colchester fund gets ‘recommended’ rating

colchester zenith rating

Research house Zenith has awarded the Colchester Emerging Markets Bond Fund a ‘recommended’ rating.

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Commercial Property, Residential Property

TBC has business real property implications

transfer balance cap property

Holding business real property inside an SMSF may not be as advantageous as previously perceived prior to the implementation of the super reforms.

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Residential Property

Residential property listings drop in July

Residential property listings

Residential property listings fell by 2.8 per cent in July, according to the latest figures from SQM Research.

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