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Managed investments - updating existing investments 108-04090030




This document outlines how to process an update to managed investments owned by a customer or an entity such as a private trust or private company.

Staff trained in Process Direct select the Process Direct tab. Staff not trained, select Customer First.

Process Direct

On this page:

Initial contact and coding

Updating and finalising managed investments

Updating a timeshare investment

Initial contact and coding


Table 1

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Step

Action

1

Customer updates

Is the customer only updating a timeshare or afforestation investment?

2

Discuss all income and assets updates

If there are concerns about the details, see Coding income and assets for Centrelink payments and services and Verifying income and assets.

If there is a small change in asset values, check if the customer needs to notify.

Only enquiries, revaluations and updates for managed investments can be completed over the phone.

Can the customer provide all the information that needs to be coded?

3

Documents and details required from the customer

If documents scanned to the customer’s record do not contain all details needed to identify the managed investment, try to contact the customer.

If contact with the customer is:

  • unsuccessful, request the information in writing and allow extra time for surface mail delivery
  • successful:
    • Tell the customer what details they need to provide
    • Use Mail Forms if a form needs to be sent
    • Request the information in writing and allow extra time for surface mail delivery
    • Tell the customer that all information is needed before coding any updates. This ensures they receive correct payments
    • DOC what has been requested

If documents relate to State or Public Trustee managed investments:

  • Check for an Asia Pacific Investment Register (APIR) code
  • Confirm the product is a managed investment - further verification may be required
  • Refer to the Financial Industry and Network Support (FINS) Bulletin
  • Check this investment has not been duplicated on the Direct Investments (SVDI) screen as a bank account

For all other managed investments, document should be a statement which includes:

  • For portfolio products that do not have an Aisa Pacific Investment Register (APIR) code, the latest statement showing the current balance
  • For unitised products, the latest statement showing a breakdown of the investment options and number of units owned

Procedure ends here until documents returned.

4

Who completes the updates

Is the managed investment owned by an entity (such as a trust or company)?

5

Updating managed investments
  • Go to the customer’s record
  • Key ‘START’ in the Super Key field
  • Select Income and Assets Update from the Task Selector
  • Select Investments Summary from the task selector options
  • Select Start to initiate the Change of Circumstance workflow
  • The Investments Summary (MIS) screen will show. Go to Step 6

6

Locating the managed investment

Check the Investment Summary (MIS). Expand the Managed Investments (MIP) and Unregistered Managed investments (MIUS) sections.

For all new acquisitions of managed investments, see Managed investments - adding a new investment.

Bulk updates for 20 March or 20 September

When updating a managed investment and the bulk update for 20 March or 20 September has been actioned, the Event Date will display as a date in the future. To complete the update for an earlier Event Date, follow the workaround for MIS/SIS/SVS updates just before 20 March or 20 September.

Is the managed investment recorded?

7

Recorded investment

Have the fund details been coded correctly?

  • Yes, go to Step 8
  • No:
    • Key0’ in the Total Asset Value field, or key ‘0’ in the Number of Units field for each past event date
    • Record the correct investment from the first event date with the original total asset value or number of units
    • Select the investment from the options available on the MIP or MIUS screen for help with coding, see Managed investments - adding a new investment
    • Record all relevant past event dates with the total asset value or number of units

8

Withdrawal of funds

Is the customer advising a withdrawal?

9

Managed investment coded on MIUS

If the customer advises a change of ownership, for example, to correct a managed investment from 50% to 100%:

Check if the investment is now available on the MIN system and can be transferred from MIUS to MIP.

  • Select Add on the MIP line to access the Create Managed Investment (MIP) options
  • Search for the managed investment by coding the details for the managed investment in one or more of the following fields:
    • APIR Code: enter the Asia Pacific Investment Register (APIR) code. This code must be exact to obtain a match. A valid code has 9 characters. The first 3 are letters, the next 4 are numbers, and the final 2 are 'AU'
    • Fund Manager: must have at least 2 characters, the first must be a letter
    • Product Group: is optional. To narrow the investment search Fund Manager must also be coded
    • Product Option: is optional. To narrow the investment search, Fund Manager must also be coded
  • Select Search

A product list displays.

Is the managed investment now on the MIN system?

10

Managed investment not on the MIN system

Select the investment from MIUS by expanding the investment.

Update the details of the investment.

Select Add icon on the Unregistered Managed Investment History item line to access the Create Unregistered Managed Investment Entry options.

  • Confirm with the customer the current account dollar value
  • Once the changes are completed, the system will update the value of all shares and managed investments
  • For help with coding MIUS:

To finalise a managed investment update, see Table 2 > Step 7.

11

Managed investment available on the MIN system

Note: if the product has been duplicated on SVDI, zero the balance from the same date as the product was coded on MIP. See Dates of effect for review of decision outcomes.

If the customer advises a change of ownership, for example, to correct a managed investment from 50% to 100%:

Is the customer advising of an update to an existing investment on the Managed Investments (MI) screen?

  • Yes, see Table 2 > Step 3
  • No, but investment previously recorded on MIUS is available on the MIN system:
    • Select the correct investment from the options available on the Managed Investments Product List (MIP) screen. For help with coding the MI screen, see Table 2 > Step 3
    • Go to MIUS and Expand the investment details
    • Select Add on the Unregistered Managed Investment History item line to access the Create Unregistered Managed Investment Entry options
    • Key '0' in the Total Asset Value field, or key '0' for the number of units
    • Complete other fields as needed, for example, Event Date. Do not delete
    • See Table 2 > Step 7

Updating and finalising managed investments


Table 2

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Step

Action

1

Updating Unregistered Managed Investments (MIUS) screen

Select Edit in the header details.

Update Item Details:

  • Event Date: the date of the change. For Manual Follow-up (MFU) reviews, this is the date the activity is being completed
  • Funeral Exemption: select Yes if the investment is an exempt funeral investment
  • Rural Exemption Code: leave blank unless the customer is claiming a rural payment then select:
    • ASS - the investment is exempt from the assets test. For example, for superannuation if the fund is in the accumulation phase
    • BTH - if both asset and deemed income is exempt
    • NOT - if neither asset value or deemed income is exempt
    • Number of Units: unit based investment must be a whole number. If the customer owns a partial number of units, round down to the nearest whole number
  • Unit value amount: if the investment is unit based, update the value of each unit
  • Loan/Encumbrance amount $: if applicable, key the balance of the loan/encumbrance which is deductible from the investment value:
    • Only code an amount while the customer is entitled to have all or part of the asset exempted under the Assets Test. See Loans and liabilities against assets
    • For sales of the former home finalised before 1 January 2023, this field includes the exempt amount from the sale of the former home that the customer intends to spend on their new home
  • New home deduction amount $: if applicable, code the exempt amount from the sale of the former home that the customer intends to spend on their new home for sales finalised on/after 1 January 2023. See Sale of principal home
  • Total asset value: if the investment is
    • account based, key the current account balance in either dollars and cents or whole dollars rounding down, it will result in the same outcome
    • a margin loan, key the gross current market value
    • a personal investment fund, key the total value of the portfolio, including any cash component
    • a funeral bond, key the total contribution by the customer since purchase (do not include investment earnings or bonuses paid)
  • Interest rate: code if Deeming Exempt: Yes
  • Select Save
  • Enter Receipt Date
  • Select the Channel
  • Select the Service Reason. If the system does not select a default Service Reason, select the most relevant Service Reason for the update
  • Select Save

Go to Step 7.

2

Coding the MIUS screen for a new trust or company

For Complex Assessment Officer (CAO).

Processing Team: Typically done by specialised processing teams in a service centre or Smart Centre. Unless otherwise stated, staff may complete this step if they are trained.

Code in Customer First. See Table 2 > Step 2 on the Customer First tab.

3

Updating Managed Investment (MIP) for a customer

Select the investment from MIS by expanding the investment.

Select Add icon on the Managed Investment History item line to access the Create Managed Investments Entry options.

Update Item Details:

  • Event Date: the date of the change
  • Rural Exemption Code: leave blank unless the customer is claiming a rural payment then select:
    • ASS - if investment is exempt from the assets test. For example, for superannuation if the fund is in the accumulation phase
    • BTH - if both asset and deemed income is exempt
    • NOT - if neither asset value or deemed income is exempt
  • Loan/Encumbrance amount $: if applicable, update the loan/encumbrance which is deducted from the investment value:
    • Only code an amount while the customer is entitled to have all or part of the asset exempt under the Assets Test. See Loans and liabilities against assets
    • For sales of the former home finalised before 1 January 2023, this field includes the exempt amount from the sale of the former home that the customer intends to spend on their new home
  • New home deduction amount $: if applicable, code the exempt amount from the sale of the former home that the customer intends to spend on their new home for sales finalised on/after 1 January 2023. See Sale of principal home
  • Number of Units: use for unit-based investments
    • It must be a whole number
    • If the customer owns a partial number of units, round down to the nearest whole number
  • Account Amount: use for account based managed investments. Record in either dollars and cents or whole dollars, rounding down, it will result in the same outcome for:
    • margin loans, key the gross current market value
    • personal investment funds, key the total value of the portfolio, including any cash component
    • a funeral bond, key the total contribution by the customer since purchase (do not include investment earnings or bonuses paid)
  • If there is a later Event Date (DOV) recorded after the date of the update, correct each later DOV with the new balance/unitholding. For example, 20 March or 20 September bulk updates, not in the future, but after the DOV of the update
  • If the following errors present for the Investment Date field:
    • ‘Managed Investment product has been closed on XXXX-XX-XX’, or
    • 'Managed Investment product has been terminated on XXXX-XX-XX’
    • refer to the Examples of E126MI error on the Resources page for required actions
  • Select Save
  • Enter the Receipt Date
  • Select the Channel
  • Select the Service Reason. If the system does not select a default Service Reason, select the most relevant Service Reason for the update
  • Select Save

Go to Step 7.

4

Coding the MI screen for a new trust or company

For Complex Assessment Officer (CAO).

Processing Team: Typically done by specialised processing teams in a service centre or Smart Centre. Unless otherwise stated, staff may complete this step if they are trained.

Code in Customer First. See Table 2 > Step 4 on Customer First tab.

5

Withdrawal from a managed investment

First, check managed investments (MIS, MIP, MIUS) to see if the managed investment(s) had already been recorded. Follow-up details and record any balance not previously recorded.

  • For managed investment (MIP):
    • select the investment from MIP and expand investment details
    • select Add on the Managed Investment History item line to access the Create Managed Investment Entry options
  • For unregistered managed investment (MIUS):
    • select the investment from MIUS and expand investment details
    • select Add on the Unregistered Managed Investment History item line to access the Create Unregistered Managed Investment Entry options
  • If the customer has withdrawn all funds from the investment, zero the number of units or balance. Do not delete the investment. Ask the customer what they have done with the funds. For example, has the customer purchased an income stream
  • Event Date: key the date of the change:
    • Note: if all funds have been immediately transferred into another investment, code the Event Date as the date the new investment was opened. If the funds have been immediately rolled over to purchase an income stream, code the Event Date as the purchase date of the income stream. See Income streams
  • Number of Units: if the investment is unit based, key the current number of units held. Use whole numbers only. If the customer owns a partial number of units, round down to the nearest whole number
  • Account Amount: if the investment is account based, key the current balance in either dollars and cents or whole dollars rounding down, it will result in the same outcome. For:
    • margin loans, key the gross current market value
    • personal investment funds, key the total value of the portfolio, including any cash component
  • Loan/Encumbrance amount $: if applicable, key the balance of the loan/encumbrance which is deductible from the investment value:
    • See Loans and liabilities against assets
    • For sales of the former home finalised before 1 January 2023, this field includes the exempt amount from the sale of the former home that the customer intends to spend on their new home
  • New home deduction amount $: if applicable, code the exempt amount from the sale of the former home that the customer intends to spend on their new home for sales finalised on/after 1 January 2023. See Sale of principal home
  • If there is a later Event Date (DOV) recorded after the date of the update, correct each later DOV with the new balance/unitholding. For example, 20 March or 20 September bulk updates, not in the future, but after the date of the event of the update
  • If the following errors present for the Investment Date field:
    • ‘Managed Investment product has been closed on XXXX-XX-XX’, or
    • 'Managed Investment product has been terminated on XXXX-XX-XX’
    • refer to the Examples of E126MI error on the Resources page for required actions
  • Select Save
  • Enter the Receipt Date
  • Select the Channel
  • Select the Service Reason. If the system does not select a default Service Reason, select the most relevant Service Reason for the update
  • Select Save

Have the funds been transferred into a holding account pending disbursement into another investment?

  • Yes, go to Step 6
  • No, and all other updates have been finalised:
    • Check the Future Activity List (FAL) screen in Customer First. Complete any review for the return of the documents
    • Go to Step 7

6

Managed Investment funds transferred to ‘holding’ account

If a customer advises funds have been held in a ‘holding’ account pending disbursement or roll over into another investment:

Go to Step 7.

7

What to tell the customer
  • There is a bulk update of the value of all listed share and unitised managed investments each March and September
  • A customer may request a revaluation of their investments at any time
  • Although their unitised managed investment prices are automatically revalued, they are required to notify changes to the number of units they own and changes to investment options
  • Margin loans, unregistered managed investments/superannuation funds, account based managed investments/superannuation funds and personal investment funds (also known as a master trust) are manually reviewed every 6 months
  • Advise the customer they must notify changes to:
    • balance of their margin loan(s)
    • value of their unregistered managed investment(s)/superannuation fund(s)
    • value of their account-based managed investment(s)/superannuation fund(s)
    • changes in the investment held within a personal investment fund portfolio (also known as a master trust)

Go to Step 8.

8

Finalising the process
  • Select Assess
  • Check the outcome on Entitlements (ELD) and select Finish
  • Add any extra details to the Finalise Note which has been pre-filled with details of the income and assets update
  • Select Finalise to complete the transaction
  • See Table 2 > Step 8 on the Customer First tab to set up a Manual Follow-up (MFU) review using review reason INV for:
    • Margin loans
    • Unregistered managed investments and superannuation products, including Self-Managed Superannuation Funds (SMSF)
    • Account-based managed investments, or
    • Personal investment funds

Otherwise, procedure ends here.


Updating a timeshare or afforestation investment


Table 3

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Step

Action

1

Changes to timeshare or afforestation assessment

All timeshare investments and afforestation schemes are treated as managed investments and coded on Direct Investment Account (SVDI).

If customer is advising a new timeshare investment, see Managed investments - adding a new investment. Procedure ends here.

Are there any timeshare or afforestation investments coded on Other Assets (OAS, OASS), or Managed Investments (MIS, MIP, MIUS), or income from timeshare coded on Other Income (OIN, OINS)?

2

Income already coded for a timeshare or afforestation scheme

Cease the income on OIN, OINS and the timeshare or afforestation investment on OAS, OASS, MIS, MIP, MIUS. Then re-code on Savings (SVP, SVDI).

To cease the asset value:

  • Expand the time share or afforestation investment
  • Add a new investment details entry
  • Event Date: today's date. Use the same date when adding it on SVDI
  • Total Asset Value: $0

To cease the income amount:

  • Expand the time share investment
  • Add a new investment details entry
  • Event Date: today's date
  • Gross Amount: $0
  • Frequency: blank

Note: income does not need to be coded. It will be assessed under the deeming provisions once the timeshare or afforestation scheme is coded on SVDI.

3

Key Direct Investment Account (SVDI) details
  • Go to SVDI and Add the following fields:
    • Event Date
    • Balance Amount: the new value/purchase price of the investment (in either dollars or cents or whole dollars rounding down)
  • Loan/Encumbrance amount: if applicable, key the balance of the loan/encumbrance which is deductible from the investment value
  • Select Save
  • Update the Receipt Date
  • Select the Channel
  • Select the Service Reason. If the system does not select a default Service Reason, select the most relevant Service Reason for the update
  • Select Save
  • Select Assess
  • Check the outcome on Entitlements (ELD) and select Finish
  • Finalisation Notes pre-fill with details of the income and assets update. Update to record any extra details
  • Select Finalise to complete the transaction