FNSSUP420 — Establish and administer retirement income streams

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What an assessment for FNSSUP420 must cover

63 assessable components: 5 elements (23 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 28 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Receive application and verify data

1.1Receive new income stream application and payment where required, and compile required documentation
1.2Check that documentation is correct and complete
1.3Identify and address issues or irregularities and seek advice from team members or authorised personnel as required
1.4Gather further information from appropriate sources to proceed with application if required
1.5Update new and additional information according to organisational policies and procedures

2 Calculate amount of retirement income stream

2.1Calculate amount of a non-account based income stream according to minimum and maximum annual limits
2.2Confirm payment selected by the member in an account-based income stream is within age-related limits
2.3Calculate payment for transition to retirement account-based income stream, according to minimum and maximum annual limits
2.4Administer incoming payments and outgoing benefits using required portals and systems

3 Set up new member records

3.1Extract information required to set up income stream from application form and information collected, including setting up pay as you go (PAYG) instalments
3.2Enter data into organisational system and follow checking and authorisation procedures for setting up new income streams including reversionary pensions
3.3Process client’s nominated investment choice for an account-based income stream according to organisational policies and procedures
3.4Send confirmation, policy documents or investor certificate and details of cooling off period to client according to organisational policies and procedures
3.5File documentation according to organisational policies and procedures

4 Meet compliance requirements

4.1Send to client periodic statement and PAYG summary with income stream details
4.2Provide to clients and relevant government departments information relating to income stream products, within legislative and regulatory limits
4.3Conduct system checks according to organisational policies and procedures and check for any irregularities of payments
4.4Identify and rectify consequences of incorrect payments
4.5Determine compliance of retirement income streams according to legislative and regulatory requirements

5 Maintain member records

5.1Process requests for changes to client’s nominated investment choice according to organisational guidelines
5.2Apply earning rates and consumer price index (CPI) adjustments to retirement income stream
5.3Determine, on an annual basis, that nominated account-based income stream payments are within the relevant age range set out by legislation, and make adjustments where required
5.4Update client’s personal details and allowable changes to nominated beneficiaries as required

Performance evidence

establish and administer retirement income streams for at least three different clients.
access member contract guidelines and prepare income benefit documentation
calculate tax payable on an income stream paid to a client, taking into account client’s age
process documentation and commutations, including taxation payable
comply with legislative and regulatory requirements and organisational policies and procedures when determining compliance of retirement income streams.

Knowledge evidence

legislative and regulatory requirements relating to:
establishing retirement income streams
key features of Australian privacy principles
data protection
organisational policies, procedures and guidelines relating to establishing and administering retirement income streams, including the steps in:
setting up an income stream and the documents required, including the verification process
maintaining an income stream and the documents required, including proof of life for non-account based income streams
types of income streams earned by clients, including:
those included in pay as you go (PAYG) documentation
reversionary pensions
retirement income stream products of the organisation
ethical considerations in handling confidential and private client information
ways and processes by which a person can purchase a retirement pension or annuity
retirement pension or annuity options available to clients, including hybrid fund options
position and implications for beneficiaries in establishing a retirement income stream, including:
relevance to reversionary pensions
account-based income streams
death benefit nominations
estate planning
key features and benefits of retirement income stream products
documentation required to establish retirement income streams, including certified copies of appropriate identification
requirements for accessing an income stream
methods used to perform calculations relating to retirement income streams
consequences of incorrect processing of income stream payments, incorrect maintenance of the income stream, and of other breaches
key features of policy documents for investment clients, including:
confirmations
investor certificates
details regarding cooling off periods.

Foundation skills

Numeracy: Uses mathematical operations to perform calculations and check accuracy of financial data relating to retirement income streams
Oral communication: Uses appropriate conventions and protocols, including language and concepts relevant to audience and purpose, to convey and clarify information in a range of familiar work contexts Uses active listening and questioning techniques in verbal exchanges to determine and confirm client requirements
Reading: Interprets written and numerical information from a range of sources and identifies key information
Writing: Records and completes organisational documentation and correspondence using accurate terminology, grammar and spelling to ensure clarity and readability Prepares and structures documentation logically and concisely according to organisational formats and correct procedures and protocols
Planning and organising: Plans, sequences and prioritises tasks and own workload to achieve organisational requirements Uses a formal decision-making process in undertaking evaluations against set criteria
Self-management: Follows legislative and ethical requirements and organisational policies and procedures to meet expectations associated with own role
Technology: Uses the main features and functions of digital tools and systems to access and manage information

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