FNSSUP423 — Provide knowledge of retirement planning issues when dealing with superannuation clients

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What an assessment for FNSSUP423 must cover

43 assessable components: 3 elements (14 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 18 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 Identify and analyse key financial issues relating to retirement

1.1Research current demographic and financial trends impacting the ageing population
1.2Analyse implications of adverse financial circumstances that can impact an individual approaching retirement
1.3Review a range of post-retirement product types and their relationship to managing financial risk
1.4Identify and analyse regulatory requirements relating to the provision of financial product advice
1.5Identify sources of general information and guidance relating to financial issues and risks in retirement to provide to client

2 Outline the role and key features of the social security system impacting retirees

2.1Gather information on aged benefits, payments and services and advise client to contact Centrelink to determine eligibility
2.2Explain to client how account-based and non-account based income streams and annuities operate within superannuation and other private income streams
2.3Describe to client the relationships and links between government aged pension and superannuation and other private income streams
2.4Communicate to client the impacts government benefits can have on an individual’s income in retirement

3 Provide general information on aged care options and significance of estate planning to clients, within regulatory limits

3.1Obtain and provide aged care options to client and explain how sources of further information can be accessed according to regulatory requirements
3.2Explain the nature and purpose of an estate plan to client
3.3Outline general information on taxation issues and consequences for dependants of retirement income stream products
3.4Outline legal requirements and issues relating to wills, powers of attorney, trusts and other estate planning matters to client
3.5Explain general estate planning and death benefit options

Performance evidence

provide information on retirement planning issues when dealing with at least three different superannuation clients; at least two of whom require information on estate planning.
demonstrate currency of key information applicable to retirement planning
provide information and general advice to clients on issues relating to aged care and retirement options
explain the general impacts of social security on income in retirement to a client.

Knowledge evidence

legislative and regulatory requirements relating to the provision of financial advice within the context of retirement planning and superannuation clients
regulatory requirements relating to aged care facilities that impact on retirement planning
taxation issues relevant to: • estate planning • retirement benefits and associated estate planning options
organisational policies, procedures and requirements relating to providing information to clients
common methods to interpret and apply financial data
demographic trends relating to seniors and retirement, including: • average life expectancy • improvements in mortality • longevity risks to income sources in retirement
issues relating to consumer behaviour impacting on retirement, including: • skills and work • expectations and personal preferences and biases • cultural issues • job prospects for mature age workers • budgeting for retirement
financial risks for retirees, including: • longevity and how long money will last • market changes, adverse market events, and their timing • inflation • interest rate changes • political risk
implications of adverse financial circumstances that can impact an individual approaching retirement
post-retirement product types and their relationship to managing financial risk, including the difference between account-based income streams which depend on investment returns and non-account based income streams which depend on consumer price index (CPI) changes
aged care residential options, including: • retirement villages • high and low care nursing homes • in-home government support programs
types of costs, services and eligibility requirements associated with different types of aged care facilities
eligibility requirements for accessing aged pensions and social security benefits, including: • means testing • concept of deemed, gross and net actual income
non-financial issues to be considered when planning for retirement, including: • family matters • health matters • where to live • insurance
estate planning and inheritance, including taxation issues relating to estate planning
retirement income stream products, including: • lump sum payments • reversionary pensions to beneficiaries
purpose and key features of wills, powers of attorney and trusts
roles and responsibilities of a power of attorney and a trustee.

Foundation skills

Learning: Maintains own knowledge and responsibly shares information gained from experience and research with others Develops knowledge of and adheres to legal, regulatory and organisational requirements relevant to own work role
Numeracy: Interprets financial information and data
Oral communication: Uses language and concepts appropriate to audience and purpose to convey and clarify information to a diverse range of clients Uses questioning and active listening in verbal exchanges to determine and confirm requirements Adapts personal communication style to show respect for the values, beliefs and cultural expectations of others
Reading: Interprets written and numerical information from a range of sources and identifies key information
Initiative and enterprise: Ensures industry and product knowledge is current and is used in compliance with organisational protocols
Self-management: Takes responsibility for tasks and decisions relating to client advice and support that complies with legal and organisational requirements, and identifies when client requires specialist assistance
Technology: Uses the main features and functions of digital tools to access and convey information

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What does an assessment tool for FNSSUP423 need to cover?

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