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AutralianSuper injects $500m in Indian infrastructure

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... "India is an attractive place to invest due to its strong economic growth and expanding middle class, and the Indian government has made it easier for institutions to deploy capital successfully. "AustralianSuper is making a second investment in the ...

TCorp chief investment officer retires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
... that have exceeded clients' objectives across the approximately $125 billion managed by TCorp on behalf of the NSW government," he said. Brentnall previously served as chief investment officer at ANZ for seven years, overseeing $60 billion of funds ...

EQT to acquire Australian parking technology provider

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
Global private markets firm EQT have agreed to acquire Australian parking technology provider Orikan. EQT said the investment backs the Melbourne-based business to accelerate product innovation, artificial intelligence capabilities and international ...

Financial services CSLR Levy hits $198m

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... the regulatory regime to ensure that we don't see a repeat of a similar type of collapse." He is now urging the government to cap the total CSLR levy so that advisers pay no more than $20 million until adviser numbers are sustained to ensure no Australians ...

Treasury publishes final report into the ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... been published by Treasury with six recommendations being made. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the government would consider the recommendations and provide a response later this year. "The Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox lets eligible ...

Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... the paper," Mulino said. Mulino added prominent policy experts like Allan Fels and Graeme Samuel have suggested the government to look at structural separation options in the past. "Structural separation is clearly a cleaner and neater way to deal with ...

ASIC pushes to bolster competitiveness

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
ASIC has brought together market and financial services leaders in a push to bolster competitiveness in Australia's capital markets. This comes after new research found Australia needs to move quickly or be left behind as other jurisdictions adopt financial ...

Advice fee spike raises super concerns: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2026
A $1.1 billion surge in advice fees deducted from Australians' superannuation accounts over the past two years has prompted fresh calls for stronger consumer protections. This comes amid concerns younger members are being switched into higher cost ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law. The government recently unveiled CGT discount carveouts targeting small businesses ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... governments of emerging markets. Governments also play varying and sometimes outsized roles. "For example, the Chinese government is much more interventionist in capital markets than in some other places. Sometimes that causes issues. At other times ...