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Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Treasury is seeking feedback on draft legislation that would give the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) stronger regulatory powers and enable greater sanctions. The draft legislation proposes to introduce criminal penalties for unregistered tax return preparers ...

Future Fund targets $15m in savings, reviews staffing

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Future Fund will cut costs by $10 to $15 million in FY27, in a bid to ensure costs and staffing levels remain appropriate for the years ahead. It expects further savings in subsequent years. Australia's sovereign wealth fund said it will achieve ...

Spheria launches active ETF for small caps fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
Spheria Asset Management's Spheria Australian Smaller Companies Fund - Active ETF (ASX: SPHX) will be available on the ASX tomorrow, launching amid strong momentum shown across the broader ETF market despite volatility from the Middle East. Spheria ...

GESB loses another key executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
GESB's chief corporate services officer has left the fund after just one year in the role. Anthony Cribb joined GESB last year in the newly created executive position, tasked with overseeing the GESB corporate services business unit, including legal ...

Strengthen Life Code for mental health crisis, claims handling: Review

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
The Life Insurance Code of Practice should be strengthened to reflect the growing mental health crisis, better support vulnerable customers and improve the claims-handling process. These are the key themes that emerged in the newly published Life Insurance ...

Former Big Un chief pleads guilty to insider trading

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Former chief executive of collapsed ASX-listed technology firm Big Un Richard Evans has pleaded guilty to one count of communicating inside information in Sydney District Court. Evans, formerly Evertz, gave inside information about Big Un to a shareholder ...

Blackstone acquires stake in Quinbrook's data centre development arm

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Blackstone will acquire a significant minority stake in Rowan Digital Infrastructure, a Quinbrook founded platform delivering customised hyperscale data centres built for the energy transition. Quinbrook is a Queensland-based specialist investment manager ...

Super Consumers Australia raises concerns over Treasury reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
Super Consumers Australia has called for the government to focus on reforms that will actually protect people, warning against ineffective measures and those that will harm victims. It raised concerns over the proposal to remove the 'but for test' from ...

WT Financial Group welcomes first chief financial officer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
The ASX-listed WT Financial Group (WTL) has welcomed its inaugural chief financial officer, who was integral in the execution of the company's Investco strategy. Michael Peters has been appointed to the newly created role and will accelerate its consolidation ...

Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
Merchant Australia, a subsidiary of Merchant Investment Management (MIM), has welcomed two executives to focus on its growth domestically, with both joining chief operating officer and principal Rebecca Wells. Jamie Melville has joined as managing director ...