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Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... protection, Chalmers reasoned that such arrangements "provide opportunities to pay a lower rate of tax that are not available to most workers." Treasury modelling shows the wealthiest 10% of households hold over 90% of the value of private trusts, the ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... bottom line," Chalmers said. "Responsible economic management is a defining feature of this government, and this Budget is our most responsible yet. "Strong fiscal discipline is even more important at a time of heightened global uncertainty, and that's ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... will ensure that in future, only real capital gains are subject to tax, encouraging investment to flow to where it's most productive," Chalmers said. "The minimum tax will complement these changes by reducing incentives to hold onto assets to realise ...

ASX not in a rush to pick next chief executive: Chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... Shareholders' Association 2026 Investor Conference in Melbourne last week, Clarke said succession planning is one of the most important decisions the board makes and it must have a long-term view for it. "It's almost a proxy for the standard ...

ASFA expands technical implementation service

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... fund," Delahunty said. "Regulatory change does not finish when legislation or guidance is published. That's where the most complex and costly work begins. "We're excited to be able to support the super system with the full policy-to-practice ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... UK and beyond." ProcurePro founder and chief executive Alastair Blenkin said construction firms are still managing their most critical commercial decisions and millions in spend via out-of-date and untrustworthy spreadsheets. "The lack of true oversight ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... limiting the long-term benefits of compound investment returns. "Because of an outdated requirement to work 30 hours per week, most under-18 workers are missing out on compulsory super contributions. It's time for this to change," Burgio said. "This ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... 2026, or the outbreak of the Russia / Ukraine conflict in 2022, are recent examples of this dynamic. "Retiree portfolios are most exposed in the first decade of retirement, and for advisers, that creates a real challenge," Marquet says. "A negative market ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... the integrity of the test by fixing fee gaming risks. Under the current settings, administration fees are assessed over the most recent 12 months, compared to a 10-year horizon for investment performance, opening the door to tactical gaming that can ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... sub-sectors to share the responsibility of the scheme, Anderson said the current calculation will leave the advice sector bearing most costs. "Now we're talking about around $665 per adviser for the special Levy, and up to $1312 per adviser for the ...