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KKR chief operating officer steps down

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... officer. Locally, KKR was close to acquiring Perpetual's wealth management and corporate trust businesses until a massive tax bill shattered the deal. Following ATO feedback, Perpetual chair Gregory Cooper said the board and management engaged with ...

Regal profit pushes to $145m on performance fee upgrades

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... profit. Performance fees jumped from $84.5 million in 2024 to an estimated $172 million in 2025. Normalised net profit after tax came in at $100 million in the second half of 2025. Regal Partners was up 7.3% in early trade today on the back of its announcement. ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... balances can benefit from compounding. Beeson said the reform lands on top of rising wages, insurance premiums, input costs and tax obligations, creating a permanent layer of cashflow compression across the economy. "This will be the great cashflow compression ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
In its recent Sustainable Investing Trends report, Morningstar Sustainalytics provided a comprehensive review of sustainable investing in 2025 and market insights for the new year. Characterising 2025 as an "undeniably challenging year for ESG and sustainable ...

ATO to restrict travel over unpaid super obligations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... payment performance and debt collection. A DPO is an enforcement action available to the ATO to prevent certain persons with tax liabilities from leaving Australia without paying their outstanding tax. Since July 2025, the ATO said it has issued 21 DPOs ...

Productivity Commission makes 47 recommendations

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... cleaner energy and the net zero transformation. To create a more dynamic and resilient economy, the PC focused on current tax setting and regulatory burdens. "Reforming our company tax system and reducing the burden of regulation are two of the best ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... their accounts accessed in the cyberattack and 10 suffered a financial loss totalling $750,000. Treasury unveils major super tax changes Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled several major superannuation tax changes in October. Under the changes, the $3 million ...

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
Treasury is seeking industry feedback on the proposed reforms that aim to reduce tax concessions under Division 296 "enjoyed by individuals with large superannuation balances." The proposed changes centre on applying a 30% tax rate on earnings from ...

Super moves: Aware, VFMC, CareSuper, UniSuper, NGS

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... life as of December 2025 and the incoming CFRO will be announced shortly. Shanley previously held senior leadership finance, tax and operational roles at Impact Investment Group. Australian Unity, JB Were and Aviva Australia. As for promotions, CareSuper ...

Netwealth to spend $101m compensating First Guardian victims

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... shown as an extraordinary expense in its 1H26 results, anticipating it will result in a $71 million hit to net profit after tax. Netwealth confirmed it has revoked an application it had made last month under Part 23 of the SIS Act, saying it had become ...