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Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... Association (ASA) chief executive Rachel Waterhouse said the CGT discount reforms undermine confidence in long-term investing. While the changes are not comprehensive tax reform, Waterhouse said they are "a significant tax package affecting how Australians ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... states and territories as part of the 100,000 Homes for First Home Buyers program." Moreover, the government is also investing in workforce capacity, including $85.2 million to accelerate skills assessments for migrant trade workers as housing construction ...

ASFA expands technical implementation service

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... and administrators is clear: more support is needed through the regulatory change lifecycle, and that is why we're investing more in AIP over the coming year." She also said working groups bring together a "non-competitive" community of practitioners ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... value and makes AGILE easier to use as a core component of a retirement income strategy, particularly where clients are investing earlier and holding for longer," Marquet explains. The other change to AGILE was allowing earlier access to guaranteed income. ...

Perpetual to wind up fixed income fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... Fixed Income Fund had $29.7 million at the end of 2025. It aimed to provide capital stability and regular income by investing in a range of income-generating assets, and a positive return before fees and taxes irrespective of market conditions over a ...

Regal Partners shuffles investment team for LIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... Herny Hill and supported by a team of approximately 30 equity analysts, Regal said. They bring extensive global equities investing, serving as co-portfolio managers to PM Capital's global equity fund, since 2006 and 2009 respectively, and will further ...

GSFM launches two global private markets funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... and an affiliate of GSFM. The CI Global Private Markets Growth Fund is designed to provide long-term capital growth, investing in a diversified portfolio of private equity, venture capital, private credit, private infrastructure, private real estate ...

Mulino, Hogan headline 2026 SIAA Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... leaders, and drivers of the industry and the marketplace," Lykouras said. This year's conference, which is themed on investing in growth and resilience, will also delve into hot-topic issues such as regulation, private markets and platforms. As top ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... encourage longer-term investment decision, calibrated benchmarks so trustees were not unintentionally discouraged from investing in certain assets. It also extended the test to trustee-directed products. Further tinkering in 2024 launched a consultation ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... basis points, that's a radical 50 to 75 basis point adjustment. "We've decided to put more risk capital into investing in that, while watching credit and not chasing the credit widening," Grotzinger says. While there will be headline inflation ...