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Replace capital gains discount with income averaging: e61

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... rather than being taxed in a single year. e61 said the discount distorts the way Australians work, save and invest, and finance their investments. "The current treatment of capital gains income incentivises individuals to invest in capital gains-generating ...

Financing the technological revolution: AI issuance in credit

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JAN 2026
... billion from securitised credit insurance. Also, US$800 billion in opportunities for private credit through asset-based finance and debt funding, and US$350 billion from other capital sources, the research indicated. As the new year unfolds, the question ...

Pallas Capital launches in the UK

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... residential, mixed-use, and commercial bridging; development exit; light and heavy refurbishment; and vacant land and development finance, it said. "... our entry into the UK real estate lending market, building on the strength of the Pallas Group, which ...

Chalmers globetrots to sell minerals for foreign investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2026
... world needs it, and that's well understood by our closest counterparts," he said. While in the US, Chalmers will join finance ministers from all G7 countries, as well as India, Mexico and the Republic of Korea for a series of strategic discussions. "While ...

Cbus hires corporate governance head

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 JAN 2026
... as group head of corporate governance. "Liz brings to the role more than 30 years of experience in governance, law and finance within the financial services and superannuation sector, joining Cbus most recently from ESSSuper where she was group executive ...

SMEs prepare for Payday Super cashflow crunch

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 JAN 2026
... White said the smartest move for SMEs is getting specialist advice early by talking to payroll providers, accountants and finance brokers to model the cash impact. "With the right plan, SMEs can tighten debtor processes, line up funding if needed, and ...

Ares Management promotes private equity lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... Lazard Australia. Alongside private equity, Ares invests locally in direct lending, infrastructure debt and asset-based finance. Globally, the firm manages around US$$25 billion in private equity assets.

Super moves: WATC, Medibank, HESTA, Future Fund

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... the portfolio to achieve mandated risk-adjusted returns. Before that, he was an associate in ANZ Bank's supply chain finance team and an analyst in the structured trade finance team. Separately, after 16 years at Commonwealth Bank, Clare Burton (pictured) ...

A new landscape for sustainable investing in 2026

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... financing of transitioning companies, especially in hard-to-abate sectors," it said. Also, in Europe the revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation will see a dedicated transition product category in the new year. The report also forecasted that ...

Trump plans to ban large investors from buying homes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... property globally, including in Australia. Its share price dropped on the back of the news, however, the firm told Yahoo Finance last year that it owns less than 1% of the housing available in each market it operates in. At the time, it said single-family ...