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Ausbil appointed co-manager for NYSE-listed fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... Ausbil co-manages the newly launched NYLI International Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF, which is offered on the NYSE under ticker code NISM. For Ausbil, Tobias Bucks and Simon Wood lead the portfolio management. The fund invests in high-quality small- and ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... reforms, including faster approvals processes, greater land availability and simplification of the National Construction Code. Treasury estimates such changes could generate regulatory savings of up to $3 billion annually if compliance costs are reduced ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... year. "We have over $45 billion in initiatives. But not just that, we passed the EPBC Act, we froze the National Construction Code, but there are other levers. And when we held the national Economic Roundtable, this was an issue where there were unanimous ...

Betashares debuts Australia's first space ETF

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
Betashares has launched Australia's first space industry ETF, expected to list on the ASX on May 12 with a ticker code of RCKT. The ETF will expose investors to a portfolio of 30 global companies operating in the space value chain, including satellite ...

Advisers reprimanded over fee-for-no-service conduct

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
... adviser's licensee. As a result, the panel said the relevant provider contravened s921E(3) of the Corporations Act 2001, and the Code of Ethics 's values of trustworthiness and diligence and breached Standards 2 and 7. In a separate determination, an ...

Treasury mulls increased powers for TPB

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2026
... suspensions of registration in certain circumstances. It also seeks to introduce new civil penalties for breaches of the Code of Professional Conduct by registered tax practitioners and false or misleading statements by unregistered preparers. Th consult ...

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 ...

Concerns raised over super switching consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
Financial services consultant Ben Walsh has called out concerns with Treasury's super switching consultation, saying parts of it miss the mark. Walsh said the consultation focuses on "the 'switch' as the point of failure" while ignoring a "massive 'user ...

TPB consults on AI usage rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... clients and must ensure that services are provided to a competent standard. To comply with the competency requirements in the Code of Professional Conduct and Determination 62/2026, tax practitioners must exercise their own professional judgement when ...

Adviser reprimanded over clients' loss of cover

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2026
... financial services law and therefore also didn't comply with Standard 5 (client care) or Standard 9 (quality process) of the Code of Ethics. The laws the adviser is said to have breached were s961B(1), s961G, s947D, and s921E(3). This means the adviser ...
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