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Government consults on discretionary trust tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The government is consulting on the minimum tax on discretionary trusts set to come into effect 1 July 2028. Annoucned during the 2026 Federal Budget, Treasury is now seeking industry feedback on the incoming tax around the expanded rollover relief ...

Perpetual shuffles Aussie equities team amid departure

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... nearly four years ago as a senior equities analyst, covering large and small-cap companies across the property, discretionary consumer and consumer staples sectors. She joined from Bank of America Merrill Lynch, where she was a research analyst for almost ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... issued by innovative start-ups before 1 July 2027. Furthermore, for the minority of small businesses that use a discretionary trust, a new 30% minimum tax will apply. Chalmers expects more than 90% of Australia's 2.7 million active small businesses ...

Frontier awards custody mandate for ICIO offering

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... service will deliver investment advice and portfolio management capability through a scalable wholesale managed discretionary account (MDA) structure designed to support multiple underlying clients. Ironbark will be the MDA provider responsible for independent ...

ASX puts 25% cap on new share issuances during mergers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... changes to a company's listing status and ASX needed changes that delivered execution certainty and predictable, non-discretionary rules. "With these revised settings, ASX has balanced shareholder protection and market integrity with transaction and ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... decades, centred on proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules, negative gearing, and the tax treatment of discretionary trusts. Against this backdrop, many advisers are already preparing to navigate a changing tax environment. While reforms still ...

Cooling economy could keep RBA on hold

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... out-of-pocket expenditure for households. Household spending on essential goods and services increased by 0.8%, while discretionary spending rose by 0.1%. "Rising interest rates and significantly higher fuel costs in the March month likely created an ...

J.P. Morgan AM awarded fresh portfolio structuring mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... operational and cost efficiency for Findex Group. Findex currently manages approximately $8.5 billion under its managed discretionary account (MDA) platform - carried out by Specialised Private Capital - and has appointed JPMAM as implementation manager ...

Retirees leave 90% of pension unspent: AMP Super

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... include recurring living expenses generated by the Age Pension and lifetime income, the lifestyle bucket would capture discretionary spending invested for long-term growth to maintain standard of living, the later bucket would fund needs in the future ...

Super funds get ahead of proposed minimum service standards: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... government also expects them to have better documentation and audit trails, carry out mandatory processes replacing discretionary practices. The first tranche of the standards is set to go live in July 2028. KPMG's report showed super funds are implementing ...
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