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Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... consider that to be a finished piece of work," he said. On Budget night, Labor proposed replacing the 50% CGT discount with inflation-adjusted indexation to take back the CGT discount to the pre-1999 framework. Apart from the announcement made yesterday ...

Acenda in the hot seat over enterprise agreement

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... spend time with my partner and children. To take that away for a pay rise that probably is not going to be higher than inflation is not good enough." An Acenda spokesperson told Financial Standard the FSU statement does not accurately reflect its proposed ...

ASIC puts private credit on notice ahead of EOFY

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... while most funds continue to manage liquidity adequately, buffers are tightening and macroeconomic pressures, including inflation, rising costs and supply disruptions are affecting borrower performance. While redemption requests are contained, higher ...

Ironbark and EQT partner to launch private markets fund

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... historically offered investors the potential for long-term capital appreciation, resilience through market cycles, and some inflation hedge characteristics," Yeo said. "The launch of EQT Nexus Infrastructure with Ironbark marks an important milestone ...

RBA on hold, rate cuts expected

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... conditions are now tighter than they were, and there are signs that the economy is slowing as expected," the RBA said. "But inflation is still too high and the board judged that it was appropriate to leave the cash rate target unchanged while it assesses ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... 52% of 35 to 49-year-olds expecting to need at least $1 million. ASFA chief executive Mary Delahunty said persistent inflation is impacting the cost of grocery, petrol, energy and other bills, reshaping perceptions of retirement adequacy. "But the reality ...

Investors pile into income ETFs amid upcoming tax changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... stronger commodity demand and long-term themes such as critical minerals and the energy transition. Despite persistent inflation, rising unemployment and softer economic growth, Jocum said investors continued to show confidence in domestic markets. "Sticky ...

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... designed to test, compare and manage income strategies over time. The tool draws on more than 67 years of investment and inflation data to assess whether combinations of drawdowns, investment settings, Age Pension interactions and product overlays can ...

T. Rowe Price stays underweight on Australia, overweight on US

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2026
... durability will matter more. Geopolitical fragmentation is raising the global risk premium, it said, which could increase inflation volatility, regional divergence and central bank policy dispersion, creating opportunities in rates and currencies. T. ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... look at and enjoy the most with what I do." Ratcliffe says between issues with government funding and the current high inflation environment, that sustainability aspect has become more difficult to meet. As he explains, what was once a simple task of ...
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