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Apex to acquire Mercer's super admin business

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... business, enhancing service delivery and continuity for clients. The transaction, subject to Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) and Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval, is expected to complete around the end of the first ...

Inflation pulls back in November

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 3.4% in the 12 months to November 2025, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). "The 3.4% annual CPI inflation to November was down from 3.8% to October," ABS head of prices statistics Michelle Marquardt ...

Rate hikes expected in 2026

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2026
... Q3 25 to peak at 2.4%/yr in Q1 26 before settling down to 2.2% by end 2026. With growth above capacity and a resilient consumer, we expect inflation to show signs of persistence. "As a result, we now expect the RBA will hike the cash rate by 25bp in ...

Pump and dump conspirators sentenced

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 DEC 2025
The four people who conspired in a pump and dump scheme were delivered their sentences at the Sydney District Court, ASIC said. Larisa Quinlan, Kurt Stuart, Emma Summer, and Syed Yusef have been sentenced to between 14 months and two years' imprisonment ...

Most read in 2025: Superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 22 DEC 2025
... million and $10 million, and a 40% tax rate on balances above $10 million. The thresholds will also be indexed to the Consumer Price Index each year. ASIC calls out super trustees over 'weak' anti-scam practices ASIC wrote to superannuation trustees ...

RM Capital, SMSF Club to pay $925k over conflicted remuneration

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said: "The court's judgment reflects RM Capital's systemic failure to uphold important consumer protection safeguards over a sustained, three-year period." "RM Capital should have provided proper oversight of SMSF Club as ...

Treasury seeks feedback on major super tax reform

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... between $3 million and $10 million, and a 40% tax rate on balances above $10 million. The thresholds will be indexed to the Consumer Price Index each year. Super funds will therefore need to calculate the amount of the realised earnings of the fund attributable ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... receipts are expected to reach forecast highs. This comes after Minister for Financial Services Daniel Mulino said all consumer-facing sub-sectors within the financial services sector, and all 23 retail-facing sub-sectors will foot the $47.3 million ...

ASX-listed companies at breaking point: Alvarez & Marsal

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... charts, which Alvarez & Marsal said these sectors are wrestling with "deep structural" challenges, including shifting consumer behaviour, margin compression, and ongoing supply chain volatility. Technology, real estate and industrial and materials are ...

ASIC welcomes support for simplifying guidance on conflicts of interest

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2025
... conflict management" strategies in place. Conflicts of interest remain a significant source for misconduct, as well as consumer, investor and economic harm within the financial services sector, ASIC said. Under section 912A(1)(aa) of the Corporations ...