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AustralianSuper executive joins SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2025
... deeply valued my time at AustralianSuper. I learned so much and was lucky to work alongside colleagues whose member focus is second to none," Coates said. "While I'll miss being part of that daily, I feel fortunate to still be working beside them (and ...

Chalmers says tax reform coming, but offers no detail

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed the government intends to cut taxes but also that broader tax reform is necessary. "When it comes to tax, the government's tax policies haven't changed. Our major focus is on cutting taxes, two more times for every ...

Grattan calls for large scale tax reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2025
... system," he said. "The first one is about a fair go for working people, including in intergenerational equity terms. The second one was about an affordable, responsible way to incentivise business investment, recognising the capital deepening challenge ...

Equity Trustees FUM tops $254bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... result illustrates a strong financial performance. "The year saw robust FUMAS and revenue growth and reduced expenses in the second half," O'Brien said. "Equity Trustees has reached a significant turning point, with the successful completion of the AET ...

Perpetual flags $153.7m impairment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2025
... for the financial year. Perpetual said the non-cash charge includes an additional impairment of $128.2 million for the second half of the financial year, predominately related to the carrying value of goodwill and customer contracts for the J O Hambro ...

ASIC turns spotlight on direct life sales

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 AUG 2025
... others have no process for frontline staff to report concerns, despite them often being the first to identify problems. The second is to improve sales and pay practices by enhancing quality assurance processes, and by linking sales staff pay to compliance ...

CBA sets aside $52m for remediation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2025
... commencing 9 November 2026. CBA, CFSIL and AIL deny the allegations and CBA said it will continue to defend the proceedings. The second superannuation class action was filed in January 2020 against CFSIL and the Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society ...

Some Australians being taxed more on super than pay: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2025
... past two decades, super balances have more than tripled for middle wealth retiree households and more than doubled for the second-lowest wealth retiree households, SMC said. However, the report highlighted that Australia's ageing population, rising mortgage ...

Iress deputy chief made redundant, takeover talks confirmed

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025
... the sale of our Superannuation business, and the planned divestment of QuantHouse remains on track for completion in the second half," Price said. Iress completed the sale of its superannuation business to Apex Group in June. Apex Group purchased the ...

WT Financial's Investco makes acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 AUG 2025
... between WT Financial (WTL) and Merchant Wealth - Investco - has announced a fresh acquisition and the establishment of its second "Hubco". Titan Advice Group (TAG) - which was formed as the first Hubco in April - has announced the acquisition of Rushby ...