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'We're proceeding' with Div 296: Chalmers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2025
Legislation for the government's $3 million super tax has been pushed to beyond next month's Economic Reform Roundtable, but Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government has every intention to proceed as planned. "We're proceeding with the policy that ...

Buyers demand HNW advice practices: Radar Results

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... acquirers, this translates to higher revenue per client. "HNW clients typically require full-service advice across investments, tax, estate planning, and risk management - all of which contribute to deeper and more profitable relationships," he said. ...

Regal assets hit $18bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2025
... releasing its first half 2025 results, Regal revised its estimated performance fee revenue to at least $40 million on a pre-tax and on a normalised basis from $35 million. Regals expects that normalised net profit after tax is to be at least $40 million. ...

AI, corporate tax, skilled workers key to productivity: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2025
... activities, like financial reporting, more effectively and efficiently," the Productivity Commission said. Rejigging the corporate tax system can also boost productivity. This can be with the government clearing and widening "the path to a more dynamic ...

Insignia accepts CC Capital bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... 2026, Insignia said it would be permitted to pay a special cash dividend, based on a 50% payout of underlying net profit after tax for each calendar month that has elapsed from 22 July 2026. "The offer recognises the underlying value of the Insignia ...

McKell Institute calls for CGT 'circuit breaker'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
A new paper from the McKell Institute calls for a major shake-up of capital gains tax (CGT) via a 'circuit breaker' proposal to the stalled national housing debate. The paper suggests increasing or decreasing the CGT discount is too simple of ...

Treasury wants 'more confidence' in sustainable product labels

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
The government has initiated a consultation phase on sustainable investment product labelling, releasing a paper aligning to its Sustainable Finance Roadmap. The government is seeking industry-wide feedback on a framework for sustainable investment ...

Adviser exodus puts retirement savings at risk: CPA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... changing the financial advice best interest duty. "Investing retirement savings is complex, and carries with it intricate tax and super settings, asset tests and administrative burdens. However, getting the right advice is only becoming harder to find ...

Investors 'ignoring' volatility: Schroders

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025
... equities Martin Conlon said. "Fiscal imbalances are obvious, with governments showing little intention of aligning spending with tax revenues. While equity markets benefit from their relative size and liquidity, bond markets become volatile. We've seen ...

Most Hostplus options achieve double-digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
Hostplus returned close to 11% to its MySuper members in FY25, while its popular Indexed Balanced option delivered just over 12%. The Hostplus Balanced (MySuper) option returned 10.81% to members, while the Indexed Balance option turned in 12.02%. Hostplus ...