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Patience urged over 'shortsighted' super tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... broader ripple effects," Burgess said. "The government's narrow focus is blind to the vital connections between superannuants, small business owners, primary producers, and angel investors. "This oversight is already destabilising the SMSF sector and ...

Vanguard ETFs claim first, second, and third place for inflows

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... million), followed by the Betashares Australian High Interest Cash ETF (-$90.5 million), and the VanEck MSCI International Small Companies Quality ETF ($64.1 million). Magellan's year-to-date outflows dwarfed all other ETF issuers, bleeding $285.6 million ...

Advice bodies want efficiency, long-term solutions from Mulino

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2025
... regulatory burdens, greater efficiency in compliance processes, and policy settings that reflect the unique challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises," the IFPA said. Macdonald said: "We understand that Dr Mulino will have a lot on his agenda ...

Third Link adds three underlying Aussie equity managers

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
... Rob Tucker said. "We are proud to contribute to a fund with such a meaningful purpose." Further, the Firetrail Australian Small Companies Fund from Firetrail Investment targets companies outside the S&P/ASX 100, aiming to uncover "under-researched" opportunities ...

Alvia scoops up majority stake in ice cream cone maker

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... reported a 41% increase in "indulgent products" over the past year. The firm said that the demand for comfort, nostalgia, and small luxuries continues to rise, and that ice cream cones remain a key beneficiary of this enduring trend. Alvia Private Capital ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... on property." Abood said lowering the threshold will put many more retirees at risk, including those who are farmers and small business owners that may keep their businesses and property within an SMSF. "They will likely be really challenged by this ...

Vista Equity Partners, S64 to bring strategy to APAC

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... 'mission-critical' software solutions via Vista's private equity platform. VistaOne invests across the lifecycle of large, mid, and small cap private software companies through Vista's Foundation and Endeavor private equity strategies. It's an open-ended ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... Super to July 2028. In a joint submission to Treasury, eight industry lobby groups have said the superannuation industry and small businesses cannot sufficiently prepare for the introduction of Payday Super obligations by July 2026. Many technology changes ...

Franklin Templeton brings Lexington Partners PE fund down under

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
The investment manager has launched the Franklin Lexington Private Equity Secondaries Fund, offering Australian investors access to a diversified private equity portfolio focused on the secondaries market. The new offering invests into an Australian ...

Licensees slash compliance spending: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAY 2025
An alarming number of licensees are spending less on compliance, a new survey from Holley Nethercote shows, but a slew of reforms slated within the next 18 months could catch them off guard. Out of the 179 AFS Licensees and 29 credit licensees surveyed ...