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Buyer beware: Private credit as a defensive play

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... the risks of making it part of the defensive allocation. The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference in Melbourne today discussed differences between traditional fixed income products, and private credit and alternative strategies. ...

Mulino targets retail investor protections, high-risk MISs: SIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... money into high-risk managed investment schemes (MIS), the Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference heard this morning, flagging how regulators will use their new funding bonanza to prevent another Shield and First Guardian ...

Combating modern slavery difficult but not impossible: RIAA

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026
... will help wealth managers combat such risks at next week's Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) Conference. According to estimates from the International Labour Organisation, some 50 million people globally face modern slavery conditions. ...

ASX not in a rush to pick next chief executive: Chair

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... the appointment of its next chief executive. Speaking at the Australian Shareholders' Association 2026 Investor Conference in Melbourne last week, Clarke said succession planning is one of the most important decisions the board makes and it must ...

Mulino, Hogan headline 2026 SIAA Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
The Stockbrokers and Investment Advisers Association (SIAA) Conference will soon unveil several, new key initiatives and research, while the minister for financial services and his counterpart will provide updates on critical reforms at the annual conference. ...

Lead generation a 'conveyor belt of harm': Longo

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... be to stop it at the source and ban all unlicensed communications. Speaking at the Financial Counselling Australia conference, Longo said the regulator must disrupt the lead generation model that has enabled the "conveyer belt of consumer harm". Lead ...

Perpetual to overhaul J O Hambro

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... Management (JOHCM) and boost its assets to $60 billion by 2030. The multi-boutique singled out JOHCM at a recent industry conference, saying restoring its "heritage strength is critical to our growth in global asset management." Perpetual is giving JOHCM ...

Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... unveiled as the government focuses on Budget reform. When asked about potential changes to negative gearing at a press conference in Canberra, Chalmers said there are genuine intergenerational concerns and pressures on the Budget, tax system and housing ...

Dexus and Boral partner in $10bn project

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... area of 2.5 million square metres. Dexus chief executive Ross Du Vernet confirmed on the sidelines of the Macquarie conference today the expected end asset value will exceed $10 billion. The project will transform a 630-hectare site at Ravenhall, about ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... on an asset held for at least 12 months. Superannuation funds, meanwhile, received a one-third discount. At a press conference at Parliament House last week, Treasurer Jim Chalmers flagged changes to the CGT discount but did not provide the specifics. ...