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HESTA reduces fees, minimum balance for income stream

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
HESTA will reduce administration fees and lower the minimum balance required to start an income stream account from September 30. The fixed administration fee for all retirement products will be reduced by 16.7% to $65 p.a., while the asset-based fee ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... activity earlier. The government will further require SMSFs to maintain uniquely identifiable bank accounts, introduce minimum trustee knowledge requirements and increase transparency around the role of financial advisers. Under the changes, newly established ...

Antares winds up Ex-20 Aussie equities fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... having the potential to offer significant long-term capital growth. The fund was incepted on 1 October 2019 and required a minimum investment of $20,000. The fund achieved total returns of -18.7% in the last year and 0.78% p.a. over a five-year period. ...

Former Berndale director jailed for $700k in misused funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
... that purportedly held Berndale funds. Berndale was required under its Australian financial services licence to maintain minimum net tangible assets and lodge audited financial reports. However, the overseas accounts and funds referenced in those documents ...

Treasury rolls out negative gearing, CGT Tranche 2 consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... through genuine testamentary trusts, deceased estates and special disability trusts are set to be exempt from the new minimum tax on capital gains. The treatment aligns with exemptions already available to discretionary trusts. How CGT changes to Attribution ...

Warburg Pincus private equity strategy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2026
... Structured as an open-ended Australian unit trust, WP ACE is a sub-fund of the Warburg Pincus Access Fund S.A. SICAV. The minimum investment amount is $100,000. The underlying and master funds seek to generate risk-adjusted returns with lower volatility ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... outdated law is prohibiting around 530,000 under-18 workers from their entitled super provided most of them don't meet the minimum 30-hour threshold, with 91% of under-18 workers employed for fewer than 30 hours a week. According to its modelling, the ...

FAAA calls for rethink on trust tax overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The Financial Advice Association (FAAA) has urged the federal government to reconsider its proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts, warning the reforms could impose significant costs on small businesses, financial advisers and lower income Australians ...

FSC calls for tougher oversight of advice licensees

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... licensing and enforcement powers, and strengthening oversight of professional indemnity insurance, including a review of minimum cover requirements. FAAA chief executive officer Sarah Abood warned the proposals could increase regulatory costs for smaller ...

ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount for individuals, trusts and partnerships with cost base indexation and a 30% minimum tax rate on capital gains accruing on and after 1 July 2027. Negative gearing for residential property investments were also ...