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Superannuation advertising ban consultation launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2026
... begun consulting on banning the advertising of superannuation products when onboarding employees, releasing its draft regulations. When hiring new staff, Treasury is proposing that employers only show three types of superannuation products: the employee's ...

Treasury opens Div 296 tax regulation consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
Treasury has laid out its proposed taxation regulations surrounding the new Division 296 superannuation tax and is seeking industry feedback. In its next step since the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment (Building a Stronger and Fairer Super System) ...

SMSFs continue to demonstrate competitive edge: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... professional advisers are better positioned to manage risk, make informed decisions and adapt their strategies as markets and regulations evolve." "This is particularly relevant given recent instances of unscrupulous operators using high pressure tactics ...

Digital assets don't need new regulatory logic: ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAR 2026
... law. To regulate digital assets, Bollen noted, services can be mapped onto the current layered framework. While some regulations will fall under general consumer law, other can trigger general financial services regulation, while eventually the asset ...

IFM maps path for super funds to meet US infrastructure funding gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026
... allow investors to retain existing tax-exempt debt under public-private partnership (P3) arrangements. Under current regulations, governments retire any tax-exempt on infrastructure assets when entering into a P3 arrangement for the asset. It recommended ...

Second consultation kicks off on ESG product labelling

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 FEB 2026
... for a sustainable investment product labelling framework targeted at retail investors, taking into account current regulations and disclosure requirements, overseas frameworks, and design options.

Division 296 bill tabled, suggested reforms fall on 'deaf ears'

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2026
... interest of due process through the normal parliamentary process, we encourage the government to release the draft regulations as soon as possible." Meanwhile, deputy opposition leader Ted O'Brien slammed the push to legislate the Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Aged care advice needs regulatory intervention: Research

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2026
... unregulated advice poses significant risks to consumers and highlights the urgent need for clearer guidelines and stricter regulations." "Without proper consumer protections, older Australians are at risk of making inappropriate decisions that could ...

Super funds, instos shun ETFs, retail dominance prevails

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2026
... cases, insource. "For a lot of other indexed exposures, there is a preference, some of the time, and encouragement via regulations, to use futures," he said. In a previous role, Tuckwell recalls a dialogue with a decision maker from a major institutional ...

Saudi Arabia opens access for foreign investors

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 8 JAN 2026
... capital, the CMA said. Notably, foreign investors must comply with relevant provisions of the law and its implementing regulations, exchange rules, and registration requirements, as well as other related laws, and the authority may waive a provision ...