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Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes will be extended until mid-2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Meanwhile, the new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... will extend its ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes until mid 2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Announced in tonight's 2026 to 2027 Federal Budget ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... the Budget around three core themes; intergenerational fairness, productivity and economic resilience. This suggested tax reform would play a role in achieving those objectives. The Budget is expected to provide further detail on the governments approach ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
New Zealand needs to reform its pension sector, increasing the age at which retirement savings can be accessed and no longer taxing those savings, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). In its latest report on ...

Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... year of more ambitious reform," Chalmers said. Chalmers confirmed the Budget will include a productivity package and a tax reform package but did not delve into the details. "The election began a year of delivery and the Budget will begin a year of more ...

Treasury to abolish CGT discount: Reports

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... on those policies, whether it's the specific ones you mentioned, there's more work to do on our options for tax reform in this Budget," he said. "We have been really upfront for some time now in saying that we do think that there is intergenerational ...

Chalmers says Budget will make 'hard decisions'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... and absorbing investment; making it easier to build and build faster; and cutting compliance costs where we can." On tax reform, the Treasurer said it is an important part of the government's productivity agenda with a focus on cutting income tax rates ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
A Senate inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount concluded the concession does skew ownership away from owner-occupiers and impacts wealth and intergenerational inequality. The Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains ...

Cbus calls for tax reform on TPD payouts in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2026
Cbus has used its pre-Budget submission to call for clearer, fairer tax settings on total and permanent disability (TPD) insurance payouts for members under 60 years of age. Cbus said such reforms could save workers and their families thousands of dollars ...

GDG reports record FUM growth, eyes stronger second half

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2026
Generation Development Group (GDG) saw strong returns across all its business lines in the six months to 31 December 2025, with net profit after tax growing 63% to $20.1 million in the period. The group is now targeting even better performance in the ...