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Australian United Investment merges with Diversified United Investment

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... shareholders would receive approximately 0.4815 AUI shares for each DUI share. It is expected that there will be capital gains tax rollover relief for eligible DUI shareholders. "The merger of the two companies is a natural combination, as AUI and DUI ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... The submission calls for targeted amendments to minimise adverse outcomes and proposes a simplification of the capital gains tax (CGT) adjustment provisions to reduce unnecessary complexity. While enabling capital gains accrued before 1 July 2026 to ...

Oxfam calls for net wealth tax

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 JAN 2026
... increase the humanitarian budget almost seven times over. The anti-poverty organisation also called for ending the capital gains tax discount for individuals and trusts and instead taxing the income from capital gains on investments like we income from ...

Replace capital gains discount with income averaging: e61

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2026
... the equity and efficiency of the tax system. A report by Oxfam Australia recently revealed nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022-2023. Findings indicated that on average, each of these individuals ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... reimbursing all brokerage fees as part of that process. It will also reimburse members who incur additional Capital Gains Tax (CGT) where assets have been held for less than 12 months within Direct Access. All sales or terminations of investments must ...

Feature: Retirement | The right mix

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2025
... it could have taken weeks to sell assets and buy in again, but the way it worked we only had to worry about capital gains tax." Just as working with a trusted adviser gives clients peace of mind, McGuire believes that choosing the right platform can ...

Family trusts safe from reform for now: Mulino

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 OCT 2025
... completed a tax return reported trust income. Theories have emerged that the government might look to reduce the capital gains tax discount currently available, or that a flat tax rate of 24-30% would be applied to distributions. Australian Unions has ...

Removing CGT breaks could boost budget by $22.7bn: Report

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2025
A new report by anti-poverty organisation Oxfam Australia (Oxfam) revealed nearly 50% of the capital gains tax discount went to 24,000 people who earned over $1 million in 2022-2023. Findings indicate that on average, each of these individuals received ...

McKell Institute calls for CGT 'circuit breaker'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
A new paper from the McKell Institute calls for a major shake-up of capital gains tax (CGT) via a 'circuit breaker' proposal to the stalled national housing debate. The paper suggests increasing or decreasing the CGT discount is too simple of ...

Super tax requires a 'holistic' review: ASA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025
... transfer to a member's estate, meaning tax already paid on unrealised gains could be lost upon death - while capital gains tax on those same assets may still be owed by the estate." Waterhouse also raised concerns over defined benefit pensions, which ...