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Industry, economist blasts One Nation's super agenda

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... be more than $50,000 worse off. "It is unfair to ask everyday working Australians to sacrifice their retirement savings to fix policy problems they didn't cause, like inflation and the housing crisis," Delahunty said. "These problems need real policy ...

Labor moves to kill non-compete clauses in productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
The Labor government has put forward a draft bill to ban non-compete clauses for employees whose earnings are equal to or less than the high-income threshold, in a bid to promote productivity and competition in the broader economy. The bill also bans ...

Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager of Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the Government Pension Fund Global, has proposed a major restructuring of the fund's exposure on US government bonds. "We consider that the three ...

Perennial to close three responsible investment funds

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Perennial Partners will shutter three responsible investment funds that manage $140 million in combined assets, as they fall short of reaching scale and achieving their investment objectives. The Perennial Better Future Trust, Perennial Better Future ...

MSC Group awarded mandates for natural resources strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
MSC Group will provide administration capability and trusteeship for a natural resources strategy focusing on the energy sector and select commodities. MSC Trustees will provide trusteeship, while MSC Abacus will provide fund administration and registry ...

Royal London AM hunts for next chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
Royal London is now searching for a new chief executive for its asset management business as Hans Georgeson steps down from the role after five years. In the meantime, Royal London group chief financial officer Daniel Cazeaux will fill the role on an ...

Treasury launches minimum tax on discretionary trusts draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
Treasury has released draft legislation on the minimum tax it is set to impose on discretionary trusts from 1 July 2028. A 30% minimum tax on certain discretionary trusts will apply and be payable by the trustee. Treasury is seeking feedback on several ...

WT Financial takes majority stake in TNT Advisor

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2026
WT Financial has acquired a 70% stake in paraplanning provider, TNT Advisor Solutions (TNT), for $2.4 million. WT Financial managing director Keith Cullen said advice practices increasingly need access to scalable specialist capabilities, including ...

Vanguard adds floating rate ETF, managed fund to product suite

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
Vanguard has launched an Australian floating rate bond index strategy, available through both an ETF and a managed fund format. The Vanguard Australian Floating Rate Bond Index ETF (ASX: VFLT) has been listed on the ASX, and became the firm's first ...

ASX launches first Australian bond and credit index futures

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2026
ASX has launched Australia's first exchange traded bond and credit index futures, giving institutional investors a new way to manage exposure to the domestic fixed income market. The contracts, launched in collaboration with Bloomberg Indices, are ...