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Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... reforms are also set to take effect on this date. Residential property will be limited to "new builds that genuinely add to housing supply." Business Council chief executive Bran Black said changes to CGT "take some sting out of the tax bite for small ...

ASFA lifts comfortable retirement standard to $730k for couples

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... subsidies, while automotive fuel rose 24.2%. Food staples also climbed, with beef up 11.8%, and coffee and tea rising 10.7%. Housing affordability continues to be a key factor driving higher perceived savings targets. Many younger Australians expect ...

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2026
... Capital Group as chief investment and operating officer. Tim Buskens has assumed the role at C1 Capital Group, which is a housing fund manager to deliver sustainable and affordable housing opportunities through partnerships with developers, builders ...

FEATURE | Aged care: The longevity dividend

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... there was about 3% of stock being delivered every year, because COVID had an outsized impact on older people and on senior housing regulations, visitor requirements, tours, etcetera, was all stopped. Visitors were obviously not allowed, and people were ...

King's honours list lauds two super fund chiefs

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... director at Dexus Asset Management for nearly five years. She is currently the chair of the NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure. Dexus chair Warwick Negus was among the AM recipients this year for his "significant service to the not-for-profit ...

What does a world with 'zero migration' look like?

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2026
... "first and foremost consumers". "Removing future inflows to destination economies forgoes would-be migrant spending on housing, goods, and services, dampening aggregate demand and weighing on inflation in the early years of the scenario," the report ...

ART pumps $3bn in Australian property funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2026
... investment in Australian property, investing $3 billion across six local funds. ART said the investments will help develop housing supply, new offices and jobs-generating industrial land, and support community and economic growth. The investments include ...

Inflation eases, experts split on next RBA move

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2026
... in the 12 months to April 2026, down from 4.6% annual inflation to March, though persistent cost pressures across the housing and energy continued to weigh on households, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS head of prices and ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... artificial intelligence can do things they didn't expect it to be able to do for them," she says. Amid a shortage of housing in Australia, Lockhart says private credit also bridges the financing gap for residential development and a rising interest ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... rate in other jurisdictions, including California, which is a bit higher than 37% on average." Chalmers added standalone housing tends to have strong capital gains relative to other assets, as well as more scope for leverage, which has been a recipe ...