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Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... home deposit or create wealth "when property ownership feels increasingly difficult." "Tax changes should not make that pathway harder," Waterhouse added. Experts in financial services, such as financial advisers and accountants, will have their work ...

Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... $389.8 million to implement refinements in the program, including assessments, hardship applications and the end-of-life pathway, and to bring forward the release of the program. Additionally, $565.1 million will be delivered to strengthen regulatory ...

Clearer distinction of advice required around aged care costs: Review

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... executive Sarah Abood welcomed the recognition of the designation. "The recommendations would lead to a clearer, safer pathway for older Australians, enabling these people to make more effective aged care decisions," Abood said. "This is particularly ...

ASFA chair to step down after four years

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is on the hunt for a new independent chair. Gary Dransfield is stepping down after four years as independent chair of ASFA. While there, he oversaw the appointment of Mary Delahunty as chief ...

Treasury's proposal adds flexibility for new advisers: FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) supports Treasury's proposed education reforms for financial advisers, noting they will provide significant flexibility for new entrants without reducing the rigour of the current settings. With ...

Brookfield sells minority La Trobe stake for $3bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
Brookfield's private equity business has sold its significant minority stake in La Trobe Financial to Asia-focused private equity investment manager Axight for $3 billion. Brookfield owned La Trobe Financial since May 2022 and will remain the majority ...

FSC ups expectations on platform trustees' governance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2026
... competence, scope of advice, conflict and dispute management, and remediation. The FSC said platforms may wish to have a pathway whereby a licensee or adviser is approved by is subject to additional controls, like a watchlist. There should also be a ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... 'finfluencers' and artificial intelligence for information, digital tools from trusted providers offer a more reliable pathway to informed decision-making and greater confidence," he said The paper recommended what is now needed is "coordinated ...

Digital assets framework bill passes, paves the way for consumer confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
... unimaginably wide range of real-world assets," Derham said. Regardless, Derham believes the new standard sets a "clear pathway" to a digital economy for both businesses and consumers. "It lifts the sector into a regulated environment, which it has been ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... the world. We believe as an industry, have both the opportunity and the responsibility in standardising a simple default pathway, combining guided drawdown with risk pooling and partial annuitisation or deferred income components." Helyar said the scale ...