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Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... tokenisation, the Consumer Data Right and responsible AI adoption. The reforms form part of the government's broader productivity and financial innovation agenda.

Industry, economist blasts One Nation's super agenda

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... Oliver said. "The only solution is to slow spending or demand in the economy in the short term and boost supply (productivity) in the long term (and eating away at super won't help that)." Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the policy means less money and less ...

Labor moves to kill non-compete clauses in productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... 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 the use of co-worker non-solicitation clauses for all employees ...

ASIC and APRA move to streamline FAR

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... changes maintain strong accountability settings while minimising reporting requirements and supporting efficiency and productivity. They will allow entities to spend less time on administration and more time running their businesses," McCarthy Hockey ...

Australian economy growth 'stronger than expected'

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... be slow. "Our own estimate puts Australia's trend potential growth rate at 1.8% y-o-y, which assumes a trend productivity growth rate of 0.3%. [The] figures suggest some downside risk in the near-term to that estimate of the economy's speed limit," ...

Iress sharpens tech integration to reduce adviser admin burden

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... client portal. We're also making technical improvements to workflows and bringing AI into those processes to drive productivity gains across the advice workflow," Russell said. He added advisers' increasing workloads are driving Xplan's process ...

FEATURE | Group insurance | Dusk to dawn

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2026
... executive Christine Cupitt says: "Australia's mental health crisis is becoming a workforce participation and productivity crisis. And this is putting pressure on every part of our income support system." "Australians should not have to become experts ...

Centrepoint Alliance sees profit lift 25%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2026
... during the year. Salaried Advice revenue increased 22% to $10.3 million supported by higher fees, improved adviser productivity and the contribution from the Brighter Super advice review book. Centrepoint said management expenses increased just 1.3% ...

Treasury consults on foreign investment framework reforms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... announced a package of reforms to streamline Australia's foreign investment framework, in a bid to further improve productivity performance, including through reduced regulatory burden. "The reforms are designed to ensure Australia's regulatory settings ...

HUB24 loans $78m to HTFS, beefs up ORFR reserves

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... expectations and growing demand for advice, our focus remains on addressing these challenges through solutions that improve productivity, increase choice and flexibility, and enable better client outcomes," he said. Total revenue for FY26 rose to $501.1 ...