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HUB24 expands retirement options with TAL

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
... of an Innovative Retirement Income Stream (IRIS) and provides access to concessional Centrelink treatment when used to purchase a lifetime pension account. This adds to the current range of lifetime income solutions from other providers, including Allianz ...

CFS plots 'largest' retirement product expansion with new alliance

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2026
... LifePath Paycheck in the US - an integrated target date strategy which provides eligible participants the ability to purchase a guaranteed income stream for retirement payable by third-party insurers selected by BlackRock. The rollout will begin with ...

Sequoia delays dividend amid InterPrac sale uncertainty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
Sequoia Financial has advised the payment date for the previously declared interim dividend will be delayed from May 15 to June 3. The interim dividend was previously delayed pending the proposed sale of InterPrac to Conquest Investment Partners; however ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... never materialising. The corporate regulator alleged Arandez diverted some investor funds for personal use, including the purchase of property and a motorhome in his name. ASIC deputy chair Sarah Court said the sentence reflected the seriousness of the ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The federal government will extend its ban on foreign investors purchasing existing homes until mid 2029 as part of a sweeping housing and tax reform package aimed at improving affordability and lifting home ownership. Announced in tonight's 2026 ...

Pinnacle, National Pension Service of Korea up stake in Metrics

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... in funds under management. The National Pension Service of Korea (NPS), via a partnership with Townsend Holdings, will purchase a further 6.37% in Metrics. This will take its total ownership to 9.9%, should it be approved by the Foreign Investment Review ...

Cboe offloads local exchange to Canadian giant

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... ASIC said the deal is subject to its regulatory approval and it will expedite assessment of the application. "Should the purchase go ahead, ASIC expects an orderly transition to new ownership with continuity of fair, orderly and transparent market operations," ...

Magellan shareholders say yes to Barrenjoey takeover

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... and long-term flexibility. He also addressed the disappointment among some shareholders on the scale-back in the share purchase plan (SPP) of $130 million to acquire an additional interest in Barrenjoey before the merger. The SPP was oversubscribed and ...

Foreign resident CGT rules up for consultation

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
Treasury is tightening the rules around capital gains tax (CGT) to ensure foreign residents pay their fair share of tax in Australia. The draft law broadens and clarifies the definition of Taxable Australian Real Property (TARP) and introduces a definition ...

Former Big Un chief pleads guilty to insider trading

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... 15 years imprisonment. ASIC said the information concerned the number of customers who had already been onboarded to purchase Big Un's promotional television show package for $12,000, together with a $20 million funding arrangement with Finstro ...