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Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... partnership limit on law firms, for example, is 400 and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Financial Services Corporations recommended that we look at that same limit of 400. So that's one of the options that we have included in the paper," Mulino ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... sophisticated investors. They're mum and dad investors putting money in with no protection," Torrington says. ASIC already recommended the government increase this threshold in 2024, stating individual wealth tests have drastically changed in the ...

InterPrac targets First Guardian victim, disputes AFCA ruling

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
... Melinda and other people to rightly get complaints lodged. All those people have been doing what they're being recommended to do. I am concerned that they are now in no man's land," said Blurton. "It is terrible conduct by InterPrac to delay ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... serving three years and six months. The offences stemmed from conduct between 2017 and 2021, during which Arandez recommended clients invest money from their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) into investment products he controlled. Investors were ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... Holding Redlich tax partner Dhanushka Jayawardena said the government has done what 25 years of tax reform reviews recommended and neutralised the tax advantage of discretionary trusts over companies. "With both vehicles now sitting at or around 30% ...

Another private equity manager joins bidding war for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... parties. "oOh! is open to engaging with all parties to assess whether any proposal may emerge that is capable of being recommended by the board," it said. oOh!media provides outdoor advertising services.. It has over 35,000 assets across its national ...

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... fiscal deficit and, without reforms, public debt will rise towards 200% of its gross domestic product. As a result, it recommended New Zealand implement a combined public and private pension and NZ Super Fund reform under which public pension eligibility ...

Atlas Arteria rejects 'exploitative' IFM takeover bid

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
Atlas Arteria has recommended shareholders reject IFM's hostile takeover bid, calling it "too low, opportunistic and highly conditional". The toll road operator said each independent director will reject IFM's offer and told shareholders to simply ignore ...

Advice book valuations stagnate despite demand

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... Results noted, like the location of the clients, funds under management or administration, and the investment products recommended. There were no changes to valuations for risk clients or those charging SMSF administration fees. The highest multiples ...

Digital advice spurring demand for full personal advice: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... 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 execution". For super funds, this means embedding digital advice within endorsed advice ...