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Government consults on discretionary trust tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The government is consulting on the minimum tax on discretionary trusts set to come into effect 1 July 2028. Announced during the 2026 Federal Budget, Treasury is now seeking industry feedback on the incoming tax around the expanded rollover relief ...

SMSFA backs review of ATO's regulatory approach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... called for the audit to consider the role of SMSF auditors and the need for clearer more practical regulatory guidance where tax and superannuation obligations overlap. "The objective should be a regulatory framework that is firm where it needs to be ...

Focus Partners Australia appoints head of wealth advisory

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... Focus Partners saying the appointment comes as demand continues to grow for advice that brings together wealth management, tax, accounting and lending expertise through a single, coordinated experience. Lane will lead Focus Partners' wealth advisory ...

Netwealth expands Morgan Stanley mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2026
... securities, managed accounts, managed funds, cash and term deposits. Clients will access consolidated portfolio, performance and tax reporting. Netwealth chief executive and managing director Matt Heine commented: "The investment has underpinned the ...

Global concentration risks to reorient investors: JBWere

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... lack of true diversity will often be unknown," he added. Bertram said as investors work through the implications of recent tax changes, JBWere expects income-generating assets, including higher-yielding Australian equities, to receive greater attention ...

APRA names new deputy chairs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has welcomed the appointment of two new deputy chairs, with current board member Therese McCarthy Hockey and former assistant treasurer David Bradbury set to join the regulator's leadership. ...

Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... treasurer Daniel Mulino said. In 2022, there were allegations PwC used confidential information in helping to design certain tax laws to help certain clients avoid tax. Multiple KPMG executives including the chief executive Andrew Yates and chair Martin ...

Euroz Hartleys sells capital markets arm to Canada's BMO

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... and will add value to the quality of our private wealth client offering," McKenzie said. It intends to distribute the post tax net proceeds from the sale to shareholders through a fully franked dividend and capital return. The capital market arm is focused ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
The government's tax agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law. The government recently unveiled CGT discount carveouts targeting small businesses ...

Corruption, governance risks: The cost of doing business in emerging markets?

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... pockets. That weakens the very foundations of an investable economy." Some argue that corruption can be described as a type of "tax". It's a useful starting point, Mackinnon said, but describing it as a tax "significantly undersells" the damage that ...