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CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... a victory for workers, first home buyers and future generations," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said. "The bill that has passed today will help ensure aspiration and opportunity are the birthright of every Australian, not just some." The bill increases the ...

Sovereign wealth funds ramp up direct private investments

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... role, SWFs had to build internal capabilities in due diligence, investment decision-making and financing, the survey found. "Today, many funds possess the deployment scale, talent, and governance structure needed to coinvest alongside GPs or lead direct ...

Advisers expect growth despite uphill challenges

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2026
... clear is that disruption is not a threat to the value advisers provide, but a catalyst for evolution," King highlighted. "In today's uncertain economic environment, working with an adviser is one of the best ways Australians can stay on track to achieve ...

Inflation cools, RBA facing 'uncomfortable trade-off'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... capital markets Russel Chesler said inflation is "no longer just sticky" but rather it is "starting to look stubborn". "While today's fall in headline inflation to 4% is encouraging, what is worrying and presents a real warning sign, is the trimmed mean ...

KPMG details action plan to address whistleblower probe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... oversight and other matters of public interest. KPMG interim chief executive Stan Stavros said: "The decisions announced today are necessary and immediate. We did not meet the standards expected of us, and we recognise the impact this has had on the ...

IFM builds Atlas Arteria stake to majority

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... security. This week, IFM increased its stake from 38.3% to 40.7%, before lifting it to 45.6%. It has now acquired further shares today, taking its direct stake in the toll-road operator to 50.1%. This takes IFM's total share in Atlas Arteria to 52.3% ...

OKX Australia leadership changes hands

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... strong foundation for the future," she said. "For more than 25 years, I've worked at the edge of technology-driven change. Today, the intersection of digital assets, artificial intelligence and financial infrastructure is creating profound opportunities ...

SMC pushes for carers to qualify for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... likely than men to take on informal caregiving responsibilities. "Australia's super system is meant to be universal, but today more than a million Australians are still missing out on the same guarantee as 17 million of their fellow Australians - simply ...

Capstone joins forces with PictureWealth to form $22bn FUA planning network

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... group in the country with AFSLs under PictureWealth Advisory, Futuro Financial Services and Insight Investment Services. Today, it adds Capstone Financial Planning AFSL, which brings 220 financial advisers and $13.5 billion FUA into the fold. CapBack ...

Perfect regulatory certainty in digital economy not 'realistic': ASIC

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... binary state. It's not a yes/no; it's on a spectrum," he said. "We would suggest that we have regulatory certainty today, or at least sufficient. "We don't have perfect regulatory certainty; we don't in other sectors either as that's ...