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Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... housing supply. Alongside the tax measures, the government unveiled a new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund to help finance critical enabling infrastructure. The Local Infrastructure Fund aims to support up to 65,000 homes over 10 years. "This $2 ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has unveiled the Federal Budget, delivering a deficit for 2026/27 of $31.5 billion, as the government prioritises reform over relief. The 2025/26 deficit came in at $28.3 billion, a far cry from the $36.8 billion that had been ...

ASIC bans property wealth coach operating without licence

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
ASIC has permanently banned Queensland property developer Trent Simon Giumelli from providing financial services after he raised $48 million from members for real estate wealth coaching programs without a financial services licence. ASIC has accused ...

Rest strengthens data and tax leadership with new hires

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... expectations around personalisation, transparency and operational resilience, executive appointments across technology and finance functions are becoming a larger strategic focus.

Openmarkets makes private wealth play

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... deal represented an estimated enterprise value of $420 million. Openmarkets is also looking to expand into decentralised finance, starting with the fractionalisation of assets, like funds, real estate, private equity and private credit.

Clime Investment offloads SMA business

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... finalised the sale of its retail advice arm, Clime Advice, for $6 million, comprising $1 million in equity and vendor finance of $5 million. It retains a 10% interest in the newly combined business. The deal involved Clime retaining selected high-net-worth ...

Rainmaker Information hires from APRA

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... fund research at SuperRatings for six years. She's also worked for Macquarie University and the Centre for International Finance and Regulation in the past. Schmidt said she is looking forward to working with the team to deliver research, insights and ...

Canada launches first sovereign wealth fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... creating good-paying jobs, supercharging innovation, and keeping Canada competitive in a rapidly changing world," minister of finance and national revenue François-Philippe Champagne said. "Importantly, Canadians themselves will have the opportunity ...

'Beware the predictions of political experts': UniSuper

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... "In fact, I would suggest that fear levels didn't rise much at all. Why do I say that? It's because we're the finance industry. We measure fear," Pearce said. Pearce said the VIX index - which measures market volatility - spiked far more on Liberation ...

Rapid growth of UHNW population prompts management shift: Knight Frank

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026
... just rising asset prices. There is a deep economic diversification driving it - from resources and agriculture through to finance, business services and technology. These economic engines have created a depth of wealth that outstrips many comparable ...