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FSC links active super choices to stronger retirement outcomes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... targeted measures to address alleged misconduct, Briggs cautioned against changes that could inadvertently reduce consumer choice. "Policy proposals that make it harder for Australians to exercise control over their superannuation will directly harm ...

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter. Newly released APRA statistics show MySuper's assets under management (AUM) reached $1.16 trillion, while Choice products ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... investors and employees who hold shares through employee share schemes and share option plans. Shareholders would have the choice to calculate their CGT liability using the 50% discount without a minimum tax or using cost base indexation and the 30% ...

Passive ETFs continue to dominate domestic market

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... asset classes." He said the growing breadth of index-based investments available is also providing financial advisers more choice in portfolio constructions. "Investors can now use index ETFs to efficiently capture a wider range of sources of return ...

Acenda in the hot seat over enterprise agreement

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... promised me that I would have that flexibility. Now I am being told I need to go back into the office I am being faced with a choice of leaving my job or leaving a place where I have community." "I haven't had a pay rise in three years, and I know people ...

Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... diversification guidance. Abood also raised concerns about the design of the proposed CGT reforms, arguing they would reduce taxpayer choice and increase complexity through transitional arrangements requiring assets to be valued as of 1 July 2027. "We ...

Franklin Templeton launches two active ETFs in Australia

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... deliver consistent alpha while retaining ETF transparency and liquidity, Franklin Templeton said. "Investors today want more choice in the ETF space," Franklin Templeton Australia and New Zealand managing director Felicity Walsh said. "Our range of active ...

ASIC to take 'balanced' stance on super advertising ban rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... hiring, with the aim of limiting undue influence on employees' fund choices under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Supporting Choice in Superannuation and Other Measures) Act 2026. The restriction does not extend to general public advertising. Exceptions ...

CALI seeks life insurers exemption from lead generation ban

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... source and ban all unlicensed communications. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said a blanket ban would reduce customer choice and restrict Australians' access to life insurance. "Life insurance lead generation plays an important role in helping ...

Aware names head of international

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... what we have built to continue to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns for our 1.3 million members. Mathieu is the natural choice to lead that work." Elshout said he was looking forward to taking on a broader leadership role while continuing to drive ...