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Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... overhaul the capital gains tax discount and impose new tax rules on family trusts when Treasurer Jim Chalmers hands down the Federal Budget next week. While nothing has been confirmed, and Treasury has yet to respond to Financial Standard's inquiries ...

Rest calls on government to fix 'motherhood penalty'

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... due to time out of the workforce and reduced earning capacity, the $100 billion super fund said. The fund is urging the federal government to consider introducing superannuation "carer credits", which are payments designed to offset the impact of unpaid ...

Former Berndale director pleads guilty

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... including the misuse of nearly $700,000 in company funds. Stavro D'Amore admitted to three combined charges before the Federal Court, covering breaches of directors' duties, dishonest conduct in financial services, and providing false or misleading ...

Sequoia abandons InterPrac sale

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... the little-known Conquest Investment Partners for $50,000 in late March. The regulator jumped on this, applying to the Federal Court for KPMG to investigate the proposed sale. ASIC expressed concerns the sale could adversely affect InterPrac's creditors ...

Trump building 'better' super system than Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2026
... system." However, Trump said his plan would be "better". "I promised to make the same types of retirement accounts enjoyed by federal employees available to all Americans, and that's what we're doing. Nobody thought that was possible," Trump said while ...

ASX announces interim chief executive

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2026
... originally supposed to be rolled out in April 2021, but faced successive year-long delays. In 2024, ASIC sued the ASX in the Federal Court over allegedly misleading statements related to the project. One of Lofthouse's first calls as chief executive ...

Australia averts recession but not slowdown: JPMAM

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2026
... respond to." The fund manager is expecting just one rate hike at the upcoming meeting on May 5. In the US, it predicts the Federal Reserve will potentially cut rates this year rather than increase them. Europe and parts of Asia, meanwhile, may not fare ...

Generation Life reports cyber attack

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... long-term growth opportunity. "The group is also monitoring potential changes to capital gains tax flagged ahead of the May Federal Budget, which may further influence investor behaviour and demand for tax-effective structures."

Cbus calls for mandatory insurance warnings

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2026
... their insurance safety net won't cover them when things go wrong. The call is part of the fund's submission to the federal government's superannuation advertising ban draft regulations. Cbus said it supports clear limitations on which superannuation ...

ASX declares CHESS clearing services ready

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... originally supposed to be rolled out in April 2021 but faced successive year-long delays. In 2024, ASIC sued the ASX in the Federal Court over allegedly misleading statements related to the project. One of Lofthouse's first calls as chief executive ...