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LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... underestimated, which will affect a market significantly larger than what officials suggested, with major implications for housing supply and competition in the mortgage market. The government swiftly passed legislation to ban SMSFs from accessing LRBAs ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... manufacturing at home," Greer said. "Today's action strikes an overdue blow against the prevalence of forced labour in global supply chains and sends a clarion call to the world to join the United States in adopting the most common-sense of policies ...

HSBC appoints structured finance chief

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... trade solutions Nadia Ladak said Australian businesses are operating in an increasingly challenging environment marked by supply chain disruption, higher input costs and longer payment cycles. "Australian businesses are navigating supply chain complexity ...

Equities lead as Australian managed funds attract $13bn in H1

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... the Reserve Bank of Australia delivered its third consecutive interest rate rise and concerns over conflict and energy supply disruptions in the Middle East weighed sentiment. Equity funds attracted the largest share of new money over the six months ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... bank of Japan is tipped to continue gradually lifting interest rates. Aberdeen chief economist Paul Diggle said recurring supply side disruptions had fundamentally altered the inflation outlook. "The global economy has entered a regime of higher inflation ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... housing policy distinguishes between investor demand for existing homes and investment in new homes which increases housing supply. "We are also concerned the changes to the LRBA rules will make the remaining residential SMSF lending market even thinner ...

KKR injects $400m into Ampol

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026
... seeks to provide solutions to high-quality companies, entrepreneurs and sponsors. Listed on the ASX, Ampol operates a fuel supply and marketing value chain in Australia that encompasses the Lytton refinery in Queensland, a national network of terminals ...

IMF downgrades Australian outlook

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... inflation returns to the target range of 2-3% and the labour market has sustainable full employment. "Ultimately, while supply shocks create difficult trade-offs, they do not lessen the importance of maintaining low and stable inflation. "Supply shocks ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... buyers. They share a divisive anti-worker agenda," Chalmers said. "This is all about encouraging investment in new housing supply while also respecting previous investment decisions people have made." The old intersection between the tax system and the ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... also set to take effect on this date. Residential property will be limited to "new builds that genuinely add to housing supply." Business Council chief executive Bran Black said changes to CGT "take some sting out of the tax bite for small businesses ...