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Soul Patts records 'landmark' year after merger

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... ASX-listed manager continues to anticipate strong performance in the current financial year. Group statutory net profit after tax (NPAT) was $2.2 billion, up 501.9% from the prior year, driven by operating NPAT of $319 million, portfolio gains of $343 ...

Rest director for product departs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
... months. Former chief financial officer John O'Sullivan left the fund in August to take on the role of head of financial and tax and deputy chief financial officer role at HESTA. Earlier this month Rest head of regulatory policy also departed the ...

FAAA flags gaps in discretionary trusts tax reforms, deficient framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Under the proposed minimum tax on discretionary trust reforms, the Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) highlighted concerns over trustees potentially being forced to make "major and largely irreversible decisions" before the rules and guidance ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... thanks to the long-term decline in home ownership and the pressures that an ageing population and structural trends in the tax base are placing on working-age Australians. Treasury is therefore pinning its hopes on the AI boom to boost productivity ...

AI overtakes superfunds for investor education

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... and familiar assets to make major financial decisions." The research also found uncertainty around proposed capital gains tax and negative gearing changes could be affecting prospective investors, with 29% saying they did not understand the government ...

EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... $1.4 billion was stable year-on-year, with revenue growth reflected by its corporate trust division, while net profit after tax (NPAT) was $88.9 million, up from the$58.2 million loss reported in FY25. Underlying profit before tax (UPBT) for corporate ...

Taxpayers to foot Age Pension if super turned into ATM: SMC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2026
... give Australians paying rent or a mortgage the choice to take one quarter of their future compulsory super contributions as a tax-advantaged 3% pay boost for up to three years. If Australians opt-in to the boost, 9% of their super will still go into ...

Automic Group launches full-service fund admin, custody platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... administration processes through a connected ecosystem spanning custody, trade processing, corporate actions, investment accounting, tax and investor administration. The single data layer and scalable technology solution provides fund managers with automated ...

SMSFs lure $14bn from retail, industry super funds

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
... technology to increase service capacity while focusing their expertise on areas where clients continue to value it most, including tax, retirement, estate planning, investment considerations and regulatory change," he said.

Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Treasury has released draft legislation on a capital gains tax (CGT) concession for start-ups and small businesses, embedding several amendments that have been lauded as a "substantial win" by an industry body. From 1 July 2027, the bill introduces ...