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Law blocking abusers from hiding assets in super enters parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
... are convicted of child sexual abuse to avoid paying compensation to their victims, and I look forward to this vital legislation delivering exactly that," Rowland said. "My message to victim-survivors is clear - we hear you, and we have your back."

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... advice." It has been nearly one year since Labor's re-election in May 2025. Mulino is sitting on critical pieces of legislation the industry has been waiting on with bated breath. Yet, he has not so much mentioned a date when any types of draft laws ...

Solaris prepares to launch LIC for income seekers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... feature of the Solaris income strategy is its forward-looking approach to dividend forecasting. Since the change to tax legislation and effective ban on off-market buybacks in October 2022, special dividends have become the dominant way companies return ...

Treasury proposes advice education standard reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... earnings. "Applying tax to earnings after death is a significant outcome that wasn't clearly evident from the legislation or explanatory materials and raises important questions about how Division 296 will operate in practice, particularly where ...

CALI pushes for advice reforms as Australians turn to AI

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2026
... introducing the second part of its financial advice reforms. Tranche two of the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) legislation would allow life insurers to provide simple advice directly to their customers without any extra cost, it added. Minister ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
... treasurer Ted O'Brien have "failed this major test" by opposing the measures. "The Liberals and Nationals opposed this legislation which will deliver a more secure retirement for more than a million Australians, including hundreds of thousands of young ...

Major super reforms cost members $670m in death benefits: ASFA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... research from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) shows. Seven years since the two pieces of legislation took effect, ASFA estimated about 5000 Australians per year died without life insurance cover, resulting in their families ...

Treasury proposes options to block victim-survivors' super going to perpetrators

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
... sure that doesn't happen," minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said, adding that it is unlikely draft legislation on the issue will be made available before the Federal Budget in May as the government does not wish to rush a decision. The ...

ASIC reviews lead generators again, names advisers using them

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... to call for a ban on lead generation for superannuation and financial advice, including extending the anti-hawking legislation to cover financial advice. As it stands, the anti-hawking legislation only applies to the sale of financial products, including ...

AustralianSuper calls for reform in pre-Budget submission

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2026
... and deliver better outcomes so more Australians can live well in retirement." The $400 billion super fund called for legislation to allow members to make contributions to pension accounts; implementing the Delivering Better Financial Outcomes (DBFO) ...