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SMC calls for guaranteed super for domestic workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has called on the government to scrap laws which deny domestic workers in private homes - cleaners, housekeepers and nannies - guaranteed superannuation. SMC said these workers are primarily women and the laws are "outdated ...

'Not much' RBA can do about short-term inflation woes: Hauser

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2026
... highest user of diesel per capita in the world," he said. "So, this is a big real income shock for Australia, even if national income and the fiscal coffers may benefit from that net export position." Hauser added that while the short-term economic effects ...

SMSF Adviser Network shuts its doors, 85 advisers vanish from FAR

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2026
... advice on SMSF establishments and classes of product, but not specific products, under authorisation provided by the National Tax & Accountants' Association's (NTAA) Australian financial services licence (AFSL). According to Padua WealthData ...

Macquarie-backed IDA sets up $150m credit warehouse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... platform and our origination, execution and management processes," Urbach said. IDA recently appointed Jeremy Townend as its national head of property finance, Anthony Greig as head of funds management and Shane Boyce as the Queensland state director ...

Merchant pledges long-term commitment to Australia with new hires

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2026
... business banking, structured lending and professional services, which includes senior roles at Macquarie Bank overseeing national portfolios between different industries. In his new role, he will focus on structured capital solutions, partner firm lending ...

Albanese stresses importance of 'economic sovereignty'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2026
As the conflict in the Middle East continues, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has used his address at the National Press Club to stress the importance of economic sovereignty to support national resilience. Albanese said the government is focused on ...

FEATURE: Estate planning | Best laid plans

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... and Millennials - are more likely to have used illicit substances than older generations. According to the 2022-2023 National Drug Strategy Household Survey, an estimated 10.2 million (47%) people aged 14 and over in Australia had used an illicit drug ...

Women to drive tailored advice demand: State Street

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... industry is now more than an 'individual' concern; it is a system that influences the wider economy, capital markets and national financial stability, which creates significant opportunity for the financial services industry. The report said providers ...

Count expands national advice footprint with $72m takeover

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2026
... recurring wealth revenues and supports our ambition to scale our employed adviser network and build a truly differentiated national advice platform." Meanwhile, Oracle founder and managing director Peter Durbin said: "We are excited about this transaction ...

TPB consults on AI usage rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2026
... of the Tax and Transfer Policy Institute Advisory Committee at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University.