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Law blocking abusers hiding super assets passes parliament

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAY 2026
The government has passed landmark legislation allowing victim survivors of child sexual abuse to access the superannuation assets of convicted offenders who fail to pay court ordered compensation. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... wealth business permanent, who has been acting in the role since February of this year. Wall previously led Iress' superannuation business, overseeing its performance and successful transition to new ownership under Apex Group. "I'm encouraged by the ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Former adviser jailed over $2m SMSF investment scheme

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... from conduct between 2017 and 2021, during which Arandez recommended clients invest money from their self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) into investment products he controlled. Investors were promised fixed returns of up to 300% after three years. ...

Future Group invests in energy transition with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... the exposure to global markets is an important step in advancing the energy transition. "As Australia's first superannuation fund to invest in I Squared's Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund we are excited about the opportunity and look forward ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... tax. The minimum tax will also not apply to other types of trusts. This includes widely held trusts, complying superannuation funds, special disability trusts, deceased estates and charitable trusts. Exemptions also apply to primary production income ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... which aimed to deliver one million new homes over five years from 2024. The Accord brought together governments, superannuation funds and the construction sector, with the Commonwealth committing an initial $350 million to support 10,000 affordable homes ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... "prospective and respect previous investment decisions and will not impact the main residence CGT exemption or superannuation tax arrangements." The exemption of superannuation was met with resounding relief. The Association of Superannuation Funds of ...

TelstraSuper-Aware Super merger complete

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... proposal. About 85,000 TelstraSuper members have now joined Aware Super via a Successor Fund Transfer (SFT) to create a superannuation fund with approximately 1.3 million members and over $235 billion in funds under management. The two funds first announced ...

Rest faces scrutiny over alleged super reporting error

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Rest has come under scrutiny following claims it incorrectly reported superannuation contributions to the Australian Taxation Office for an individual who was never a member of the fund. The issue was raised publicly by financial planner Matt Marsh ...