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Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... companies sitting below that at 25%, the case for a discretionary trust collapses to non-tax considerations. Asset protection and succession planning remain valid reasons to choose a trust. Tax efficiency is no longer one of them," Jayawardena said. ...

ASIC to receive $10m in FY27 to improve MIS supervision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government will provide the market watchdog $10.3 million in the next financial year to enhance its ability to utilise data in its supervision of managed investment schemes. It comes as the government is providing $17.8 million over four years from ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... business income of $489 billion. While there are legitimate reasons to use trusts, such as succession planning and asset protection, Chalmers reasoned that such arrangements "provide opportunities to pay a lower rate of tax that are not available to ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... potential matters as well. Today's annuities don't have to mean giving up the upside but understanding how protection and returns interact is critical." Lastly, Marquet says advisers should consider the overall value of the options on offer in ...

Super funds can drive member engagement through insurance: TAL

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... and guidance tied to major life events could help funds improve engagement and ensure members better understand the protection available through their superannuation.

OECD recommends NZ overhaul pension system

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... average have shorter life expectancy." It said public pension reforms would therefore need to include redistribution and protection for vulnerable groups to avoid inequitable outcomes, while enhanced support for older workers in physically demanding ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
Treasury is addressing benchmarking-hugging incentives encouraged by the superannuation performance test in a new round of consultations that aim to overhaul several "unintended consequences" it has created over the last five years. Treasury acknowledges ...

Insurance premiums to drop for HESTA members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... 12%. From July 1, members will pay less for the same level of death, total and permanent disability (TPD), and income protection cover. On average, the cost of death cover will drop by 6%, while TPD cover will cost about 15% less. Depending on the benefit ...

Income support system cannot handle claims surge: CALI

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAY 2026
... of the increase. It accounts for roughly one in three total and permanent disability claims and one in five income protection claims, placing sustained pressure on insurers and government programs. CALI chief executive Christine Cupitt said the system ...

FEATURE: Fixed income | Adjusting the lens

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... inflationary or fiscal repricing environments. "Future demand shocks are always a possibility, which is why we added inflation-protection to our bond portfolio earlier in the year," Sawtell-Rickson says. "No portfolio can be immune to all scenarios ...