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FAAA calls for rethink on trust tax overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
The Financial Advice Association (FAAA) has urged the federal government to reconsider its proposed minimum tax on discretionary trusts, warning the reforms could impose significant costs on small businesses, financial advisers and lower income Australians ...

HSBC Australia sells $36b retail loan book to Blackstone

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2026
HSBC Australia will sell its portfolio of local home loans and personal loans valued at $36 billion to Blackstone. The sale is expected to complete in the first half of 2027, subject to regulatory approval. The remainder of HSBC Australia's retail ...

Netwealth tightens trustee oversight with new hire

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... working closely with Aware Super. Before that, she was the general manager of product, super retirement, insurance solutions at Rest, and senior manager, investment governance at NGS Super. Earlier in her career, she held roles at AMP, Colonial First ...

Block Earner launches crypto-backed loan platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
Block Earner has launched Australia's first crypto-backed lending platform, which utilises Fireblocks' institutional-grade custody technology to safeguard clients' assets. The collaboration reflects a growing demand for fintechs and digital asset businesses ...

AMP appoints employer partnership lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... development, account management and adviser partnerships teams under a single leadership structure. Millington joins from Rest, where he helped establish the fund's workplace superannuation capability, having previously held senior roles at MLC and ...

Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... retirement, and we welcome the commitment from the Australian Labor Party (ALP) to add this to their national platform." Rest chief member officer Simone Van Veen said the inclusion of this reform in Labor's policy platform is an encouraging step towards ...

Former chief financial officer at Rest returns in new role

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
Rest is welcoming back its former chief financial officer as its inaugural chief commercial officer. The $100 billion profit to member superannuation fund said it was reshaping its executive team to support the next phase of its long-term growth strategy. ...

Rest calls for better alignment in default options

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
Rest conducted a survey addressing concerns around the ambiguity of standardised investment options and product labels. As a result, the industry fund is now calling for the government to strengthen alignment within the industry. The survey collected ...

SS&C axes jobs, shifts roles offshore

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
US software services giant SS&C Technologies has slashed 170 Australian roles in the operations, technology and delivery teams. Last year, Insignia Financial struck a deal with SS&C to outsource about 1300 staff who worked in its master trust business ...

Aberdeen backs global growth despite rising inflation

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... banks to easy policy more gradually than markets anticipate. It forecasts the US Federal Reserve will remain on hold for the rest of 2026 before resuming rate cuts in 2027, while the European Central Bank and Bank of England are also expected to pause. ...