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Future Fund executive departs after 10 years

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... governance, budgeting cycles, business case templates - tools designed for a different purpose. Yet technology, data and AI are now core enablers of investment capability. Programs that were once peripheral are now consequential."

Adviser ban stretched to 2028 in ASIC deterrence win

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... prohibition, subject to a condition that he does not provide scoped advice for the duration of the stay. The tribunal has now set aside the FSCP decision and imposed a three year registration prohibition period. On 24 April 2026, the ART ordered that ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... aim to "level the playing field for first home buyers," captured much of wealth managers' attention as many clients will now have to reassess their investment vehicles and tax structures. The 50% CGT discount will be replaced with inflation-adjusted ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... measures support first home buyers, alongside the expanded 5% Deposit Scheme and Help to Buy. "Together, these initiatives now assist more than half of first home buyers into home ownership," Chalmers said. A major early initiative was the National Housing ...

Chalmers chooses 'hard road of reform' in Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... than forecast in the mid-year, saving the government $70 billion in interest costs over the decade. The peak in gross debt is now forecast to be 35.8% of GDP, 1.2 percentage points below the mid-year update. "Gross debt as a percentage of GDP remains ...

TelstraSuper-Aware Super merger complete

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... completed their merger, less than a year after they began to explore the 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 ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... firms. What makes this even more powerful is the data. After years of supporting procurement across thousands of projects, we now have a rich foundation of real-world procurement data," he said. QIC Ventures investment director Nick Capell commented ...

Senate report backs removal 30-hour work threshold for SG

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... superannuation on every dollar earned and extending the Superannuation Guarantee to all under-18 workers. We urge the Government to now outline a plan to implement this change." Rest analysis found a typical 15-year-old member could accumulate an additional ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... holding for longer," Marquet explains. The other change to AGILE was allowing earlier access to guaranteed income. "Clients can now commence lifetime income after just one year, instead of waiting three," Marquet says. "That added flexibility is critical ...

GSFM launches two global private markets funds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... a diversified set of private market funds managed by leading and emerging private market managers." McIntyre added: "Until now, Australian investors have struggled to implement the same asset allocation discipline in their private investing as they do ...