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PC calls on government to 'redouble' efforts to close the gap

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2026
... "Communities gaining greater control of their data is a bedrock ambition of the Agreement. This is a meaningful step in the right direction," Button said. The ADCR highlights that significant gaps remain in the data that's available to assess progress. ...

The advice opportunity for medical professionals: NAB

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
... that, their financial lives are more complex, but also full of opportunity when supported properly," Saadie said. "With the right advice and structures in place, they are in a strong position to turn peak earnings into lasting confidence and choice." ...

Special Feature: Beyond safekeeping

BRENDAN SWIFT  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... we don't necessarily want to be stitching that together so we work proactively with our provider to get this balance right." Stuart Hill, a former head of investment operations at Active Super who now advises asset owners as a custody consultant ...

Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Labor's policy platform is an encouraging step towards more equitable retirement outcomes for the fund's younger members. "Right now, a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old could work side by side in the same job, but only one of them would be entitled to ...

Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
US President Donald Trump will slug trading partners, including Australia, with new tariffs of 10% to 12.5% on the premise of pressuring foreign governments to strengthen bans on "the importation of goods produced with forced labour." Australia is listed ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... and previously owned by Beacon Financial Group, was an AFCA member from November 2018 to November 2024. Both men have the right to seek a review of ASIC's decisions through the Administrative Review Tribunal.

Fund managers unsure about expenditures on AI

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... intelligence (AI) capabilities continue to grow across the fund management industry, many aren't sure if they are spending the right amount, new Clearwater Analytics research found. According to the study, which included responses from some 178 fund ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... see them go up too much more than where they are at now. "It depends on the regulatory costs that go within our industry, right? Regulation has been a big feature of our industry for many years now, and the more regulatory cost we get, the more cost ...

KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... clients and people that I am prepared to be courageous, take the tough decisions and lead the changes we need to set us on the right path," Sams said. "The firm fell short of the standards rightly expected of us, and the accountability for these failures ...

ASX to rejig corporate governance framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... way that reflects their circumstances, while remaining accountable to investors when they don't. Getting that balance right is what we're asking the market to test through this consultation," ASX acting group executive for listings Gavin Skene ...