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Future Group invests in energy transition with fresh mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
Future Group has invested an undisclosed sum in I Squared Capital's Energy Transition Infrastructure Fund (ETIF) to fast-track its energy transition effort, while seeking exclusive opportunities outside the Australian market. ETIF supports climate change ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... real gains across all asset classes. The new rules will apply from 1 July 2027. Changes to negative gearing reforms are also set to take effect on this date. Residential property will be limited to new builds that genuinely add to housing supply. Properties ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... innovation, such as making the instant asset write-off permanent," Birmingham said. "However, productivity reform must not be set and forget. An ongoing and ambitious reform agenda is required to deliver long-lasting productivity improvements." The Actuaries ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... have real-time visibility on which workers have been unpaid or underpaid super every single pay cycle. The government must set the ATO bold targets to swiftly recover that money owed to everyday working Australians," she added. Meanwhile, the government ...

Government pushes for investment risk taking

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... government said it will also adjust asset and fund size caps for venture capital to compensate for inflation since they were last set. It noted this will help unlock more foreign and local investment in the sector and help align with modern company valuations. ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Discretionary trusts have been slapped with a 30% minimum tax amid a slew of "fairer tax arrangements" reforms in the 2026-27 Budget to address intergenerational inequity. From 1 July 2028, Treasurer Jim Chalmers proposes to introduce the new tax that ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... homeownership and build on our work over the last four years to build more houses," Chalmers said. The government is also set to limit negative gearing for residential property to new builds from 1 July 2027. The changes will be prospective, with gains ...

Government plans 'standardised' assessment for NDIS

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The government is taking the next steps to restore the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to its original intent by delivering quality services, clarifying eligibility requirements, slow rapid cost increases and address fraud. The changes are ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... choose either the 50% CGT discount or the new arrangements when they sell the property. Negative gearing reforms are also set to take effect on 1 July 2027. Residential property will be limited to "new builds that genuinely add to housing supply." Properties ...

Calls for CGT, negative gearing reforms 'unanimous': Mulino

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said changes to capital gains tax (CGT) and negative gearing - which are expected to be outlined in tonight's Federal Budget' - came about after "unanimous calls" for reform ...