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Treasury launches minimum tax on discretionary trusts draft legislation

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2026
... and excess franking credits, as well as roll-over relief is also up for discussion. Under the proposed changes, non-corporate beneficiaries will be able to claim a non-refundable tax offset for the tax payable by the trustee in respect of their share ...

ASIC and APRA move to streamline FAR

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... time running their businesses," McCarthy Hockey said. ASIC commissioner Alan Kirkland said the proposals reflected the corporate regulator's ongoing focus on simplifying regulatory processes. "We continue to explore opportunities to streamline the ...

Scams and governance failures dominate tip-offs to ASIC

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
The corporate watchdog received around 9800 tip-offs of misconduct from the public in the first six months of the year. Retail investor issues and governance matters continued to dominate reports received by ASIC, which together accounted for over four ...

Superannuation assets inch to nearly $4.8tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... and the public sector's 10. Public sector funds grew by 10% over the period to $653.8 billion. There are only two corporate funds left in Australia - the Mercer Super Trust and Russell Investments Master Trust. Mercer Super Trust has more than $71 ...

AFCA consults on rule changes under upcoming scam framework

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2026
... to the Scam Rules. AFCA noted all material changes to the AFCA Scheme Rules require approval from its board and the corporate regulator ASIC, who will also consult with other SPF regulators before approving any of AFCA's final changes. The proposed rules ...

FEATURE | Managed accounts | Industrialising advice

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2026
... structural oversight." The rapid growth and industrialisation of advice through managed accounts is also drawing the corporate regulator's attention to the governance of what is being offered to retail clients. Managed accounts operate under two ...

Perpetual weighed down by wealth management business

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... management revenue. Operating revenue of $1.4 billion was stable year-on-year, with revenue growth reflected by its corporate trust division, while net profit after tax (NPAT) was $88.9 million, up from the$58.2 million loss reported in FY25. Underlying ...

Super trustee business dents Equity Trustees' FY26 results

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... management, administration and supervision for continuing operations, which includes the trustee and wealth services (TWS) and corporate trustee services (CTS), increased 15.1% to $191.9 billion. Revenue for both ongoing departments also increased 9.4% ...

MFG profit falls 47% as Barrenjoey lifts combined earnings

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... reporting period following MFG's merger with Barrenjoey, which has created a more diversified financial markets, corporate finance and investment management business. On a pro forma basis, including both businesses for the full year, the combined ...

Pacific Current eyes return to active management

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2026
... reflects the successful execution of our strategy to simplify the business and retire debt. Interest income now covers corporate expenses more than three times over, our cost base is 41% lower, with scope for further material reduction in FY27 and we ...