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Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... generations, and making the budget stronger, more sustainable and helping to take the pressure off inflation. These objectives put focus on an overhaul of the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, tax on discretionary trusts to address ...

Iress names chief tech officer to lead AI transformation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... for advisers to manage client operations. "Iress has strong and enviable technology foundations and a clear strategy. Our focus now is on execution, modernising the platform, simplifying our technology environment and delivering high-quality outcomes ...

Aware Super strengthens support for financial advisers

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... the delivery of education with licensees and advisers, in a move to expand its advice relationships capability. To better focus on the initiative, the $235 billion super fund has created the role of senior manager technical services, appointing Troy ...

ASX names Lofthouse's successor

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... expansion of Euronext Clearing into a multi-asset international clearing house. One of Attia's core responsibilities will likely focus on the revitalisation of ASX's Clearing House Electronic Sub register System (CHESS), as it looks to complete the replacement ...

NZ Super 'accepts' court loss, updates policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (Guardians), the manager of the $90 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund, has confirmed it will not appeal a recent Judicial Review which found two of its policy documents were not formulated in accordance ...

Aussie active equity managers lack persistent outperformance: SPIVA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... relative to its peers. The Persistence scorecard measures this consistency and reveals that, regardless of asset class or style focus, active management outperformance tends to be relatively short-lived," authors of the report said. Across the ditch ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... to ASIC to better data use when supervising managed investment schemes. This comes as the government launched a review to focus on governance and oversight of registered MISs used by retail investors following the collapses of First Guardian and Shield ...

Industry welcomes government's productivity push

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... the groundwork to push productivity across financial services. ABA chief executive Simon Birmingham said increasing the focus on improving productivity and regulatory reform would be crucial to supporting business investment, creating jobs, lifting living ...

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

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... ASIC will partially meet the cost of this measure through cost recovery. It comes as the government launched a review to focus on governance and oversight of registered MISs used by retail investors following the collapses of First Guardian and Shield ...

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

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers unveiled a new $2 billion Local Infrastructure Fund aimed at accelerating housing delivery and easing development delays. The fund will support local governments and state utilities providers in delivering essential "last mile" ...