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McKell Institute calls for CGT 'circuit breaker'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2025
A new paper from the McKell Institute calls for a major shake-up of capital gains tax (CGT) via a 'circuit breaker' proposal to the stalled national housing debate. The paper suggests increasing or decreasing the CGT discount is too simple of ...

Hostplus closes two investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025
... "Hostplus offers a range of investment options to suit different goals and risk appetites. If the alternate option we've selected isn't quite right for you, you're welcome to choose another that better aligns with your preferences," Hostplus told mem ...

Most traded stocks in the first half of the year revealed

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUL 2025
... first half of the year, according to new research from AUSIEX. Despite strong growth in the Commonwealth Bank share price, it isn't the most sought-after stock among investors. The most bought stock by retail investors was BHP, followed by Fortescue ...

APRA expects 'no cutting corners' with CPS230

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2025
APRA is warning superannuation funds "not to cut corners" when in it comes to getting their operational risk management in order as the landmark prudential standard CPS 230 comes into effect today. CPS 230 Operational Risk Management effectively forces ...

Grok Ventures sees two executives exit

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025
Grok Ventures - the climate technology investor backed by Atlassian founder Mike Cannon-Brookes - has seen chief executive Tan Kueh and chief investment officer Jeremy Kwong-Law exit the business. "Both have played a huge role in Grok's journey ...

Pinnacle founder Ian Macoun unloads $77m of shares

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2025
... board and Macoun regularly discuss his succession, and following the most recent conversation, confirmed that "his retirement isn't imminent." "... the board and Ian continue to approach the subject in a deliberately flexible manner," Watson said. "Over ...

IFM Investors chief of staff exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... that they lend themselves more to some industries and organisations than others, but we did discover that IFM Investors... isn't really one of them." Financial Standard understands the chief of staff role is not to be replaced. "Amara has made a great ...

Fin365 to build one-stop-shop for financial firms

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 16 JUN 2025
... strong, we're seeing even faster growth in the need for technology and data-focused roles," Hall said. "Outsourcing today isn't about offloading unwanted tasks-it's about finding team members with the right skill sets and the right attitude, no matter ...

APRA plans to remove 'unnecessary obstacles' for longevity products

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2025
... liabilities," APRA said. As currently designed, APRA said the illiquidity premium applies on a one size fits all basis and isn't risk sensitive. APRA proposed allowing a bigger illiquidity premium where cash flows from assets backing annuities are more ...

Financial Standard names Investment Manager of the Year

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2025
Financial Standard has named the winners of its 2025 Investment Leadership Awards, recognising the best investment managers across Australian and international equities, property, infrastructure, fixed income, and multi-asset categories. The Financial ...