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New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
New laws that toughen the rules around capital gains tax (CGT) to ensure foreign residents pay their fair share of tax on Australian real property have passed both houses of parliament. Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser ...

End of an era as Bowater leaves Frontier

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
Industry veteran Kim Bowater is leaving Frontier Advisors after 24 years, marking the departure of one of the asset consultant's most senior figures. The director of consulting started at Frontier in 2002, climbing the ranks to reach the firm's ...

Netwealth recruits AI expert to boost in-house advice tech

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
Netwealth has appointed data intelligence expert and technologist Silvio Giorgio as general manager of data and artificial intelligence (AI). An immediate focus for Giorgio will be to aggregate multiple sources of data for advisers, helping organise ...

First-mover costs stifle digital finance: report

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
Despite Australia boasting the technology and institutional capabilities for digital finance, several factors, including high barriers to first-movers, are derailing growth. According to a report from BlockchainAPAC, which recently conducted a national ...

ASIC zeroes in on recurring compliance breaches

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
ASIC has warned financial advice licensees to address lapses in reference checking, professional indemnity insurance and superannuation advice practices in an update released this week. The regulator has recently released new guidance for professional ...

Brookfield wins US$1bn mandate from Nuclear Liabilities Fund

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
Brookfield Asset Management has secured an initial US$1 billion mandate from the UK's Nuclear Liabilities Fund to manage a multi-asset portfolio. The mandate will be managed by Brookfield's Investment Solutions Group (ISG) and will invest globally ...

Government backs Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
The Federal Government has backed an overhaul of Australia's regulatory sandbox framework, agreeing to repeal the legislation underpinning the Enhanced Regulatory Sandbox (ERS) and replace it with a more flexible model designed to support financial ...

Acclaim Wealth appoints head of distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
Acclaim Wealth has appointed Tony Smith as head of distribution. Smith will lead Acclaim's distribution strategy, adviser engagement initiatives and business development activities nationally, with a focus on supporting existing adviser relationships ...

Three super funds fined for misleading investment options

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
Three industry superannuation funds - Australian Retirement Trust (ART), TelstraSuper and Australian Food Super - have been pinged by ASIC for misleading members about their investment options' asset allocation and performance objectives. Each super ...

State Street appoints head of Asia Pacific

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
State Street has appointed Tim Helyar as head of Asia Pacific, effective immediately, taking the helm from Lochiel Crafter, who recently retired. Based in Hong Kong, Helyar will oversee State Street's Asia Pacific business strategy, strengthen its governance ...