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Government to commit $3.7bn to strengthen aged care access

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... accommodation, accelerate the release of Support at Home packages and enhance the quality and affordability of aged care services. In a direct response to the Residential Aged Care Accommodation Pricing Review, the Federal Budget announced it will aim ...

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 ...

Product showcase: A guaranteed future

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... run out are increasingly attractive to both financial advisers and their clients, and Allianz Retire+ head of technical services Justine Marquet has noticed a renewed urgency from advisers in the market for annuities. "What we're hearing consistently ...

Another private equity manager joins bidding war for oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... proposal may emerge that is capable of being recommended by the board," it said. oOh!media provides outdoor advertising services.. It has over 35,000 assets across its national digital and classic network that reaches over 99% of metro Australians and ...

legalsuper announces C-suite changes

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... appointment reflects a strong pattern growing amongst funds with the importance upon member engagement, retention and services as competition intensifies across the retirement saving sector. The fund said its MySuper Balanced option returned 12.56% for ...

ASIC bans property wealth coach operating without licence

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
ASIC has permanently banned Queensland property developer Trent Simon Giumelli from providing financial services after he raised $48 million from members for real estate wealth coaching programs without a financial services licence. ASIC has accused ...

Mulino, Hogan headline 2026 SIAA Conference

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2026
... Association (SIAA) Conference will soon unveil several, new key initiatives and research, while the minister for financial services and his counterpart will provide updates on critical reforms at the annual conference. Conducted over the last 18 months ...

Performance test reforms to curb benchmark hugging: Treasury

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... introduced in 2021 and until last year, 108 of the 123 products that failed the test have been extinguished. Financial Services Council Blake Briggs said: "A CPI + X benchmark for a limited portion of portfolios would provide funds with greater flexibility ...

Advice industry can't afford CSLR to be an 'unsustainable mess': FAAA

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... changes to the CSLR scheme, with close to four in five (79%) urging to spread any special levy cost across the financial services sector on a more "even basis". While 63% want to cap the total amount paid by the advice sector and 74% are calling to change ...

HUB24 hires head of retail distribution

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2026
... decade of senior leadership experience across distribution, adviser engagement and strategic growth roles within financial services. Most recently, he served as a general manager of distribution and marketing at Resolution Life, where he oversaw adviser ...