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Treasury consults shifting tax debts from victims to abusers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
Treasury is consulting on extending the powers of the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) to strengthen its response to financial abuse. This would allow the taxation office to pause debt recovery against victim-survivors, pursue the debts from perpetrators ...

Banned SMSF auditor sentenced for falsifying reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
... conditions, one suspension and six cancellations. ASIC and the Australian Taxation Office jointly regulate SMSF auditors, with the ATO able to refer conduct concerns to ASIC. The regulators have urged SMSF trustees' members to check the registration ...

Zurich completes ClearView takeover

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... official list from the close of trading on August 21. ClearView also provided an update on the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) class ruling relating to the tax treatment of the scheme and special dividend. The ATO has provided a draft ruling consistent ...

Mulino unveils sweeping reforms to cold calling, MISs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... safer by strengthening protections across the superannuation, advice and investment ecosystem." New remits for ASIC, APRA and ATO Regulators APRA and ASIC will be bestowed with new powers in a bid to curb another Shield and First Guardian disaster. Mulino ...

Super funds show unpreparedness on Payday Super

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2026
... validate a member at that point in time. It does not replace the other checks that should happen during onboarding," James said. "ATO Stapling, direct fund lookup APIs, and an MVR together create a much stronger validation chain. When those services ...

ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) released new guidance for SMSFs affected by the looming limited recourse borrowing arrangement (LRBA) changes for residential property, with the SMSF Association (SMSFA) saying it provides important clarity for trustees ...

ASIC ramps up action against SMSF auditors

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... review. Approved SMSF auditors are registered under the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993, with ASIC and the ATO jointly overseeing the sector. Auditors subject to ASIC decisions May seek an internal review and, where applicable, appeal ...

LRBA ban raises questions as new details emerge

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2026
... small or marginal segment of the lending market. Our members alone wrote over 16,000 new residential SMSF loans in FY26. The ATO estimate of 4000 per year is based on data that Treasury officials have acknowledged is around three years old," Tate said. ...

Warakirri, LongView launch home equity strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Warakirri Asset Management and LongView are partnering to bring a new shared equity co-investment fund exclusively to wholesale investors seeking access to Australia's residential property market. The Home Equity Fund 2 tracks the Cotality National ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... 2026. Conscious of the short transitional period, the SMSFA has met with Treasury, which confirmed it is working with the ATO to develop a "rapid response" guidance on the ban, which is expected to be released "in the very near future". The guidance ...
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