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US and Aussie shares 'incredibly divergent': UniSuper

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... have bank reporting season early in the month, that was a bit disappointing. Then between rate hikes and those capital gains tax changes in the budget, they're both expected to weigh on bank earnings as we move forward," Colosimo said. "The second ...

J.P. Morgan AM awarded fresh portfolio structuring mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... able to offer zero transaction costs in FX hedging when moving funds or unit classes and reduce costs or client capital gains tax (CGT) when implementing asset allocation recommendations. Commenting, JPMAM head of wholesale Mark Carlile said the mandate ...

Charter Hall updates FY26 guidance amid strong insto appetite

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2026
... Harrison said FY26 is set to be the strongest year of capital raising since inception despite recent changes to capital gains tax and negative gearing brought forward in the Federal Budget. "Across the capital spectrum, we anticipate heightened demand ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... that are at least 50% wholesale investors. Pointing to Treasurer Jim Chalmers' proposed overhaul of the capital gains tax (CGT) discount announced on Budget night, Inwood said that is perhaps "the best thing" the government can do for financial advice ...

Removing CGT discount on all assets will make tax system fairer: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said changes to the capital gains tax (CGT) is fundamentally about reducing distortions in the tax system as a whole and to introduce a more fair and neutral system in place of the current one. Speaking at the Bloomberg Forum ...

Structural reforms necessary despite global shocks: Chalmers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAY 2026
... 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 intergenerational inequity, pushing for investment ...

Investors the biggest losers in 2026 Budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2026
... security, cost-of-living relief, tax reforms and productivity improvement. The highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing, which aim to "level the playing field for first home buyers," captured much of wealth ...

Foreign investors housing ban extended

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... to date, combining tax reform, infrastructure spending and supply side incentives.in "We will replace the 50% capital gains tax discount with inflation-adjusted indexation from 1 July 2027, to restore the taxation of real gains, and introduce a minimum ...

Minimum 30% tax for discretionary trusts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... rely on," he added. In the lead up to Budget night, Chalmers sold reforms to discretionary trusts, along with capital gains tax discount and negative gearing, as strengthening intergenerational equity. As the population ages there will be a higher tax ...

Chalmers overhauls negative gearing, CGT discount

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has affirmed the highly anticipated overhauls to the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing in a bid to "level the playing field for first home buyers." The 50% CGT discount will be replaced with inflation-adjusted ...
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