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ASX Advisory Group gives update on corporate governance revision

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
The Advisory Group on Corporate Governance (AGCG) for the ASX has met for the third time, providing an update on the revision of the ASX's corporate governance principles, which were last updated in 2019. The AGCG said its priority was to complete the ...

Budget to overhaul negative gearing, CGT discount, family trusts

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... confirmed the Budget will include a productivity package and a tax reform package but did not delve into the details. "The election began a year of delivery and the Budget will begin a year of more ambitious reform. Reform, which is made more, not less ...

Regal Partners appoints chair-elect

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... Yates as the chair-elect and independent non-executive director of the board, effective today. Yates will still stand for election at Regal Partners' annual general meeting (AGM) on May 28, in a bid to assume the role of the chair. Yates is currently ...

NZ Super chair's term extended by two years

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2026
... and continuity of the manager of the $93 billion super fund. "It also maintains stability and continuity during the pre-election period and beyond, particularly as five of the seven board members are in their first term," Willis said. "Williamson brings ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... make people become engaged first before they go out and seek advice." It has been nearly one year since Labor's re-election in May 2025. Mulino is sitting on critical pieces of legislation the industry has been waiting on with bated breath. Yet ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... the discount for some time; it, along with removing negative gearing, was a commitment the Labor party took to the 2019 election. Independent MP Allegra Spender released a whitepaper this month which called for the CGT discount to be reduced to 30% ...

MLC completes full Retirement Boost rollout for advisers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 2 MAR 2026
... customer innovation Ashton Jones said it is simple to sign up for the product, with clients only required to make an election on their superannuation account in the savings phase. "For most clients we would expect that they would take up retirement boost ...

Super moves: Mercer, AusSuper, Future Fund, VFMC

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2026
... has a longstanding engagement with the SBAI, and we're delighted to build on this relationship through Shikha's election to the board," the fund said. Meanwhile, Carl Astorri, formerly acting head of mid-risk at AustralianSuper, has been named ...

Chalmers to focus on productivity, economic repair in 2026 Budget

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2026
... productivity challenge, which has been a feature of our economy in recent decades and a big part of our focus since the last election. "And thirdly, all of this global economic uncertainty which is accelerating as the world becomes more volatile. They ...

Improvised super tax poses unfair, inequitable outcomes: Industry

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 JAN 2026
... of the asset's market value at 30 June 2026 or the asset's CGT cost base. This approach would remove the need for an election to be made - reducing the regulatory burden on all participants across the small superannuation fund sector, the SMSFA said. ...
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