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Trump slugs Australia with new 'forced-labour' tariffs

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... impose and effectively enforce a prohibition on the importation of goods produced with forced labour," according to a Federal Register notice. Australia will cop a 12.5% tariff, alongside countries such as New Zealand, the Philippines, Oman, Russia ...

ASIC bans former NextGen Financial Group directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
... Group, which was wound up shortly after failing to comply with an AFCA determination that was subsequently escalated to the Federal Court. NextGen's AFSL was active from February 2004 until February 2024. One of the firm's former clients, WJ & V ...

GDG delivers 36% jump in FUM

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2026
... above $3 million and is expected to drive demand for tax-effective structures outside superannuation," GDG said. "The 2026 Federal Budget's tax reforms to capital gains, discretionary trusts and negative gearing significantly widens the pool of investors ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... licensee's business model before they are onboarded. This is a clear breach of trust." ASIC currently also has cases in the Federal Court against Equity Trustees and Diversa Trustees, both trustees-for-hire, externally licensed companies appointed ...

HUB24 FUA soars over $164bn

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... excluding large migrations, HUB24 said. "In the context of market volatility and the recent tax changes proposed in the Federal Budget, the net inflows were stable on the previous corresponding period when excluding large migrations, with year-on-year ...

ASIC boasts $830m record civil penalties

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
... and HSBC Bank Australia admitting to serious failures in protecting customers from scams that cost it $35 million. The Federal Court also recently ordered Westpac to pay a $26 million penalty for widespread failures in responding to customer hardship ...

ASIC cancels AFSL of Australian Fiduciaries

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... registered managed investment schemes for the 2024 financial year and for the first half of FY25. ASIC in an application to the Federal Court was seeking to preserve the assets of the scheme and obtain a clearer picture of the financial position of the ...

Aussies ditch 'Great Australian Dream,' pursue 'Great Australian Lifestyle'

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2026
... feel on track to achieve it. "With cost-of-living pressures, interest rate rises and even uncertainty around what recent Federal Budget changes may mean for them, it's understandable many Australians feel less in control of when and how they retire," ...

Warakirri, LongView launch home equity strategy

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... explained recent tax reforms do not eliminate opportunities in the domestic housing market. "Despite the impacts of the latest Federal Budget, the underlying drivers - population growth and well-located land - support continued value appreciation for ...

First Mutual unregistered MIS wound up

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026
... unregistered managed investment scheme (MIS), which allegedly gambled $80 million of investor money, has been wound up by the Federal Court. Justice Button approved ASIC's application to facilitate the orderly administration of any remaining assets ...
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