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ASIC cancels Trive Financial's AFSL as review into CFDs continues

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2026
ASIC has cancelled the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) of contracts for difference (CFD) issuer Trive Financial Services Australia, after determining the company was no longer carrying on a financial services business in Australia. The ...

Government consults on discretionary trust tax

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The government is consulting on the minimum tax on discretionary trusts set to come into effect 1 July 2028. Annoucned during the 2026 Federal Budget, Treasury is now seeking industry feedback on the incoming tax around the expanded rollover relief ...

ASFA makes suggestions for performance test overhaul

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has called for the federal governments annual superannuation performance test to be modernised, arguing the current framework is discouraging long-term investment assets such as housing, infrastructure ...

Nominations open for the 2026 Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
Nominations for the 2026 Financial Standard Power50 are now open as we recognise the country's most influential advisers who continue to raise the standards for the profession and provide outstanding service to clients and the wider community. This ...

Future Generation returns top 20%

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026
Future Generation Australia has increased its fully franked interim dividend after it delivered a 20.1% total shareholder return over the past year. The company lifted its interim dividend to 3.8 cents per share, fully franked, taking the annualised ...

VanEck switches to AI-powered index

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
The ETF issuer is making a switch to one of its ETFs, telling Financial Standard the ETF will be Australia's first to use artificial intelligence (AI) to select international stocks, while confirming several new products will be available in the near ...

First Guardian victims recoup 8% of $38m loan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Victims of the First Guardian Master Fund will only recoup $2.9 million out of a $38.3 million loan made by responsible entity Falcon Capital, according to liquidators who said the amount represents a realistic commercial value compared to alternative ...

Aware Super partners to invest in $1.65bn property platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
Aware Super has teamed up with Macquarie Asset Management (MAM)-owned Tribera, to invest in a property platform that will own and operate German purpose-built student accommodation assets, targeting a portfolio with more than $1.65 billion (€1bn) ...

APRA names new deputy chairs

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has welcomed the appointment of two new deputy chairs, with current board member Therese McCarthy Hockey and former assistant treasurer David Bradbury set to join the regulator's leadership. ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026
New data from Rainmaker Information found MySuper or default options continued to deliver consistent performances and returns for Australians, despite periods of uncertainty. According to the Rainmaker MySuper Index, which contains all MySuper and default ...
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