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APRA targets platform trustees, welcomes stronger powers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2026
APRA is targeting platform trustees' uplift in investment governance in a new consultation, which is underscored by Labor's proposed new powers that will enable it to police new capital requirements for superannuation funds that offer higher-risk options ...

Mulino brings New Class of Advisers to life, guarantees fairer CSLR funding

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2026
... be circumstances where consumers need a genuine safety net." The proposed changes comprise two out of three major reforms Labor hopes will better protect consumers via the superannuation system and financial advice.

First Sentier expands Northern Trust mandate

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2026
... showing no signs of slowing to expanding its footprint around the world, recently pulling mandates from Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds and Frontier Advisors.

Centuria Office REIT posts 379% jump in profit

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
Centuria Office REIT (ASX:COF) has reported a profit of $55.2 million in the 2026 financial year, a 379% jump from the $19.8 million loss reported in the previous year. While funds from operations fell from 11.8 to 11.2 cents per unit compared to last ...

Teen workers to miss out on $411m in FY27: SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2026
... would also simplify super obligations for employers by giving workers of all ages the same super entitlement, she added. The Labor government has recently pledged its commitment to compulsory super for under-18 workers, which was well-received by the ...

Labor commits to compulsory super for under-18 workers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2026
Labor has unanimously supported extending superannuation to under-18 Australian workers. Delegates at Labor's National Conference voted to include a policy to extend compulsory super regardless of the hours of worked, in its National Platform, a formal ...

Northern Trust AM Australia among five to split $4.3bn mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... Trust Asset Management Australia is one of several fund managers that scored a major mandate from Taiwan's Bureau of Labor Funds (BLF) to help manage a total pool of US$3 billion ($4.3bn). The BLF also picked Amundi Asset Management, BNP Paribas ...

Greens, Labor agree on LRBA ban on SMSFs

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
... criticised Labor's "low ambition" to fixing the housing crisis. "... by grandfathering in wealthy property investor tax perks Labor has once again chosen to put the 1% over the millions of people trying to buy their first home," Waters said. "Backing ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... businesses will get concessions and carve-outs, so we consider that to be a finished piece of work," he said. On Budget night, Labor proposed replacing the 50% CGT discount with inflation-adjusted indexation to take back the CGT discount to the pre-1999 ...

Proposed CGT reforms could upend HNW low advice demand

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
The high-net-worth (HNW) population's vast pool of wealth estimated to be worth a whopping $4.4 trillion, yet only one quarter employ the services of a financial adviser, new research finds, but Labor's proposed tax reforms could change this. ...
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