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ATO issues guidance on new LRBA rules for SMSFs

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2026
... Amendment in a deal with the Greens to makes changes to LRBA provisions for regulated superannuation funds, making it part of the law. The tweak was part of a larger tax reform to replace the 50% capital gains tax (CGT) discount for individuals, trusts ...

Pengana threatens legal action against PIA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUL 2026
Pengana Capital Group is threatening legal action against Pengana International Equities (PIA) - the Wilson Asset Management-led board LIC - after shareholders overwhelmingly backed a buy-back it objects to, alleging among other things, "material conflicts ...

FEATURE | Platforms | The investment supermarket

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... a fund offering a platform product as a "platform trustee". But it notes no such legal distinction currently exists in the law, consulting the public to settle on one. A clear and accessible definition, it says, would let the government target reforms ...

KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
The embattled consulting firm has named a new chief executive, choosing to promote from within after former chief executive Andrew Yates stepped down in June in the wake of the whistleblower scandal. KPMG named chief financial officer John Sams as its ...

Another MWL adviser banned over Shield collapse

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
... because Shield had only come into existence in May 2021. ASIC also found Niu is likely to contravene a financial services law. While the banning order took effect from January 22, Niu lodged an application with the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2026
Pounded by the continued rise in the cost of living and extended life expectancy, many Australians are growing more concerned about how they will retire when they reach that age. And this concern will likely persist as the proportion of the population ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... cross bench, there was no accompanying explanatory memorandum setting out the intent, objectives and operation of the new law. This makes the publication of this guidance vitally important," Scotchbrook said. It comes off the back of a Parliament House ...

Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
... have become too big. Accounting partnerships are permitted to have up to 1000 partners, at present. "The partnership limit on law firms, for example, is 400 and the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Financial Services Corporations recommended that we ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
As the world enters a digital age, digital assets like stablecoins are not only opening doors for assets like private credit funds that were exclusive to institutional investors, but also a debt universe that is no longer limited to the domestic market ...

ASIC sues three Keystone Asset Management directors

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... (SMF) each always dealt with the other on at least arm's length terms, and Keystone as RE took its responsibilities under law, including in relation to the management of conflicts, very seriously." ASIC alleges this was not the case and funds were transferred ...
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