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Showing 1 - 10 of 2027 results for "Legislation"

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... ultimately slow the delivery of new housing. "We also have concerns that this is not a clean residential property ban. The legislation makes future SMSF real property borrowing turn on the business real property definition in the SIS Act which is a complex ...

Treasury publishes final report into the ERS

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026
... one year of operation," it said. "The most effective way to achieve this outcome would be to repeal the current ERS legislation and regulations and evolve the sandbox to a model that leverages ASIC's existing relief powers." The review also suggested ...

Stablecoins a key to instant access to global credit markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026
... added the increased regulation scrutiny on the sector will provide better confidence in consumers, while the draft legislation to allow advisers, institutions, and retail investors to participate will further pledge that confidence. "That clarity tends ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... them out of the housing market," Chalmers said. "We will continue to implement the next steps and further tranches of legislation as we roll out our full tax reform package in the months ahead."

ASIC moves to preserve derivatives and securities relief framework

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 22 JUN 2026
... arrangements for foreign companies quoted on the ASX, and disclosure requirements relating to securities lending. Under the Legislation Act, legislative instruments automatically sunset after 10 years unless action is taken to preserve them. Among the ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... of testamentary trusts from the minimum tax, he said, will involve the release of a consultation paper on the trust legislation. "That's obviously not part of this first tranche before the Senate. Now, it's not unusual for there to be a number ...

Block Earner found to have offered an unlicensed financial product

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2026
... financial product is broad and technology neutral and so captures new and emerging products without the need to amend the legislation," Court said. "Firms offering products that provide a return to consumers or involve the conversion of assets must carefully ...

Budget changes could drive SMSF adoption: FAAA

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
... residential property investment, exposing consumers to heightened risks. In its submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee's inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 1.) Bill 2026, the FAAA said the decision to leave superannuation ...

Treasury releases adverse genetic test results ban draft regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... consumers, health practitioners and insurers, and supports consistent application of the ban," the statement said. The legislation passed both houses of parliament on April 1. Minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said genetic testing is an important ...

US proposes fresh tariffs on Australia

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2026
... repeatedly," Chalmers said. "Now, when it comes to the specifics of the modern slavery laws, we've got world-leading legislation in place already to combat the evils of modern slavery. This is the issue that the trade representative has raised. "So we ...
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