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Government enforces new corporate tax transparency regime

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2026
... multinationals operating in Australia make their profits, employ their workers and pay their taxes around the world, assistant minister for productivity and competition Andrew Leigh said. "Australians expect large multinationals to pay their fair share ...

ART gathers govt, business leaders to close super gap

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2026
... average, women retire with about $50,000 less than men in their superannuation, according to the Super Members' Council. Minister for women and women's economic security Fiona Simpson said women had reported that economic security included having ...

Lagarde to leave ECB

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2026
... managing director of the International Monetary Fund from 2011 to 2019, having previously served as France's finance minister under former president Nicolas Sarkozy. Her successor will be appointed by the European Council following a nomination process ...

Treasury floats changes to banking, estate payment limits

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2026
... burden, for smaller ADIs, while preserving the regime's core accountability objectives," Treasury said. Financial services minister Daniel Mulino said the reforms help boost productivity and competition in the financial sector. "We are cutting red tape ...

Trustees drop the ball on advice fee oversight

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2026
... the quality of advice provided. Coinciding with other major announcements made at the National Press Club in August, minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said he intends to legislate an obligation for trustees to implement and enforce advice ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... fail to live up to those obligations, you have to have the ability to compensate, to give people the capital back." The minister added the approach was driven by what happened with Macquarie and Netwealth, who stepped up to compensate members and got ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
ASIC is proposing to extend its product intervention order governing contracts for difference (CFDs) until 2037, while tightening protections to address risks posed by increasingly varied ways of settling the complex, leveraged products. The regulator ...

Genetic testing ban takes effect for life insurance

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
... aiming to remove a potential barrier to Australian's seeking information about their health. Assistant treasurer and minister for financial services Daniel Mulino said the reforms would allow people to make informed health decisions without fearing ...

Vale Richard Morecroft

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
... Morecroft. As the face and the voice of the news of the ABC, Richard became a beloved part of Australian life," Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement. "Combining a consummate professionalism with an unyielding humanity, Richard was a figure ...

Minister's proposal to avert tariffs 'ill-advised': SMC

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2026
The Super Members Council (SMC) has rubbished minister for trade and tourism Don Farrell's suggestion to invest super member's savings in US meat-processing facilities to avert lamb tariffs. The comments follow One Nation's proposal offering Australians ...
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