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KPMG finds new chief executive

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2026
... board: to strengthen leadership and culture, improve confidence with our people, clients, regulators, government and the Parliament, and focus KPMG on the areas where it can make the greatest contribution to our clients, people and stakeholders." KPMG ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... new law. This makes the publication of this guidance vitally important," Scotchbrook said. It comes off the back of a Parliament House roundtable hosted by shadow minister for housing and homelessness Andrew Bragg, attended by SMSFA chief executive Peter ...

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. ...

Treasury looks to reform regulation on consulting firms

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2026
Treasury has released an options paper to improve the regulation of accounting, consulting and auditing firms after the blowout from KPMG's whistleblower probe that found it used confidential client data in the pursuit of more tenders. The consulting ...

CGT, negative gearing changes to become a law

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
... agenda announced in the Budget overhauling the capital gains tax (CGT) discount and negative gearing have now passed the Parliament and will become law. The government recently unveiled CGT discount carveouts targeting small businesses, and start-ups ...

KPMG details action plan to address whistleblower probe

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2026
KPMG has detailed a governance overhaul and action plan to address integrity issues across the firm after it admitted its treatment of a whistleblower and investigation into their allegations fell short. In effect to this, KPMG national chair Martin ...

Start-ups, small businesses win CGT reform carveouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2026
... the turnover thresholds, Chalmers said these are considered to be "final". "We'll seek to legislate that in the parliament in the next couple of weeks and it means - as I've said - 100% of active small businesses, 98% of all active businesses ...

Product showcase: Reframing financial advice

THE FINANCIAL STANDARD TEAM  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2026
A diversified approach for a changing tax landscape The retirement savings confidence gap between 'advised' and 'unadvised' Australians is set to widen following the Federal Budget handed down in May. The Budget announcement introduced ...

Treasury releases adverse genetic test results ban draft regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... 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 tool that can save lives through ...

More aggressive than ever: ASIC defends First Guardian investigation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2026
ASIC was pulled up by the Senate Economics Committee over the time it has taken to act against Falcon Capital, the responsible entity for the collapsed First Guardian Master Fund. ASIC chair Sarah Court, attending the first parliamentary committee after ...
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