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ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... While she notes some performers are considerably better and with a few "new joiners" to the better performers club, the poorer performers are even worse than they were two years ago. "The findings were decidedly mixed. Once again, we see leaders and ...

A tough year for high-duration bond investors: Morningstar

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2026
... magnitude of the dynamics around interest rates placed "additional" pressure on the local bond market, "resulting in a poorer average return." "Australian bonds and global bonds were notable laggards, with long-dated bond yields ending the financial ...

Feature: Private credit | The fine print

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2026
... retail and wholesale funds in a bid to calibrate baseline data needs across the sector. It also plans to address areas of poorer practices within wholesale private credit funds. Torrington says a lot of the money going into private credit is also coming ...

ASIC furthers simplification with regulatory roadmaps

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2026
... challenge for Australian businesses by increasing costs, slowing innovation, creating unnecessary barriers and risking poorer consumer outcomes," Longo said. "We have listened to feedback through our extensive engagement with the regulated community ...

Unpaid super costs workers $24.4bn: SMC

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2026
... compounds over time. "This is money Australians have earned but never been paid - and it's leaving millions significantly poorer at retirement," says Schubert. Industry groups say stronger compliance and real-time payment systems will be key to closing ...

More M&A amid AI buildouts, heightened costs: Fidelity International

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2026
... telling then that most of the analysts covering consumer companies in the annual survey point to affordability, its impact on poorer consumers, or overall demand as their biggest concern for the year ahead," Fidelity said.

Research reveals 'alarming spike' in super switching

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2026
... new data should sound alarm bells about drivers of large-scale, higher-risk super switching where it makes Australians poorer. It highlights the need for stronger guardrails to protect Australians from financial harm," SMC said. The analysis revealed ...

Opposition leader unveils fresh shadow cabinet

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2026
... spending, lower taxes and lower inflation. He is a proven fighter against Labor's higher taxes that are making Australians poorer," Taylor said. "He and the entire Coalition will fight ferociously against Labor's bad taxes, taxes on homes, taxes ...

Super tax receipts to increase by $10.9bn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 DEC 2025
... Budget is a 10% increase on the already-high levels estimated in the last update. "Despite that, the government is asking poorer Australians, already feeling squeezed by cost-of-living pressures, to help plug a hole in the CSLR due to financial misconduct ...

Mulino looks to reform CSLR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 DEC 2025
... collects next year will include a tax to pay for financial misconduct they had nothing to do with," SMC said. "And while poorer low-income Australians with super would be forced to pay the levy, wealthier Australians with SMSFs will not be levied in ...
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