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RBA workers slam 'copy and paste' pay offer

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2026
... bank's pay offer for a second time after the Finance Sector Union (FSU) accused management of putting forward an unchanged proposal. The FSU said RBA staff had voted against a proposed 9.5% pay increase over three years in July, comprising a 3.5% increase ...

ACCC green lights I Squared takeover of oOh!media

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2026
... of oOh!media continues to unanimously recommend shareholders vote in favour of the deal, in the absence of a superior proposal. I Squared Capital will pay up to $1.70 in cash for every oOh!media share, with an implied value for the company of $898 million. ...

Treasury consults to improve data visibility into MISs

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2026
Treasury has opened a consultation for managed investment schemes (MISs) to provide more data to help identify emerging risks earlier. The collapse of Shield and First Guardian highlighted gaps in regulators' visibility of the sector, which costed Australians ...

Equity Trustees pushes bidders for better price

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... party the opportunity to receive some substantive non-public information to enable each party to put forward an improved proposal for consideration by the board," EQT said. EQT has sent a confidentiality draft to both firms as the information provided ...

EQT AB's takeover bid for Perpetual comes to an end

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2026
... $22.50 per share was rejected by Perpetual after its board said it carefully considered all aspects of the further revised proposal. The board determined the proposal "undervalues Perpetual and is not in the best interests of Perpetual's shareholders ...

MDS drags Treasury to assess FSC levy proposal

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
My Dealer Services (MDS) has called on Treasury to assess the Financial Services Council's (FSC) latest proposal to lift levies paid by licensees to ASIC, which it describes as an "attack" on small licensees. MDS has written to the Treasury to intervene ...

Shorter CSLR payout timeframe awaits major bill passage

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2026
... momentum going." In April 2026, Treasury consulted on Options to improve the ongoing sustainability of the CSLR, including a proposal to reduce the disallowance period for CSLR levy instruments from 15 sitting days to five sitting days. Treasury said ...

Industry, economist blasts One Nation's super agenda

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2026
... the basic economics. When you pour more money into a high-inflation economy, it makes everything more expensive. This proposal would not alleviate the cost of living; it would drive the cost of living higher." ASFA polling showed that cutting the super ...

Norges Bank slashes exposure to US government bonds

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2026
... increasing its exposure on US corporate bonds as well as mortgage-backed securities where previous exposure were zero. The proposal is a response to the Ministry of Finance's letter earlier this year questioning on bond, including to reduce fluctuations ...

ASIC and APRA move to streamline FAR

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2026
ASIC and APRA have begun consultation on proposed changes to the Financial Accountability Regime (FAR), with the regulators estimating the reforms could reduce reporting requirements for all accountable entities and about 4500 accountable people. The ...
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