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Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026

A Senate inquiry into the operation of the capital gains tax discount concluded the concession does skew ownership away from owner-occupiers and impacts wealth and intergenerational inequality. The Select Committee on the Operation of the Capital Gains ...

Conaghan holds ASIC accountable for Shield, First Guardian mess

KARREN VERGARA | THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2025

... lots of power", it lacks direction. "[ASIC's] become too big and too confused about its focus," he said. One Senate Inquiry has recommended splitting up ASIC - which Conaghan endorses. One body can focus on financial crime and law enforcement, and ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025

... that had nothing to do with the behaviour that led to that." Abood also wants to see the government reopen the Senate inquiry into wealth management, which was launched to investigate the collapse of Dixon Advisory and was ditched in August. And its ...

Australian women most likely to retire early

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2025

... Australian government policies which should help address the issue. In 2025, the Australian government responded to a Senate inquiry on menopause by supporting 16 of 25 recommendations, including the implementation of Medicare rebates for menopause health ...

FAAA calls for other sectors to help pay $67m CSLR bill

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2025

... advice licensees, advisers and auditors," she said. "We call on government to reinstate the recently discontinued Senate Inquiry Into Wealth Management Companies and broaden its scope to include the collapses of Shield and First Guardian. These failures ...

What Labor's second term means for regulators

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025

... statement to Financial Standard, adding that "we will need to wait for the parliament to return to re-instate the Senate inquiry." The Senate, however, may not sit again until July or August. "There's a range of other things that consultation had ...

FAAA 'frustrated' as Dixon inquiry delayed

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025

... absolute urgency for the government to take action," he said. "Deferring action on the grounds of a delay in the Senate inquiry or due to calling a new review is simply not an acceptable position to take. The advice profession needs and demands greater ...

Dixon Advisory clients should be heard at Senate inquiry: Anderson

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025

... who suffered substantial losses, and "put trust in people who failed them," Anderson is looking forward to the Senate inquiry hearings to begin and to hear from those who "really know what happened." "It's only with this knowledge that what needs ...

Lack of action on menopause driving gender inequity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 18 NOV 2024

... comprehensive data demonstrating how menopause and perimenopause impact women's economic outcomes. In September, a Senate inquiry called on the government to commission a comprehensive study to assess the economic impacts of menopause "which clearly ...

Bragg calls for Cbus to front Senate

ELIZA BAVIN | WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2024

Senator Andrew Bragg has called on Cbus chief executive Kristian Fok to face a Senate inquiry over the recent legal proceedings launched by ASIC against the fund and the CFMEU scandal. "The reason that we're having a Senate inquiry in Canberra into ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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