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FAAA says super trustees should stump up for CSLR

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 8 OCT 2026
The Financial Advice Association Australia (FAAA) has called on Treasury to cut the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) special levy on the advice sector to zero and for superannuation trustees to stump up for the scheme. Treasury recently commenced ...

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 ...

FAAA flags gaps in discretionary trusts tax reforms, deficient framework

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... potentially being forced to make "major and largely irreversible decisions" before the rules and guidance have been finalised. Treasury released the draft legislation on the 30% minimum tax on discretionary trusts in early September, consulting on how ...

Intergenerational Report looks to AI to buoy productivity slump

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... Intergenerational Report (IGR), which points to the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution to buoy sagging productivity. Treasury estimates the economy will more than double its current size and income per capita is tipped to hit 55% by 2065-66 but ...

ASX to launch overnight repo funding rate

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... the prior business day, the ASX said. Eligible collateral includes government securities, semi-government securities, Treasury notes, and indexed bonds, as defined under general collateral 1 (GC1) in the AFMA Repo Conventions. The ASX said the domestic ...

Mulino opens CSLR special levy consultation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
Treasury has commenced a targeted consultation on the distributions of the 2026-27 special levy for the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR). This comes after the CSLR operator announced in July that the estimated claim costs for 2026-27 were $190.3 ...

New digital asset trading platform targets HNWs, instos

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2026
... transparency, security and operational controls associated with traditional financial markets. CloudTech Group general manager of treasury, custody and capital markets Edward Zhang said the platform was designed to broaden access to trading capabilities ...

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 ...

Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Treasury has released draft legislation on a capital gains tax (CGT) concession for start-ups and small businesses, embedding several amendments that have been lauded as a "substantial win" by an industry body. From 1 July 2027, the bill introduces ...

New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... ensure foreign residents pay their fair share of tax on Australian real property have passed both houses of parliament. Treasury Laws Amendment (Strengthening Accountability for Tax Adviser Misconduct and other Measures) Bill 2026 covers numerous new ...
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