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U Ethical appoints distribution lead

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2026
... teams, securing research ratings and platform access, and developing relationships with advisers, consultants and research houses that support growth in funds under management. Based in Sydney, James will focus on deepening engagement with adviser, consultant ...

Treasury releases adverse genetic test results ban draft regulation

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2026
... practitioners and 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 ...

AFCA to update rules on new genetic testing laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026
... insurance. Treasury Laws Amendment (Genetic Testing Protections in Life Insurance and Other Measures) Bill 2025 passed both houses of parliament on April 1. The ban comes into force from October 8. The new law bans insurers from using genetic information ...

Small pocket of failed measures can 'blow the entire business': Anderson

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2026
... products before they had put them onto an approved product list (APL), stating that they can't just rely upon research houses, or products that were included on the investment menu of a super fund. More rigorous processes need to be utilised during ...

Budget doubles down on housing supply with $2bn infrastructure push

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
... system fairer to help more Australians into homeownership and build on our work over the last four years to build more houses," Chalmers said. The government is also set to limit negative gearing for residential property to new builds from 1 July 2027. ...

Magellan confirms job losses

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2026
... recovery." However, Ler added that Vinva is the better performing manager of the two. "It is relatively well rated by research houses, though considerably less known than larger domestic peers. This may slow redemptions from Magellan over time, but won't ...

FEATURE | Regulation: Picking up the pieces

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2026
... that failures hit the wealth management ecosystem far and wide and reached an "industrial scale" that implicated research houses, trustees, lead generators, auditors and licensees. What has come to the fore is that all the players in the ecosystem exhibited ...

Senate report provides fuel for CGT discount tweak

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2026
... investors funding the development of more rental properties only worsens housing affordability and would lead to fewer houses, not more. The Coalition said the current CGT discount is working as intended and should not change. "It supports more investment ...

Division 296 legislation passes, LISTO to increase

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2026
The controversial Division 296 superannuation tax has passed through both houses and will take effect from July 1, alongside changes to the Low-Income Superannuation Tax Offset. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the passage of the Treasury Laws Amendment ...

Interprac sues AFCA over Shield determination

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAR 2026
... responsibility for losses arising from the fund's collapse." Other parties that have been found to be involved include research houses that provided information the financial firms then relied on in giving advice. Interprac said the decision highlights ...
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