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Treasury floats innovative businesses CGT concession draft laws

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
... risk of starting high-growth tech companies. "Employees will also have stronger incentives to join tech startups in their early years. Investors are now incentivised to back more early-stage tech startups and will retain concessional treatment across ...

APRA simplifies retirement data collection by trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
... intended to improve understanding of how trustees support members in navigating retirement. APRA kicked off the consultation early in the year to effectively collect and report data from superannuation funds as part of its work under the Retirement Income ...

ASIC draws parallels between ASX and super trustee failures

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2026
... clearer, more targeted retirement communications. Critically, she added, trustees must use their data to identify risks early and safeguard members' retirement savings and their confidence. "Because from what we're seeing, and despite all of our warnings ...

Special Feature: Rewarding patient capital

PENNY PRYOR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026
... and especially artificial intelligence continue to attract strong investor interest, at the expense of many other sectors. Early private equity investors in Space X potentially made billions from these investments via the float. Fidelity Investments ...

SMSFA backs review of ATO's regulatory approach

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2026
... SMSFs. "Front-end controls have an important role to play in addressing inappropriate SMSF establishments and illegal early release schemes. But those controls must be risk-based and administered efficiently so legitimate trustees are not caught in unnecessary ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... superannuation? It could start in the classroom, schools and universities," she says. "Simple actions like salary sacrificing early can make a huge difference over time. It's about embedding good habits early, because the power of compounding can ...

APRA opens consultation to governance reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2026
... and related guidance, which is set to be released later in the year. APRA expects the new requirements to take effect from early 2028. APRA chair John Lonsdale commented: "Strong governance is fundamental to the safety, resilience and performance of ...

Trustees lack death benefit claims uplift urgency: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2026
... commissioner Simone Constant commented. "Unfortunately, despite complaint numbers and trends rising overall between 2020 and 2026, early findings indicate that five of the 10 trustees we are reviewing have not identified a single systemic issue from ...

ASIC issues roadmap for digital assets law reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2026
... for the new regime, including expected timelines and approaches to consulting on the new standards and guidance, including early indications of the content that will be covered. In the first six months, ASIC said stakeholder roundtables and discussions ...

Treasury proposes lead generator, super switching reforms

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2026
... and this is dependent on the facts and circumstances of the individual case. Lead generation activities that occur at the early stages of consumer engagement, such as ones related to superannuation, may not be captured by these protections where the ...
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