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Australian Fiduciaries auditor suspended for three years

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2026
Queensland-based Australian Fiduciaries' auditor Cameron Bradley, formerly a partner of PKF Brisbane Audit, has been suspended for three years by the Companies Auditors Disciplinary Board (CADB) until 30 June 2028.

Regulatory reform omnibus bill passage trims CSLR levy disallowance period, payouts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2026
The passage of Regulatory Reform Omnibus Bill 2026 overnight will amend how levies are collected under the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort (CSLR) and pay compensation to eligible victims more quickly.

Former adviser charged further on dishonest conduct

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2026
Former financial adviser and the sole director of Professional Wealth Management, Donald Cuthbertson, has been slapped with 24 offences in the Federal Court of Australia.

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.

Tribunal affirms InterPrac, FSGA adviser bans

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
The Administrative Review Tribunal has affirmed ASIC's decisions to ban two former financial advisers from InterPrac Financial Planning and Financial Services Group Australia (FSGA) who were involved in the Shield and First Guardian master funds for ...

APRA simplifies retirement data collection by trustees

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
As part of its response to industry feedback on the proposed Retirement Reporting Framework, the prudential regulator has streamlined data requirements, ensuring transparency while reducing the excessive data collection burden.

New law tightens foreign resident CGT rules on Australian property assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2026
New laws that toughen the rules around capital gains tax (CGT) to ensure foreign residents pay their fair share of tax on Australian real property have passed both houses of parliament.

'Easy peasy, done': Senate rips Equity Trustees' checklist governance

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
A Senate committee tore into Equity Trustees' governance at a hearing today, with one senator calling its approach to onboarding Shield and First Guardian a "checklist model", a characterisation the trustee rejected.

ASIC zeroes in on recurring compliance breaches

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
ASIC has warned financial advice licensees to address lapses in reference checking, professional indemnity insurance and superannuation advice practices in an update released this week.

Court orders ASIC to preserve assets from doomed trust

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2026
The New South Wales Supreme Court has ordered ASIC to protect assets in the Deckchair Trust after an associated member sought to take sole control of the trust following winding-up orders.