Labor has expanded CGT carveouts after business backlash, shielding 2.7 million small businesses and preserving tax breaks for eligible start-ups.
Karren Vergara
 | Karren Vergara is a financial journalist with Financial Standard, covering wealth management, including superannuation, banking and financial planning. She is one of the hosts of the Financial Standard Podcast. Prior to becoming a journalist, Karren was an accountant for more than 10 years. She has a diploma in journalism and Bachelor's degree in business, both from UTS, and was named Financial Journalist of the Year at the 2025 Impact Awards. Connect with Karren Vergara on LinkedIn. |
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Customers lost more than $23 million to scammers, many posing as HSBC staff. Now the bank has been fined $35 million in a landmark ASIC case.
Australia's private credit market is drawing billions from offshore investors, buoyed by strong returns, diversification and global uncertainty.
Inflation is up 3.8% as electricity costs soared 37%, according to the ABS, so what does this mean for the cash rate?
ANZ has copped a whopping $240 million fine for bank-wide "unconscionable conduct" that includes admitting it was guilty of misleading the government over the $14 billion bond scandal.
This is the third consecutive year that Insignia and AMP have featured on the list since the performance test was introduced.
The latest Australian Taxation Office data has revealed the average super balances for men and women and across age brackets.
Aussies have been warned after desperate dental patients drained their superannuation balances to pay more than $70,000 for dental care they never received.
ASIC has launched another inquiry into what chair Joe Longo says are repeated and serious failures by the ASX.
Children from migrant backgrounds are often torn between two worlds - strong financial obligations to family and the sky-high cost of living.
