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Investing In The Big Four Banks In A Changed CGT Environment: Still Worth It?

The proposed CGT reforms have triggered one of the most consequential shifts in Australia’s investment landscape in decades, especially when it comes to investing in the big four banks. Commonwealth Bank’s (ASX: CBA) near‑9% plunge yesterday, while triggered by a softer‑than‑expected March quarter update was also because of a market suddenly recalibrating the lending outlook.…

ByNick SundichMay 14, 2026

Labor’s Radical CGT Changes: Here Are 11 Things That Will Change In ASX Investors’ Strategies to Minimise Tax

Labor's proposed CGT changes have triggered a wave of speculation about what investing will look like from 1 July 2027. The headline idea is simple enough: replace the current 50% CGT discount with inflation indexation and introduce a minimum 30% tax on real gains. The implications, however, are anything but simple. If enacted broadly as…

ByNick SundichMay 13, 2026

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) Shares Fall After 3Q26 Update But Why?

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) posted 3Q26 cash NPAT of $2.7bn alongside a $200m collective provision top-up signalling rising macro caution.

ByCharlie YouldenMay 13, 2026

Why CSL’s US$11.7bn Bet On Vifor Has Failed, And If There Is Hope For The Future?

It is hard to look back on something and say it failed especially if it was a US$11.7bn bet as CSL's Vifor acquisition was. But what else can you say? Impairments now total roughly US$6.5bn, the share price is barely over $100 having peaked at over $300 only a couple of years ago and the…

ByNick SundichMay 13, 2026

Life360 (ASX:360): Ad Revenue Jumped 329%, So Why Did the Stock Fall?

Life360 delivered record revenue as advertising surged 329%, but investors are watching whether Nativo costs can translate into stronger operating leverage.

ByCharlie YouldenMay 12, 2026

5 Of The Most Gruesome ASX Takeover Battles Between Private Equity Firms!

The bidding contest for oOh!media (ASX: OML) is shaping up to be another one of the several hotly contested ASX takeover battles. Just a couple of weeks after Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) launched an unsolicited A$747m bid (at $1.40 per share), I Squared Capital (ISQ) countered at A$770.6m (or $1.45 per share). The oOh!media board…

ByNick SundichMay 12, 2026

CSL (ASX:CSL) Cuts FY26 Guidance and Flags US$5bn Impairment as Interim CEO Resets the Story

CSL Limited (ASX:CSL) has cut FY26 guidance and flagged US$5 billion in non-cash impairments including CSL Vifor, as the interim CEO resets the story.

ByCharlie YouldenMay 11, 2026

Macquarie’s Result For FY26: Here’s What Investors Missed And What Matters for FY27

Macquarie’s result for FY26 landed with the kind of force that tends to dominate headlines. A 30% jump in net profit to $A4.8bn, a record second half, and a return on equity rising to 14% created an understandable sense of momentum. Yet the real story sits beneath the headline numbers. FY26 was a year shaped by…

ByNick SundichMay 8, 2026

Will Chemist Warehouse’s UK Expansion Plans Pay Off? Here’s What Pexa and Nick Scali’s Experiences Can Tell Us!

Sigma Healthcare's (ASX: SIG) announcement this week that Chemist Warehouse will enter the United Kingdom via a joint venture with London-based Greenlight Healthcare is the latest in a growing line of ASX companies betting that Britain offers the next great growth chapter. The question investors should be asking is whether that bet is well-placed — and…

ByNick SundichMay 7, 2026

Here Are 7 Family Owned ASX Companies To Watch Eagerly

Family owned ASX companies are a rare breed. We're not talking about companies who had one or two founders who are still involved today but the company is still controlled by the same generation. We're talking about companies that have been in the same family for multiple decades, often multiple generations. Such companies offer the advantage…

ByNick SundichMay 6, 2026

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Investing In The Big Four Banks In A Changed CGT Environment: Still Worth It?

Labor’s Radical CGT Changes: Here Are 11 Things That Will Change In ASX Investors’ Strategies to Minimise Tax

Commonwealth Bank (ASX:CBA) Shares Fall After 3Q26 Update But Why?

Why CSL’s US$11.7bn Bet On Vifor Has Failed, And If There Is Hope For The Future?

Life360 (ASX:360): Ad Revenue Jumped 329%, So Why Did the Stock Fall?

5 Of The Most Gruesome ASX Takeover Battles Between Private Equity Firms!

CSL (ASX:CSL) Cuts FY26 Guidance and Flags US$5bn Impairment as Interim CEO Resets the Story

Macquarie’s Result For FY26: Here’s What Investors Missed And What Matters for FY27

Will Chemist Warehouse’s UK Expansion Plans Pay Off? Here’s What Pexa and Nick Scali’s Experiences Can Tell Us!

Here Are 7 Family Owned ASX Companies To Watch Eagerly

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