NZ Super Fund may have helped Australia drop retrospective capital gains tax proposal

Azaria HowellPolitical Reporter·Newstalk ZB·19 Oct, 2026 09:00 PM4 mins to read‌The fund now stands at $94 billion before tax and is expected to more than double, reaching $200b by 2040. Garth Bray 2degrees Business wrap. Video / Herald NOW BusinessContentious tax changes in Australia were watered down after pushback, including from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.The Australian Government already taxes foreign residents on capital gains from certain Australian assets, including property and certain interests connected to Australian land. However, it proposed broadening the assets captured by the tax