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Financial services complaints rise

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... crises Australia has ever experienced," Locke said. "It has had a significant impact on Australian consumers, small businesses, and the Australian financial services industry."

Former Socceroo joins Crescent Foundation board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
... Issue to help homelessness, assists Thrive Refugee Enterprise refugees and asylum seekers to start their own small businesses and supports The Islamic Museum of Australia which preserves significant Islamic manuscripts dating to the 13th century.

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
... consequences of this have caused people in lower income jobs to be hit the hardest. In addition, those who run small businesses have suffered the negative effects of this recession more so than those in large business. The central bank found that as ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... the pandemic. NAB group executive for business and private bank Andrew Irvine said the bank wanted to support small businesses as they shift to drive Australia's economic recovery. "Creating new jobs and bolstering our team to support small business ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... to credit will reduce red tape for consumers seeking credit, improve competition and provide easier access for small businesses to obtain credit. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the responsible lending framework is "overly prescriptive, complex and unnecessarily ...

Interim insolvency protections extended

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
Small businesses suffering financial hardship as a result of COVID-19 will have temporary insolvency and bankruptcy protections in place until the end of the year. The federal government has extended temporary insolvency and bankruptcy protections until ...

AMP does not treat advisers fairly: Poll

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... approached by more than 80 AMP advisers who said they were facing financial ruin as a result of the BOLR changes. "Small businesses in the financial planning industry have faced a great deal of turmoil in the aftermath of the Banking Royal Commission ...

ASIC names operations, risk leads

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2020
... years has covered departments that included legal, stakeholder services, and the offices of whistleblowers and small businesses. Based in Melbourne, he also holds the role of the regional commissioner for Victoria, which helps ASIC gather information ...

Xero acquires business lender

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2020
Accounting software provider Xero has acquired an invoice financing business, set to help small businesses access capital. Xero has acquired cloud-based lending platform Waddle, and will cough up an upfront cash payment of $31 million, as well as subsequent ...

Impact investing seeks to address racial inequality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2020
... announced a new initiative. The alliance will focus on creating equitable growth in communities of colour by backing small businesses and key social services - many of which are suffering as a result of COVID-19. "Issues of access and opportunity in ...