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Search funds beat VC, private equity returns

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... universities Harvard and Stanford in 1984, the search fund model supports entrepreneurs in purchasing a single small business by kicking off a capital-raising process where around $500,000 to $700,000 is initially secured to begin the search for a business. ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
As the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept the cash rate at 3.60% in April, most economists warn Australians not to rule out further increases throughout the year. Mortgage holders breathed a sigh of relief yesterday afternoon when RBA governor Philip ...

Curbing super tax breaks for the wealthy: Consultation opens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2023
... time to be restructuring assets," Bradford said. "Let's consider the human side of this legislation: farmers and small business owners, who have lawfully contributed to the superannuation system under laws that have allowed them to include their farms ...

Super reform "takes away the right to be tax exempt"

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
The potential super shake-up, which includes contentious provisions on pension payments and unrealised capital gains tax, has drawn criticism from a top AFSL. Under the existing Superannuation Industry Supervision (SIS) regulations, retirees must draw ...

Super a big national advantage: Chalmers

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAR 2023
Addressing the Conference of Major Super Funds in Melbourne this morning, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the superannuation system is one of the reasons he feels optimistic about the future of the economy, though remained realistic about possible challenges ...

Lending to small businesses increases: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2023
Despite soaring interest rates, the number of small business owners borrowing from banks has sharply risen in 2022, a new survey reveals. More than a third (36%) of Australian small businesses canvassed by CPA Australia are increasingly relying on external ...

CPA calls for regulatory reforms for NFPs, charities

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
... (NFPs) in building out their capabilities. To do so, the professional accounting body has suggested incentivizing small business and NFPs to access advice, digitalising small businesses and NFPs, encouraging companies to resolves solvency issues early ...

Regional commercial real estate to run hot: REIA

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... commercial property investors, there is certainly opportunity to capitalise on these changing population trends and small business activity in regional areas, notwithstanding the current interest rate environment," REIA president Hayden Groves said. ...

Evidence of poor LRBA advice: Report

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
A second Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) report, Leverage and Risk in the Superannuation System, says there continues to be evidence of individuals receiving advice regarding the use of limited recourse borrowing arrangements (LRBAs) that could ...

More consolidation is needed, says Diverger chief

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Diverger managing director Nathan Jacobsen believes more consolidation must happen within the financial advice industry. "I think we are one of the larger service providers and yet, by listed company standards, we're small," he explained in a recent ...