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FSC calls for CSLR claims cap

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... Following the Royal Commission, the government committed to establishing the CSLR so as to ensure consumers and small businesses would receive compensation where due; where a financial service provider is found to have engaged in misconduct and the provider ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... rather than voluntarily direct cashflow to their superannuation," it said. "Given that a significant percentage of small businesses fail, many self-employed who plan to use the success of their business as their retirement plan may end up making no retirement ...

AMP urged to mediate with advisers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2020
... she said. "AMP has also been asked to extend its termination deadline, so that a resolution may be reached." Small businesses in the financial planning industry have faced a "great deal of turmoil" Carnell said, in the aftermath of the Royal Commission. ...

American private debt fund eyes Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 JAN 2020
... headquartered in Chicago, is best known in the US for lending to financial services companies, focused on consumers, small businesses, point of sales finance, insurance, payments, legal finance. It was an early lender to homegrown zipMoney. The firm ...

Chief economist update: More from Morrison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
"Getting small businesses back on their feet is critical. We want to ensure the right support is in place for small businesses as they get past the initial recovery phase of this unprecedented bushfire crisis..." These were Australian Prime Minister ...

Chief economist update: Bushfires singe growth, surplus predictions

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... unveil new funding and recovery measures in response to calls to fast-track financial and logistical support for small businesses, tourism­ operators and key regiona­l industries ravaged by the bushfire disaster," it states. That's on top of the ...

Latitude Financial joins banks on AFCA complaints list

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... 2999 complaints and debt collectors received 2902 complaints. Incredibly, AFCA was able to assist consumers and small businesses to obtain $185 million in compensation in its first year of operation.

Chief economist update: Australia burns

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... to -ensure the recovery commences and is undertaken in a timely way and getting that support, particularly to small businesses." The Australian continued: "The funding of the bushfire recovery agency is not expected to delay the government delivering ...

No joy in the advice world this Christmas

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... advisers from doing what they love the most and who are potentially working harder for less money. A lot of us are small businesses owners with staff to care for, many of whom are also struggling with the uncertainty pervading our industry at the moment." ...

Labor supports FASEA extension, confusion remains

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
... recommendations; it is sympathetic to how difficult it will be for many advisers to meet the deadlines while running small businesses. Pinnell said: "I had read in the press that Labor weren't supporting the legislation and that is why I wrote to my ...