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AFCA weeds out phony complaints

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2021
... where the consumer didn't really suffer any financial harm. AFCA received feedback from financial institutions, particularly small to medium sized financial services businesses, that they were incurring costs dealing with complaints that had no merit ...

Broken advice industry shuns everyday Aussies: AFA

KARREN VERGARA, ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021
... high levels of burnout at work; about 7% have experienced some level of depression. Most financial advisers are small businesses trying to adapt to these reforms and need help and support, and many are suffering from depression and burnout according ...

Managed accounts fulfil best interest

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... during COVID-19 is possibly the most powerful testament to the role they can play as a backbone for advice businesses big and small," Guiamatsia said. Investment Trends gathered the data based on a survey of 905 financial planners conducted in January ...

Royce Investment Partners launches small-cap fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2021
... Investment Partners, a Franklin Templeton subsidiary, is launching in the domestic retail investment market with a global small-cap fund. The Royce Global Small-Cap Premier Fund is an actively managed, unlisted Australian unit trust that will not invest ...

Relief payments confirmed for NSW

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
... Commonwealth declared hotspot. From week four of the lockdown, the federal government will also fund 50% of the cost of a new small and medium business support payment to be implemented and administered by Service NSW. Eligible entities will receive ...

Economic recap: Week to July 9

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... other policy tools will be introduced as appropriate, to intensify financial support for the real economy, especially micro, small and medium-sized businesses, and promote steady decrease of overall financing costs." The statement suggests that China's ...

EOFY tips for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... tax return by 31 October 2021. Statistics by the Inspector General of Taxation and Taxation Ombudsman reveals small businesses owe the tax office $21 billion - reaching an all-time high. The debt is held by just 6.4% of the total number of small businesses. ...

Connectus acquires fifth practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
... agreement to acquire New South Wales-based self-licensed firm George Ferizis Group. Since 1979 the group has advised small businesses on financial planning, investment management and lending solutions, as well as accounting and tax compliance services. ...

Perennial to launch fund, hires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... sophisticated investors in regard to this asset class. "We are seeing the unlisted space continue to grow as emerging businesses opt to stay private for longer and engage with institutional investors before they transition to a public listing. This is ...

Chief economist update: Australia on top

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021
... increase sine the June quarter of 2018 and the fastest since the September quarter of 2017. Australian businesses - big and small - have every reason to be confident because Australian consumers are confident and spending. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute ...