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Frydenberg makes big promises for small business

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
... million to 25%. There will be a 16% tax discount for unincorporated businesses. The Government has plans to give small businesses access to a new $2 billion fund designed to make sure small businesses are paid on time by government and big business. ...

NAB ends introducer payments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... opening new regional customer connect centres and extending the protections of the Code of Banking Practice to small businesses with less than $5 million in total borrowings.

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... will be significantly increased, including the quadrupling of compensation for consumers and doubling of that to small businesses. Labor will also remove the sub-cap on non-financial loss. Under Labor, AFCA will also be required to report the names of ...

AFCA appoints new ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... Authority will soon welcome its newest ombudsman, an appointment that will be dedicated to resolving disputes for small businesses including financial services firms. Joining AFCA from February 12 is Geoff Browne. He will become AFCA's first lead ombudsman ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
... role in Australia's consumer protection framework, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said. "Consumers and small businesses should have access to transparent, fair and timely complaints processes. Our research shows the strong connection between consumer ...

AFCA creates small businesses ombudsman role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... newly established Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) will appoint an ombudsman dedicated to helping small businesses resolve disputes with their financial service providers. AFCA will consider complaints from small businesses with less ...

One-stop complaints shop opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... misconduct. Australian Financial Complaints Authority chair Helen Coonan said the one-stop-shop for consumers and small businesses "will play an important role in restoring trust in Australia's financial institutions in the wake of the Royal Commission ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... those facing financial hardship.. ASIC also said free financial counselling was available to farmers and related small businesses struggling with debt, through ASIC's MoneySmart website. ASIC added anybody struggling with debt could also call the free ...

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... June 2019. According to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Small Business Minister Michaelia Cash, around 3.3 million small businesses can access the asset write-off, including financial advice and planning businesses with annual turnovers less than $10 million. ...

Chief economist update: Small business is big business

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Anniversary of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) in Washington in June this year. And, you know, small businesses really are. The stats are rather dated, but according to the US Small Business Administration (SBA) website, in 2010 ...