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Former Socceroo joins Crescent Foundation board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
The non-profit organisation backed by Islamic superannuation fund Crescent Wealth has appointed a former Socceroo player to its board. Craig Foster played for the Socceroos for four years and was chief football analyst at SBS for 18 years. In addition ...

Westpac profits down on AUSTRAC fine

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
... has over 40,000 mortgages totalling $16.6 billion still in deferral, down from $54.7 billion while $1 billion in small business loans are in deferral from $10 billion earlier in the year. "We are continuing to assist customers affected by COVID-19. It ...

Keep spending and investing: Lowe

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2020
Australia will have a better economic outcome in the coming months if Australians ensure they keep spending and investing, according to Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) governor Philip Lowe. Lowe said the nation's recovery will depend on how willing ...

NAB recruits 500 in hiring spree

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2020
... businesses as they shift to drive Australia's economic recovery. "Creating new jobs and bolstering our team to support small business is critical right now as we help businesses through the pandemic and then get the engine room of the economy firing ...

Fintechs receive JobMaker funding boost

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... testbeds in sectors such as agriculture, mining, logistics and manufacturing ($29.2m); Expansion of Australian Small Business Advisory Service digital solutions ($22.2m); Establishment of a new regulatory technology commercialisation initiative to improve ...

Responsible lending laws to be revoked

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... 'lender beware' with a 'borrower responsibility' principle and removing the ambiguity of consumer lending laws to small business lending. The Australian Banking Association chief executive Anna Bligh welcomes the changes. "Australian banks understand ...

Former analyst gets three year sentence

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2020
... the stock market darling in 2017. The company which claimed to use its software to make promotional videos for small business owners rose from being a penny stock in June that year to crossing $3 a share by December. At one point in 2017, it was up 1,383% ...

Interim insolvency protections extended

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... increased from$5000 to $20,000; the time to pay or respond has increased from 21 days to six months. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell welcomed the extension. "These necessary measures give otherwise viable small ...

AMP deed of release bars advisers joining class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2020
... spokesperson said. "Throughout the process AMP has consulted with affected advisers, the industry associations and the Small Business Ombudsman, including participating in several mediation sessions with advisers. We are providing support to advisers ...

AMP does not treat advisers fairly: Poll

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2020
... July, a class action was filed against AMP by its own advisers over the reduction in BOLR values. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has continued to urge AMP to mediate with its advisers. By January 2020, the ombudsman had ...