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Govt selects Medicare to run national clearinghouse

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2009
Industry bodies have welcomed the government's move to provide a free superannuation clearinghouse system for small businesses through Medicare - but questions arise whether the healthcare agency is the right choice or a rushed decision. Superannuation ...

Super funds do more for community

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2009
Super funds have been busy sponsoring awards and events in the last two months as they jostle for more super brand awareness. Industry funds in particular have been in their respective industries' limelight recently for event and festival sponsorships. ...

VicSuper sponsors Energise Enterprise

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2009
The $6.1 billion VicSuper is putting its weight behind small Victorian businesses by sponsoring the Energise Enterprise festival for the month of August. VicSuper, in a statement on its website, said it was sponsoring the festival which is taking place ...

Planning firms on buying spree

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... those who say, do a lot of direct equities," he said. However mergers and acquisitions have not been prevalent in just the SME arena. Bigger firms such as Count Financial and Ipac Securities have also been hot on the acquisition trail. Countplus for ...

Frontier Software signs with Payment Adviser

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... rollout of SuperPay at all levels of industry, following last week's announcement of our partnership with Cuscal to service the SME market."

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... annual Sustainability Reporting Awards. VicSuper received the top nod in three categories; Best Sustainability Report, Best SME Report and Best Report in the Financial Service sector awards at the recent Association of Chartered Certified Accountants ...

Adviser education bar too low

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2009
... to do what you need to do," he said. Adam Smith, an adviser who specialises in risk, estate and succession planning for the SME market, said that a Bachelors degree is merely a stepping stone in an adviser's career - the real test and professional development ...

Cuscal partners with Payment Adviser

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... statement, an estimated $100 billion of super contributions are made every year on behalf of 12 million Australians and the SME sector represents 95 per cent of employers in the country. "The government - most recently the Prime Minister himself - has ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... maintain its balance sheet, pursue growth opportunities and improve its position in the small to medium sized enterprises (SME) market. NAB was in a trading halt at $23.58. US stocks closed on Tuesday with modest gains from choppy trade as the market ...

Countplus buys first Sydney practice

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2009
Countplus has bought a 25 per cent stake in St Leonards-based MBT Accounting Services - marking the first purchase of a Sydney-based firm. Count Financial Limited's wholly owned subsidiary, Countplus Pty Ltd, has settled its tenth acquisition and first ...