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BT Life targets SMEs with insurance product

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
BT has launched an insurance solution that gives income protection to small businesses owners and key personnel. The BT Key Person Income protects the revenue of small businesses if a key person experiences an injury or illness and cannot work. BT national ...

FSI to focus on the technology challenge

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2014
... He noted that business surveys suggest that these innovations provide a very small share of funding for new or small businesses and added that "it is an area we need to assess closely - especially when we consider the rapid growth of some of these innovations ...

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... commercial and criminal law. He also noted that "lots of submissions have complained that ASIC is thorough with small businesses, but that is slower with the bigger end of town." On top of the specific recommendations that the report is likely to address ...

ATO takes over SME super clearing house

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014
... government's commitment to streamline processes and it believes the ATO is best placed to promote and identify the small businesses that could benefit from it. The clearing house is contactable 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling 1300 660 048 ...

RBS posts soaring losses, pays $1m bonuses

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... as consumer loans. It has taken a hit also from mis-selling interest rate hedging products, known as swaps, to small businesses. RBS, which has additionally been fined over its role in the Libor interest-rate rigging scandal, has been dragged into an ...

ASIC takes most action against small business owners

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... of ASIC have recently highlighted consumer and business owners concerns that the regulator focuses mostly on small businesses, instead of big corporations. The report reflects concerns made public by consumers and business owners in the Senate inquiry ...

Baker & McKenzie tells industry to prepare for SIV 'bonanza'

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... funds. It's hard to say exactly how the money will be invested but we could see it flow into residential property, small businesses or venture capital. If that happens, it will be a game changer." According to reports in the media, an $8.5 million Vaucluse ...

Rudd promises to expand Super Clearing House

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
... House will cost $4.8 million over the forward estimates. They said the policy will give an additional 92,000 small businesses access to access the Clearing House bringing the total number to 850,000. It would be implemented on 1 July 2014. In July the ...

Industry funds 'treat us like dirt': COSBOA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
The Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA) has welcomed the Government's decision to grant small businesses access to the Superannuation Complaints Tribunal (SCT). COSBOA executive director Peter Strong said this would give small businesses a ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
... to release Housing finance figures for May. In equities news, Inabox Group, a wholesaler of telco services to small businesses, lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Thursday shot up by 1.3 per cent, with investors cheering comments out of the ...