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Coalition, small business reject super clearing house model

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... The new Small Business Superannuation Clearing House, run through Medicare, offers a free processing service to small businesses with less than 20 employees. But Peter Strong, executive director of the council and member of the SSPCG, said this was not ...

Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... successful already achieving a 99 per cent satisfaction rating and saving significant administration time for small businesses using the free service. Bill Shorten assistant treasurer and minister for superannuation, said, "Take-up has been extremely ...

Coalition adopts ALP super clearing house model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... adopted the ALP's superannuation clearing house policy as their preferred way to simplify contribution payments for small businesses. Under the morphed policy, the Coalition has proposed small business employers send superannuation payments to the ATO ...

Opposition slams opt-in policy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 28 FEB 2011
... would increasingly be drawn to wealthy clients only. Gale cautioned that opt-in would have a negative impact on small businesses as advisers were already 'deserting middle Australia', and migrating to the top 30 per cent of clients, by wealth. The issue ...

Super stoush over opt-in scheme

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2011
... lunch that the alternative avoided "short-termism" in planning outlook and reduced the administrative burden on small businesses - who make up many of Australia's 16,000-plus financial advisers. "FoFA's proposed annual opt-in will actually reduce consumer ...

Bunga bunga

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
... expect improved business loans for large and medium businesses and 70 per cent anticipating better loans from small businesses. And the all-important American consumer? Yes, they too are increasing their credit. News overnight showed that US consumer ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... coming just last weekend, and had brought in extra staff to cope with demand." Factories, retailers and other small businesses operating in flooded areas are also sure to take a hit, with flow on effects to their suppliers. Already buckling under a strong ...

AFA promotes female advisers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 26 OCT 2010
... as the award's patron. AFA chief executive Richard Klipin said women are the foundation of families, of many small businesses and of their communities and yet continue to be under-represented. Tower Australia's CEO,Retail Life, Brett Clark, said the ...

AMP appoints business partnership manager

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... at Country Business Direct. Country Business Direct is Westpac's national contact centre for agriculture and small businesses. At Bendigo Bank, he was manager insurance and investments, based in Townsville.

Raising SG could impact regional companies

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... Government's recent reforms to super is a win for working Australians - but the impacts of increased SG levels on small businesses in regional Australia is a major concern, argues Prime Super. The government's reforms to superannuation is a step in the ...