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NAB ends introducer payments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
National Australia Bank will no longer make referral payments to introducers. NAB chief executive Philip Chronican said ending "introducer" payments was part of NAB's ongoing efforts to be a better bank following the Royal Commission. He said: "Through ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... that arises from them. The bank also disagrees with Hayne's recommendation that the ABA amend its definition of small business in the Banking Code to see the code apply to businesses employing less than 100 full-time equivalent employees where the loan ...

New retirement loan launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... Australians live well at home. Former Federal Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, Assistant Treasurer and Small Business Nick Sherry serves as chair.

Labor responds to Royal Commission final report

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
The Labor Party will look to ban the payment of grandfathered commissions by January 2020 if successful at the upcoming Federal election. Responding to the final report, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen said the party has already tabled a bill to end the ...

Don't fear credit crunch: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... unsecured business loans up to $250,000. It is also removing business banking fees and increasing the availability of small business specialists. Better support for businesses experiencing financial hardship will also be made available. Back on property ...

AFCA appoints new ombudsman

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
... financial services firms. Joining AFCA from February 12 is Geoff Browne. He will become AFCA's first lead ombudsman - small business. Browne was the Victorian Small Business Commissioner from 2011 to 2016, where he decreased the number of disputes between ...

Misconduct must end: Frydenberg

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
... Commission's final report, and the Government's response, "strengthen and expand the protections for consumers, small business and rural and remote communities." "Second, they raise accountability and governance standards. Third, they enhance ...

Quirky SMSF investments unveiled

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2019
... equipment worth $15,000 that was then leased to a business (typically owned by the members). This set up is common with small business owners LaGreca said, but the 5% cap rule applies on the value of the fund investments that are leased to the business. ...

3.5 million Aussies give financial advice to friends and family: Roy Morgan

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 15 JAN 2019
... product value ending up as "trusted advisers". People with personal incomes over $120,000 and professional and small business owners were also well represented, with just under a third of either group asked to give advice to friends and family. In September ...

Complainants most satisfied with life insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 DEC 2018
Complaints staff of life insurance companies are the most helpful when it comes to resolving customer disputes, ASIC has found. The regulator documented consumers' complaints journey across financial services and life insurance to find staff of ...