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Government's rush to implement Payday Super is 'reckless': Coalition

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2025
... again, we're seeing a rushed, reckless and poorly planned rollout of a policy that risks creating chaos for small businesses right across the country," O'Brien argued. "The Coalition stands ready to support worthy reform - we always have - but, as ...

Feature: Compliance | Passing the buck

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2025
... of doing that keeps escalating," Abood says. "The average advice business now has 2.6 advisers. So, a bunch of small businesses just can't fund it, and there's no point bankrupting this sector, because what are consumers going to do then? "We've ...

ASIC funding levy to charge advisers $46.2m

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... year, it is still a significant impost on the shrinking financial advice sector, which is primarily made up of small businesses. "It is yet another cost on advisers, the vast majority of those who are doing the right thing but must pay for the ASIC enforcement ...

CSLR releases revised levy estimate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
... compensation under the CSLR. "In contrast, the vast majority of those paying these levies run excellent compliant small businesses - 92% of advisers work in firms with 10 or fewer advisers - who have not done anything wrong."

Small construction firms drag productivity: CEDA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2025
Australia's laggard construction productivity and deepening housing crisis have been made worse by the small businesses that dominate the sector, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) says. While several factors have contributed ...

Reducing super tax cap to $2m 'a concern': FAAA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... collectively, not piecemeal, and they must maintain a level playing field for all advice providers - including the many small businesses serving SMSF trustees," Burgess said. "The Association is concerned about the proposed collective charging model ...

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
... 2028. In a joint submission to Treasury, eight industry lobby groups have said the superannuation industry and small businesses cannot sufficiently prepare for the introduction of Payday Super obligations by July 2026. Many technology changes and improvements ...

Dutton doubles down on 'super for housing' policy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2025
... at $30,000 is the right call for small business. "The instant asset write-off provides a vital opportunity for small businesses to invest and grow," Freeland said. "As a temporary measure only, it has not been utilised as much as it could have. Small ...

New tax cuts for every Australian 'a complete joke': UNSW

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... government will also extend energy bill relief until the end of the year for every household and around one million small businesses. It will provide an additional $1.8 billion in payments, adding to the nearly $5 billion in support already delivered. ...

New impact fund backs marginalised female entrepreneurs

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025
... investments Diana Tjoeng said the new fund will address the gender bias in the financial sector and its engagement with small businesses. "Small businesses in the Asia Pacific form the backbone of developing economies and single mothers and other individual ...