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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 ...

AFCA creates small businesses ombudsman role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2018
... ombudsman and chief executive David Locke said: "With the arrival of AFCA, and the increase in monetary limits, many small business complaints will now be covered by an external dispute resolution scheme for the very first time. Australian Small Business ...

Scrapping LRBAs would be detrimental to investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2018
... non-residential sector where it has an excellent track record both for commercial and superannuation goals. The goals of small business and government here are aligned - self-funded retirement with less or no dependence on welfare," Street said.

One-stop complaints shop opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2018
... compensation of up to $500,000. This will be almost double the exiting limits of FOS and CIO, Frydenberg added. A small business will be able to have their complaint heard where it relates to a credit facility of less than $5 million and will be eligible ...

Reforms impact adviser mental health

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2018
... industry has the highest rate of mental illness with 33% of employees experience a mental health condition. In the small business sector, 44% of SME owners say they are unlikely to discuss how they are feeling. Further, mental illness is currently costing ...

ASIC offers fee relief to drought-affected farmers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
ASIC is offering assistance to drought-stricken farmers and related businesses suffering from financial hardship. The corporate regulator will offer information about available financial counselling services and provide company fee relief to those affected ...

ASIC marks AFCA milestone

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... be approved by ASIC, he said. AFCA chair Helen Coonan welcomed ASIC's approval. "AFCA will provide consumers and small business with access to fair, free and independent complaint resolution," Coonan said. "We look forward to working with ASIC, and consumer ...

Instant asset write off extended

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... small and medium businesses reinvest in their business by replacing or upgrading assets. The approval guarantees small business' accessibility to the scheme for another 12 months to 30 June 2019. According to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and Small Business ...

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... lenders as well as fintechs. It currently invests in senior and mezzanine debt in assets like short-term mortgages, small business loans, invoice finance, equipment leases, consumer installment loans and customer point-of-sale finance.

New code should apply to all: ABA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... same, which creates both confusion for customers and a loophole in protections," Bligh said. "Particularly for small business, every lender, including building societies, credit unions and others, should give sufficient notice when loan conditions might ...