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Super roundtable supports small business clearing house

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
A Council of Small Businesses of Australia (COSBOA) proposal to better promote the Government's small business super clearing house has received support from the fourth meeting of the Government's industry superannuation roundtable. Around 32,000 businesses ...

WA closures signal mining boom end: Veda

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... support the view of federal resources minister Martin Ferguson that the mining boom is starting to slow and that small business closures in WA are a leading indicator. But according to Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital, the end of the mining ...

Dull night on Wall Street

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... sign. Then again, doesn't good stats mean no more QE? Ahh... but QE hopes linger. Another indicator - the NFIB small business optimism index - fell in July following two consecutive months of gains, indicating that small businesses don't expect much ...

Ernst & Young appoints Nick Sherry

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... position of Assistant Treasurer from 2009-2010 and most recently served in the Gillard government as Minister for Small Business and Minister Assisting Deregulation and Public Sector Superannuation. "Nick brings with him a wealth of knowledge and understanding ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Materials - slashed their earnings outlook. You want more. The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Small Business Optimism Index dropped to 91.4 in June - the lowest since October last year - from 94.4 in the previous month. That only ...

Perpetual sells registry business

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... outsourcing arrangement, followed by a full change in ownership for the registry business. The registry business is a small business within Perpetual Corporate Trust, employing only two staff, and its revenue accounts for less than 0.2% of Perpetual's ...

Childhood determines who rises to the top

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUN 2012
... perpetuating gender congeniality. But women who advanced into leadership positions typically shared an upbringing in a small business family environment where their mothers played an active role in running the business. Fitzsimmons said most of the women ...

New accountants' licence hailed as win for affordable advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... resulted in the removal of the accountants' exemption. "This new licensing regime will ensure that more consumers and small business people will have access to high quality and practical financial advice," Conway said. "We're finally satisfied that the ...

SuperStream passes Lower House

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... different funds," said Bill Shorten, minister for superannuation and financial services. Brendan O'Connor, minister for small business, said, "These reforms cut red tape for small business owners and make it easier for employers to manage their employees' ...

ASIC streamlines AFS licence process

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012
... ASIC commissioner, Greg Tanzer, said these changes will save industry time and money, especially important for small business operators. "These updates reflect our commitment to efficient registration and licensing, essentially cutting red tape for business. ...

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Global X awards mandate for ETF business

ELIZA BAVIN  |   12:33PM
Global X has awarded a new custody and administration mandate for its Australian ETF business.

Bell Asset Management launches small-caps fund

KARREN VERGARA  |   11:56AM
Bell Asset Management has formally launched its Australian Small Companies Fund, which is run by former Tyndall Asset Management portfolio managers.

Former Australian Ethical finance chief lands new gig

MATTHEW WAI  |   11:09AM
The former chief financial officer of the ethical investment manager has joined a local finance company after wrapping up his tenure at AUB Group.

MySuper assets pursue $1.5tn Choice sector

KARREN VERGARA  |   12:20PM
MySuper assets are fast catching up to the $1.5 trillion Choice sector, hitting nearly $1.2 trillion in the March quarter.

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