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MDA guidance review will bring coherence and consistency

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
Advisers and fund managers welcome the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) review of Managed Discretionary Accounts (MDA) guidance as it will bring coherence and consistency to an under-regulated sector. "The review is a good thing ...

Aust Post streamlines Super payments for SMEs

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2012
Australia Post is about to become the country's first retail network to accept superannuation payments from small businesses (SMEs) for all staff. Available in more than 3,200 post offices Australia-wide, the new Australia Post service is expected to ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
Draft regulations were released yesterday by the Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation that could see accountants provide more financial advice if it passes into law. Minister Bill Shorten released the draft regulation which he said will ...

Yellow Brick Road targets Big Four bank employees

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 NOV 2012
... targeting. "I left Westpac to join Yellow Brick Road because I saw it as an exciting opportunity for me to run my own small business," she said. "Banks are restricted and can't support customers outside the square." According to Yellow Brick Road's latest ...

Premium Wealth eyes-off QLD and WA

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
... a holistic service to. So the attraction of both the states is easy to see given the large number of retirees, small business people and growth prospects, he said. Harding-Davis said Premium was currently in a number of meaningful discussions to sign ...

Super concession cuts ignite SMSF debate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2012
... exists for SMSFs and small APRA funds, the rationale was that business premises are the superannuation for many small business owners. "They don't have people making contributions for them like ordinary employees do, so rationale was they should be able ...

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 ...