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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. ...

Coalition clears up FOFA questions

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2012
... think it adds unnecessary complexity, unnecessary red tape and unnecessarily increases costs for both consumers and small business financial advisers. "We will seek to simplify and streamline annual fee disclosure requirements, which will of course continue ...

You beauty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAY 2012
Looks like desperation did something nice to Wayne's budgeting prowess - digging deep, Australia's Federal Treasurer was able to pull something out of the hat, enabling the government to return the "budget to surplus on time and as promised". While ...

Life risk inflows up 10.4pct

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
... insurance. Inflows in this market were up 10.8% year on year, influenced by both the price and profitability of the small business sector, according to Plan for Life (PFL). BT/Westpac led with growth of 24%, followed by OnePath growth of 17.7% and AIA ...