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Inflation not currency worrying the RBA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... announcements that steel jobs were no longer sustainable with the AUD at US$1.06 after its 15% rise in the last 12 months. Small business lobbyists tried to echo the pressure arguing they want rates to drop to restore consumer confidence and boost retail ...

It's official, Rudd saved Australia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... targeted even if the imperative was to spend rather than on what it was spent. The integration of these sectors with small business and the need to keep confidence up to encourage consumers to keep borrowing and spending throughout the rest of the economy ...

Super funds prefer employers via clearing houses

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... contributor to TelstraSuper. Collister said TelstraSuper only receives one or two payments from the Federal Government's Small Business Superannuation Clearing House. The service, run through Medicare, offers a free processing service to small businesses ...

Coalition, small business reject super clearing house model

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011
... be deducted by the tax office along with pay as you go (PAYG) tax to save administrative costs, the Council of Small Business of Australia has said in a report called Streamlining Superannuation Collection and Distribution - July 2011. Putting super ...

Bendigo finds safe harbour from wholesale storm in retail deposits

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... positive outlook on Bendigo was also due to the asset quality on the balance sheet. "We've got a small amount of small business lending, therefore we've got 98 per cent of our assets secured through property mortgages or listed securities in our margin ...

Policy war erupts over super clearing

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
A war of words has broken out between the Coalition and the Government over which party offers small business the best method for processing superannuation payments. The Coalition, on Friday, issued a statement blasting the Government's Medicare superannuation ...

Coalition adopts ALP super clearing house model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUN 2011
... way to simplify contribution payments for small businesses. Under the morphed policy, the Coalition has proposed small business employers send superannuation payments to the ATO under a clearing house model inferring it will have the same status as a ...

Oakeshott won't back FOFA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
... contracts with their financial advisers was bad policy which would add unnecessary red tape, increasing costs for both small business financial advisers and their clients", he said. A government spokesperson however told Smart Company reporters that ...

SMEs turning to advice, slowly

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011
Most small business owners are unhappy with their retirement savings plans and are increasingly seeking advice, even from financial advisers, reveals research from accounting group Bird Cameron. The Bird Cameron 'Think Big' study of small business attitudes ...

Opposition attacks opt-in concession

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2011
... firms despite the extended time frame. "According to Treasury evidence during recent Senate estimates, an average small business financial advisory firm would face $50,000 per annum in additional costs," he said. "We do not think the Parliament should ...