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AustSafe launches Super Personal

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2008
AustSafe Super has launched its self employed and small business super product, AustSafe Super Personal, to strengthen its position in rural and regional areas. The fund provides the same investment strategies, fees structure, insurance cover and access ...

No to double SG demerits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
New tax measures to employer superannuation guarantee (SG) penalties could mean employees receive their super payments faster while their employers will avoid making twice the SG on late payments. The Federal Government is proposing to change the Superannuation ...

PI a priority at Paragem

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2008
Dealer-to-dealer financial services provider Paragem Partners has upped its stake in the risk and compliance playing field as the firm launches its debut professional indemnity support service for small businesses. Paragem announced the launch of its ...

No super for many small businesses

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2007
Four in ten small- to medium-size business owners have no source of superannuation other than their business assets, and 85 per cent of those have no exit plan, according to a new survey from RSM Bird Cameron (RSMBC). The survey, titled 'Think Big - ...

KNM appoints wealth head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2007
Brisbane based financial services provider, KNM Services has appointed Marty Carne to executive director of its wealth division, signalling the company's expansion into the wealth management sector. Carne has previously held executive positions at Wesfarmers ...

Taggart partners with Zurich to reach home-based business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
... the concept because, "General insurance has really neglected home-based business. The web is essential to every small business."

Clinton plans pension system overhaul

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2007
Senator Hillary Clinton has announced plans for a new pension scheme, which takes a leaf out of the Australian superannuation system, as part of her 2008 presidential election campaign. Senator Clinton's American Retirement Accounts (ARA) plan will ...

Calliva gives SMSFs direct property route

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
... acquisition choice. Property adds benefits of diversity to investment planning and provides particular benefits for small business owners looking to protect their retirement future and pursue estate planning opportunities." Calliva was established in ...

ALP wants industry funds on awards

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2007
... contain not-for-profit funds as the default fund." "Labor wants to give unions the right to determine which fund a small business contributes to when employees don't make a choice," said Dutton. "A not-for-profit super fund is code for a union run fund," ...

St.George and HESTA champion flexible workplace

... Super Fund, which counts 85 per cent of its 580,000 membership base being female, was one of the finalists in the Small Business category for employers with fewer than 50 staff. "Our inclusive culture recognises that staff members have individual needs ...