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Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... have on small and medium businesses, saying there should be support mechanisms put in place via the ATO. It comes as Employment Hero modelling shows there is a $124,000 working capital gap at small and medium businesses. More than 30% would need to build ...

MA Financial gives $200m to legal finance platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2025
... flexible finance based on a person's "likely relationship settlement", irrespective of their credit score, income or employment, particularly in favour of low-income earners. The lending facility will enable the platform to significantly expand its operations ...

Improved economy not a guarantee of business success

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025
... since the end of 2024 as uncertainty surges to 92% - the highest level over the past two years. More are expecting employment and profit margins to decrease over the next year and have rising concerns about competition, pricing and costs, Deloitte said. ...

Resilient job market reduces rate cut probability: Experts

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025
... robust in May, with the unemployment rate sitting at 4.1%, Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data shows. "Despite employment falling by 2000 people this month, it's up 2.3% compared to May 2024, which is stronger than the pre-pandemic, 10-year average ...

Pacific workers face barriers to claiming super: University

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2025
... reforms, including allowing superannuation to be paid directly into workers' home country super funds during their employment or as part of their wages. Their analysis suggested that direct payments to home country funds as the most practical solution ...

Capstone appoints former licensee head to new role

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025
... O'Riley said O'Sullivan's expertise and background is is suited to the company's growth trajectory. "This exciting employment acquisition enables Capstone to focus on growth while continuing to enhance its adviser support services," O'Riley said. "... ...

Minimum wage to rise 3.5%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... level of wage increase we have determined is sustainable. The labour market remains strong overall, with continuing employment growth, low unemployment and historically high rates of participation in the workforce. Reductions in interest rates are likely ...

COVID 'masked' issues at core of productivity problem: PC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... in output per worker. The labour market gradually recovered as lockdowns wound down and output returned faster than employment grew. In the "productivity loss phase" of the bubble, between June 2022 and June 2023, earlier productivity gains disappeared ...

AFCA highlights 'pattern of delays' in super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2025
... cancellation process led to the erroneous cancellation of Income Protection insurance for members when they left their employment. This issue affected over 1500 members and resulted in remediation costs of $1,430,426. Additionally, AFCA reminded super ...

REITs see best start versus equities in a decade: Principal AM

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2025
... rising yields and slowing growth would be a headwind for real estate unless the Federal Reserve cuts rates to support employment. However, even if a moderate recession occurs, or if the US manages to avoid one, REITs are likely to outperform equities. ...