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COVID-19 stimulus continues

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... decrease marginally from 27.5% to 26% Meanwhile, the unincorporated tax discount increased from 8% to 13% to ensure that sole traders benefit from the corporate tax cut. The government's stimulus payments will continue for eligible concession card holders ...

ATO streamlines tax return process

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... wages and/or allowances, in their regular income statement, which their employer should provide directly to the ATO. Sole traders who have received the JobKeeper payment on behalf of their business will need to include the payments as assessable income ...

CMC Markets introduces derivatives platform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... can easily plug into their existing network." Wood said the platform was built to meet the requirements of professional traders, small funds and proprietary trading firms. "The new platform provides a range of flexible and easy-to-use orders so traders ...

New ETFs see success as UBS suspends funds

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020
... with exposure to Australian equity and property, he said, as well as an increase in shorter-term trading activity, with traders turning to cash, commodities and geared funds. "We believe the ETF sector will continue to perform strongly- despite pressure ...

Saxo Markets launches investment loyalty scheme

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 2020
... Australia chief executive Adam Smith said the loyalty scheme launch will reward the firm's client base. "Investors and traders in Australia are generally tech savvy and sophisticated, so Saxo Rewards is really a response to the evolving preferences of ...

TradeFloor acquires tech solutions

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2020
... enable the software provider to build a trading ecosystem with a full suite of products of financial advisers and retail traders. "These acquisitions will enable us to build an independent trading ecosystem where advisers and planners can come to find ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... Speaking to Financial Standard, Six Park chief executive Pat Garrett said he was disappointed to see so many hobby day traders losing money in the markets. "I wasn't surprised that the numbers increased but I was very surprised at the magnitude of the ...

Aussie analysts share COVID-19 investment tips

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... of a saying 'Don't fight the Fed'; with combined fiscal and governmental stimulus around the world meaning traders are happy to keep buying despite the economic red flags." Investors should look to PMI data as a key indicator of growth, he ...

Aussie ETF investors got oil bets wrong before crash

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2020
... futures contracts slipped into negative territory for the first time, as COVID-19 shutdowns continue to bog down demand and traders run out of space to store oil. It's not only Australian investors that were caught wrong footed on the direction of ...

ERS at risk of significant delays: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2020
... allowance etc) or been made redundant, had working hours reduced by 20% or more or a 20% reduction in turnover for sole traders. Temporary residents must have held a student visa for at least 12 months and be unable to meet living expenses, hold a skilled ...