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| | | ... not-for-profit ombudsman service for the financial services sector. Its external dispute resolution service helps consumers and small businesses resolve complaints with financial firms in banking and finance, investments and advice, insurance, and su ... |
| | | | ... necessities they need to live. This is real money owed to workers, compounding the impacts of the cost-of-living crisis. Even a small amount of wage theft could mean the difference between paying the rent, buying groceries, or paying for transport costs ... |
| | | | The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) received a record 102,790 complaints from consumers and small businesses unable to resolve disputes with financial firms in 2023. This marks the first time Australia's financial dispute resolution ... |
| | | | ... cases over the past five years, but we are fully aware that behind every complaint is an individual, a family or small business," Locke said. "An ombudsman service also plays an important role in supporting public confidence in engaging with the financial ... |
| | | | ... manager, investigations and enforcement Brett Crawford will become chief investigator and senior executive leader, small business enforcement. Tom O'Shea has been appointed as senior executive leader, enforcement inquiries and compliance. He joins from ... |
| | | | ... of our members are just shattered, essentially. It's taken a long time, they were hoping that the Small Business Ombudsman would be able to assist, and that AMP would be reasonable," he said at the time. "For many of them, it's been both physically ... |
| | | | ... where the consumer didn't really suffer any financial harm. AFCA received feedback from financial institutions, particularly small to medium sized financial services businesses, that they were incurring costs dealing with complaints that had no merit ... |
| | | | ... tax loss. This only works for companies but not sole traders," he said. The Australian Tax Office classifies a small business as one with a turnover of less than $10 million. "So, a company that buys an asset that in turn creates a loss can carry that ... |
| | | | ... Curtis recently joined AFCA as lead ombudsman for insurance, while Suanne Russell joined as lead ombudsman for small business. |
| | | | The Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) has appointed two lead ombudsmen for insurance and small business, hiring from ASIC and Westpac. Emma Curtis has been appointed as lead ombudsman, insurance and Suanne Russell joined as lead ombudsman ... |
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