Trust must be at core of profession, vows IPA

Trust must be at core of profession, vows IPA

Speaking to hundreds of delegates, IPA chief executive Andrew Conway said public expectations continue to rise in a time when overall trust in institutions is declining.He said that, even though a lack of trust only exacerbates people’s expectations, the fundamental...
No guarantees in super

No guarantees in super

In May this year, the government introduced a one-off 12-month amnesty period for small businesses to address any historical underpayment of superannuation entitlements, dating all the way back to when the superannuation guarantee (SG) was first introduced in 1992. In...
Six networking tips to supercharge your business in 2019

Six networking tips to supercharge your business in 2019

There comes a time when you need to generate new business outside of your current clients. How you do this is partly dependent on the level of cash you want to invest in growing. You could put an ad in the paper, run advertising with Google or get out and network. The...
AFCA officially open for small business

AFCA officially open for small business

Some of the key features of AFCA include:     The ability to hear consumer complaints where the value of the dispute is less than $1 million and the ability to award compensation of up to $500,000 – almost double the existing limits of FOS and CIO;     In the case of...
Banking code ignores unfair treatment of SMEs

Banking code ignores unfair treatment of SMEs

The ASBFEO submission to the interim report of the Hayne royal commission noted an examination of the code that found banks can still change their risk appetite, call in loans with no notice and choose not to work with small businesses to return a loan to performing...