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Brent Melville: Orr tells banks to boost SME spend
Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr has some straight-shooting advice for small business once covid-19 restrictions are gone: don’t be over-leveraged, ensure you have access to capital across different debt providers and be prepared to work in partnership to access more capital stre...
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Markets
Earnings guidance: 'How would we know?'
Many companies have suspended earnings guidance, effectively throwing up their hands and writing off the next year as a complete unknown.And, with the path of the pandemic still difficult to predict, investors have struggled to work out company earnings and how they should value...
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Ministers hint at cashflow grants in Budget for SMEs
Ministers are considering cashflow replacement grants for small and medium-sized businesses hard-hit by the lockdown required to beat the covid-19 virus.
Law & Regulation
Govt to move against trading in tax losses
Tax changes to assist businesses hit by covid-19 will be made mischief-proof to prevent anyone taking over a loss-making company just to get access to its tax losses, Revenue Minister Stuart Nash told Parliament's epidemic response committee.Nash said the government was aware...
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