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by Reporter • 10 Apr 2017
When Adelaide Bank launched its SmartSuite Commercial product range for investors and business operators, brokers were...READ MORE

Montana Consortium

by Reporter • 10 Apr 2017
For some SMEs, like Ed Younis’ construction and project management company, a broker is not just a means of finding... READ MORE

Judo: Purpose-built for brokers and SMEs

by James Mitchell • 10 Apr 2017
A new lender is set to launch this year; Judo Capital. Co-founder Chris Bayliss tells SME Adviser why brokers will be a... READ MORE

Car yard lender to pay over $1.2m for breaching credit laws

by Francesca Krakue • 7 Apr 2017
The Federal Court has today fined the sole director of a Cairns-based lender and brokerage a total of $776,000 for... READ MORE

Major bank renews SME product for brokers

by Francesca Krakue • 7 Apr 2017
NAB has recently announced it will be renewing its small business offer, giving brokers access to a flexible small... READ MORE

Brokers rate the best non-bank lenders

by Reporter • 7 Apr 2017
New research has revealed which non-bank lenders brokers think are at the top of their game for short-term, commercial,... READ MORE

Tighter lending criteria boon for specialist financier

by Reporter • 7 Apr 2017
A specialist financier has seen a 30 per cent rise in revenue due to increased demand for short-term finance for... READ MORE

Is diversification king in 2017?

by Paul Goldsmith • 6 Apr 2017
Promoted by The results are in on how things are travelling in the finance broker and SME worlds thanks, in part, to... READ MORE

4 ways trade finance could help SMEs grow

by Sasha Karen • 4 Apr 2017
Trade finance is a means of bridging the funding gap between paying an exporter upfront and the importer receiving... READ MORE

Specialist lender successfully prices $300m RMBS

by Reporter • 3 Apr 2017
A specialist lender for self-employed Australians has successfully priced its $300 million specialist RMBS transaction,... READ MORE

Brokers can achieve 50% market share for business loans

by Reporter • 30 Mar 2017
The Finance Brokers Association of Australia (FBAA) has said that brokers can achieve 50 per cent of commercial and... READ MORE

Bankwest refocuses on SMEs

by staff reporter • 27 Mar 2017
The non-major lender has announced that it will be moving relationship-managed business customers outside of Western... READ MORE

Connective expands asset finance team

by Reporter • 24 Mar 2017
The asset finance arm of aggregation group Connective has undergone an expansion, bringing in two new BDMs and... READ MORE

Major banks team up with alternative SME lenders

by James Mitchell • 24 Mar 2017
The chief executive of an ASX-listed SME lender says non-banks and fintechs are increasingly partnering with... READ MORE

Broker flags inconsistency of commercial bankers

by James Mitchell • 24 Mar 2017
A Sydney mortgage broker has explained how a commercial loan can be either approved or declined by a bank depending on... READ MORE

Business activity at solid levels

by Francesca Krakue • 24 Mar 2017
The latest monthly business survey from NAB has revealed that although giving back some gains from the previous month,... READ MORE

Business sector remains ‘on solid footing’

by Francesca Krakue • 17 Mar 2017
After spiking in January, business conditions deteriorated slightly in February, however remain at solid levels... READ MORE

Q&A with a referral partner

by Francesca Krakue • 17 Mar 2017
Managing director of Equilibria Finance, Anthony Landahl, discusses the ins and outs of how to build and maintain a... READ MORE

The asset finance debate

by Reporter • 17 Mar 2017
As more and more mortgage brokers look to break into asset finance, there have been warnings from some camps that the... READ MORE

RateSetter sets sights on business lending

by Francesca Krakue • 16 Mar 2017
The CEO of the P2P lender has said that 2017 is the year the company intends to “ramp up” its lending to businesses... READ MORE

Aggregator sees uptick in SME lending from brokers

by Francesca Krakue • 15 Mar 2017
The head of a boutique aggregator has seen a steady increase in brokers’ uptake of SME lending, particularly since... READ MORE

ANZ helping Australian businesses expand internationally

by James Mitchell • 10 Mar 2017
ANZ has launched a new digital tool to help Australian businesses plan for international expansion with a one-stop shop... READ MORE

Bluestone sees 50% surge in business loan volumes

by James Mitchell • 10 Mar 2017
Specialist lender Bluestone Mortgages has seen a 50 per cent increase in volumes of its Business Easy loan product over... READ MORE

Lenders have ‘substantial work to do’: ASIC

by Reporter • 10 Mar 2017
Australian lenders, including the four major banks, have “substantial work” to do to eliminate unfair terms from... READ MORE

CAFBA awards female leadership scholarships

by Reporter • 8 Mar 2017
The Commercial Asset Finance Brokers Association of Australia is marking International Woman’s Day by announcing the... READ MORE

APRA sounds alarm on commercial property risks

by James Mitchell • 7 Mar 2017
Following a recent review, the prudential regulator has today warned that many banks have fallen “well short of... READ MORE

SME lender sees high levels of client attrition

by James Mitchell • 3 Mar 2017
An ASX-listed SME lender has seen a fall in client numbers after implementing its own credit policies on a number of... READ MORE

How easily referable are you?

by Jane Anderson • 3 Mar 2017

Your networks provide you with your most powerful sales source: inbound referrals.

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SME lender keen to deepen partnership with brokers

by Francesca Krakue • 1 Mar 2017
OnDeck Australia has said that its “biggest initiative” for 2017 is to have a productive relationship with brokers,... READ MORE

Suncorp to educate brokers on SME opportunities

by James Mitchell • 28 Feb 2017
Suncorp Bank’s Small Business Masterclass series returns in 2017 following last year’s booked-out events in Sydney,... READ MORE