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HomeStart announces mortgage rate cut

by Reporter • 14 Jun 2019
The high-LVR lender has cut its standard variable mortgage rate, becoming the latest lender to reprice its offering... READ MORE
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$2bn SME fund risky for taxpayers: Productivity Commission

by Tas Bindi • 14 Jun 2019
The federal government’s $2 billion small-business fund creates risk for taxpayers, the Productivity Commission has... READ MORE
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Top tips on helping SMEs in the new financial year

by Reporter • 11 Jun 2019
Brokers have an important role to play in helping SMEs stay in good financial shape in the 2020 financial year, a... READ MORE
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Nearly a third of SMEs struggle with finance

by Ezekiel MacNevin • 10 Jun 2019
Three-quarters of small businesses are struggling with business management, with 30 per cent saying they are... READ MORE
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Mortgage portfolio ‘deteriorating’ as credit crunch persists

by Reporter • 7 Jun 2019
Delinquencies underlying Australia’s residential mortgage portfolio are continuing to climb as tighter lending... READ MORE
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FHB activity falls despite improvement in affordability

by Charbel Kadib • 6 Jun 2019
Housing affordability pressures have eased but first home buyers have not reaped the rewards, according to new... READ MORE
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Banking on SMEs

by The Adviser • 5 Jun 2019
In April, Judo Capital was granted a full Australian banking licence, making Judo Bank the first authorised... READ MORE
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RBA urged to ‘leave fuel in the tank’

by Charbel Kadib • 5 Jun 2019
The head of a mortgage aggregator has called on the Reserve Bank to refrain from hastily exhausting its monetary policy... READ MORE
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Suncorp launches new loan offering for SMEs

by Reporter • 30 May 2019
Suncorp Bank has introduced a three-year fixed business loan offering, effective from Wednesday, 29 May. READ MORE
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New credit rules make diversification ‘critical’

by Ezekiel MacNevin • 29 May 2019
RateSetter has called for brokers to diversify into personal lending as ASIC’s new credit card rules could... READ MORE