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Invoice financier looking to fill SME lending void
by • 10 Apr 2019
An SME lender has identified opportunities to capitalise on changes in the credit space amid ongoing concern over the...READ MORE
Bill to establish $2bn SME fund approved
by • 7 Apr 2019
A $2 billion securitisation fund, designed to improve access to finance for Australia’s SME sector, has passed both... READ MORE
Parliament approves $30k SME asset write-off
by • 4 Apr 2019
Both houses of Parliament have approved the federal government’s bill to lift the instant asset write-off for SMEs to... READ MORE
Brokers urged to seize opportunities in SME space
by • 3 Apr 2019
Mortgage brokers have been encouraged to step into the SME lending space amid new research highlighting the burgeoning... READ MORE
SME lender signs $100m debt facility
by • 2 Apr 2019
A new entrant in the SME lending space has secured a $100 million debt facility, which it said would broaden its... READ MORE
New commercial finance diploma set to launch
by • 1 Apr 2019
A new diploma specialising in commercial and asset finance is set to launch next month, enabling brokers and bankers to... READ MORE
SMEs favour higher rates over securing loan against property
by • 24 Mar 2019
Small business owners “resent” securing business funding against property, with the payment of higher interest... READ MORE
Regulators dismiss Hayne’s call for change to SME definition
by • 20 Mar 2019
Australia’s financial regulators have weighed in on commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s SME recommendations, with the... READ MORE
Prospa hires new GM to manage NZ business
by • 12 Mar 2019
The SME lender has announced that it has hired its first general manager to head up operations in New... READ MORE
Industry at loggerheads over SME definition
by • 28 Feb 2019
Small business ombudsman Kate Carnell has called for proposed changes to the definition of SME to be enshrined in the... READ MORE
ABA contests royal commission’s SME reform
by • 27 Feb 2019
The banking association is hesitant to support Commissioner Kenneth Hayne’s recommendation to change the definition... READ MORE
RC exacerbating SME funding woes
by Charbel Kadib • 21 Feb 2019
Access to credit for small businesses is expected to be hindered further off the back of the banking royal commission,... READ MORE
Government to legislate commitments to SMEs
by • 14 Feb 2019
The Coalition government has formally introduced two pieces of legislation in parliament designed to enhance the... READ MORE
Brokers to play key role in post-RC climate
by • 3 Feb 2019
SMEs will be increasingly looking to brokers to source alternative finance, with banks expected to have “more hurdles... READ MORE
$83bn SME funding gap exposed
by • 31 Jan 2019
New research has shed light on credit constraints in the SME space, compounded by a lack of trust in banking... READ MORE
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