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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
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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
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