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mortgage, property, RMBS, RedZed

RedZed’s first RMBS of 2018 gets rated
by Tas Bindi • 14 Sep 2018
Moody’s has provided top provisional ratings to $313.13 million of RedZed’s first residential mortgage-backed...READ MORE
difficulty, struggle, SME growth, finance

Financing struggles restricting SME growth
by • 7 Sep 2018
The growth aspirations of small business owners are being stifled by the difficulties they face when seeking to obtain... READ MORE
sold signage buy commercial property smes

Market conditions ‘ripe’ for SMEs to buy commercial property
by • 7 Sep 2018
Now could be a good time for SMEs with SMSFs to acquire their business premises, a commercial lender has... READ MORE
asset write-offs, SMEs, government

Government inaction on asset write-offs could sting SMEs
by • 7 Sep 2018
Small businesses that have purchased assets since 1 July this year could be in for a rude shock, with parliamentary... READ MORE
money, cost, SME, tax plan

ScoMo’s accelerated tax plan for SMEs to cost $3.6bn
by • 7 Sep 2018
A leaked pre-election plan from the federal government shows that tax cuts for SMEs are set to be fast-tracked by four... READ MORE
SME, scam, ACCC

SMEs scammed out of $2.3m so far in 2018: ACCC
by • 31 Aug 2018
Australian small businesses have reported losses of more than $2.3 million to scams this year, according to the... READ MORE
small business, policy agenda

New Small Business Minister outlines policy agenda
by • 31 Aug 2018
“We will be behind you every step of the way,” Senator Michaelia Cash has said in her first speech after being... READ MORE
Unfair, warn, contract rules, ACCC

ACCC doubts effectiveness of unfair contract rules
by • 31 Aug 2018
The competition watchdog does not expect any meaningful shift in unfair contract terms imposed on small... READ MORE
profit growth, Scottish Pacific, increase, arrow up

Scottish Pacific reports 17.4% profit growth
by • 29 Aug 2018

The SME lender has bolstered its profit margin by 17.4 per cent, driven by a $2 billion rise in turnover.

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European fintech, Europe, SME market

European fintech comes to Australia to target SME market
by • 24 Aug 2018
The fintech has announced the opening of its first Australian office in Sydney, with its sights set on the nation’s... READ MORE
drop in profit, arrow down, FY18

Non-bank lender posts 5% drop in profit in FY18
by • 24 Aug 2018
Publicly listed non-bank lender FlexiGroup Limited reported a $4.8 million year-on-year decline in net profit in the... READ MORE
Parliament house, tax, government

SMEs to be spared as government abandons tax plan
by • 24 Aug 2018
Australian businesses with turnovers of up to $50 million will still be the beneficiaries of proposed tax cuts, despite... READ MORE
Digital wave, globalisation, technology

Two-thirds of businesses feel unprepared for ‘digital wave’
by • 24 Aug 2018
Approximately two-thirds of Australian businesses do not feel prepared for technology-driven globalisation, according... READ MORE
NAB, revenue rise, growth, SME, lending, Bendigo, MyState Bank

Revenue rise spurred by growth in SME lending: NAB
by • 17 Aug 2018
The major bank has reported an increase in its underlying revenue over the third quarter of 2018, citing “good growth... READ MORE
array of taxes, Tax Institute, Professor Robert Deutsch, tax system Australia

‘Unnecessary array of taxes’ costing businesses, says professor
by • 17 Aug 2018
An “incredible and unnecessary array of taxes” that apply to businesses are giving rise to “complexity and... READ MORE
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NSW and Victoria see weakest levels of business confidence
by • 17 Aug 2018
Business confidence rose in July, but the weakest levels of confidence were reported in NSW and Victoria despite their... READ MORE
Money, Australian dollars

Liberty Financial’s $300m RMBS gets rated
by • 14 Aug 2018
Moody’s Investor Service has provided top definitive ratings to $255 million of Liberty Financial’s latest... READ MORE
requirements, SME

Changing prudential measures will open up SME finance: PC

by • 10 Aug 2018
Standardising risk weightings, extending CCR to SMEs, and increasing data sharing are among the measures that the... READ MORE

SME fintech eyes broker channel following funding round
by • 10 Aug 2018
Debtor financier and cash flow management fintech Skippr has said that it will be focusing on the broker channel... READ MORE
CBA

CBA and Suncorp reveal SME lending results
by • 10 Aug 2018
The banks have outlined the underlying performance of their business lending divisions in their full-year 2018... READ MORE
Westpac

Westpac commits $100m in ‘discounted’ loans to agribusinesses
by • 10 Aug 2018
The major bank has announced its commitment to disburse $100 million in loans to eligible drought-affected agribusiness... READ MORE
SME loan terms

Suncorp updates SME loan terms
by • 3 Aug 2018
The non-major bank has made changes to its small business loan terms in a bid to make them “fairer”, while also... READ MORE
Disappointed, thumbs down

Ombudsman ‘disappointed’ with SME definition in new banking code
by • 3 Aug 2018
The Small Business Ombudsman is “disappointed” with the definition of an SME loan facility in the new Code of... READ MORE
Flagged, red card

Credit squeeze flagged as greatest threat to business growth
by • 2 Aug 2018
Australian businesses have flagged the lending crackdown as the greatest risk to growth, according to new... READ MORE
Wisr, Connective, join, handshake

Marketplace lender joins aggregator panel
by • 2 Aug 2018
Wisr has become the latest lender to join the panel of Connective, enabling brokers to access its unsecured personal... READ MORE
Money, raise

Lender raises $140m to secure march into SME space
by • 2 Aug 2018
An emerging small business lender has announced that it has finalised its first round of equity raising at $140... READ MORE

PC weighs in on impacts of open banking on SMEs
by • 27 Jul 2018
Open banking may lead to a dependence on “hard data”, which would prompt some lenders to invest more in customer... READ MORE
Ombudsman, SMEs

Ombudsman calls for greater support for drought-affected SMEs
by • 27 Jul 2018
The Small Business Ombudsman has called for a major bank to extend its support to small businesses in rural and... READ MORE
re-think their self-employed clients

Why brokers need to rethink their self-employed clients
by • 27 Jul 2018
Brokers are potentially opening their businesses up to “massive risk” by missing out on the business needs of their... READ MORE
NAB

NAB announces changes for agribusiness customers
by • 25 Jul 2018
The major bank has announced three key changes in a bid to better serve its agribusiness customers in regional and... READ MORE
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