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Prospa prepares to float
by Reporter • 10 May 2018
Small business lender Prospa is expected to list on the ASX next month should its current capital raising and bookbuild...READ MORE

Royal commission to focus on credit to SMEs
by Reporter • 9 May 2018
The financial services royal commission’s next round of public hearings is set to focus on loans to small and... READ MORE

NAB won’t ‘back off’ SME lending despite RC scrutiny
by Reporter • 4 May 2018
The CEO of the big four bank has insisted that its small business lending will not be deterred by scrutiny from the... READ MORE
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Invoice lender writes budget ‘wish list’ to Treasurer
by Reporter • 4 May 2018
The head of an invoice finance company has written an open letter to Treasurer Scott Morrison outlining the measures he... READ MORE

Commercial lender launches two investment trusts
by Reporter • 4 May 2018
Thinktank is diversifying its funding sources and offering investors two attractive yielding investments by raising... READ MORE

GetCapital: New lender joins Connective panel
by Reporter • 4 May 2018
Small business lender GetCapital has become the latest lender to join the asset finance lending panel of aggregation... READ MORE
investigate misconduct

Royal commission to investigate misconduct relating to SMEs
by Reporter • 27 Apr 2018
The financial services royal commission’s next round of public hearings is set to focus on Australian small... READ MORE
Tax cuts

Corporate tax cuts ‘will be dumped’, predicts tax expert
by Reporter • 27 Apr 2018
Controversial tax cuts for larger businesses are likely to be dumped in the upcoming federal budget and could have... READ MORE
Ratings

Liberty’s first prime and non-conforming RMBS for 2018 receives...
by Reporter • 27 Apr 2018
Moody’s Investors Service has assigned provisional ratings to Liberty’s first prime and non-conforming RMBS... READ MORE
BDM appointments

SME lender announces new BDM appointments
by Reporter • 27 Apr 2018
Fintech SME lender The Invoice Market has hired three new state business development... READ MORE

Regional bank to announce partnership to boost SME platform
by Reporter • 20 Apr 2018
A non-major lender is set to form a partnership with a digital payments provider to simplify access to payments for its... READ MORE

Former finance broker pleads guilty to fraud
by Reporter • 20 Apr 2018
A former Get Approved Finance broker has pleaded guilty to seven counts of giving false information and one fraud... READ MORE
Tight, money, cash

RBA roundtable seeks to address SME finance challenges
by Reporter • 20 Apr 2018
Australian small businesses have highlighted the finance challenges facing the industry in a roundtable discussion... READ MORE
Finance partnership

Major aggregator announces asset finance partnership
by James Mitchell • 20 Apr 2018
Connective has entered into a strategic partnership with an established asset finance aggregator that supports 20... READ MORE

Small business loan ABS trust first to be assigned rating
by Reporter • 20 Apr 2018
Prospa’s Australian small business loan asset-backed securities trust has become the first in Australasia to be... READ MORE
Increase, growth, business lending

Online SME lending to hit $2bn by 2020
by Reporter • 17 Apr 2018

Online small business lending is growing by 79 per cent and could hit $2 billion by 2020, according to OnDeck.

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Tax debts

Calls for overhaul of ATO’s SME dealings
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2018
Allegations of impropriety and heavy-handedness by the Australian Taxation Office on small and medium-sized enterprises... READ MORE
Uptick

La Trobe Financial’s $750m RMBS receives highest credit rating
by Staff Reporter • 13 Apr 2018
Standard & Poor’s has provided its highest credit rating to $658.5 million of La Trobe Financial’s sixth... READ MORE
Money, cash

Fintech lender provides over $300m in SME funding
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2018

An SME lender has announced that it has provided over $300 million in funding to small business borrowers.

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How mortgage brokers can add a commercial string to their bow
by Reporter • 13 Apr 2018
John Kolyvas, national sales manager – commercial at ING, tells The Adviser why mortgage brokers should look to... READ MORE

Government launches inquiry to improve access to SME loans
by Tas Bindi • 6 Apr 2018
The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has commenced a formal inquiry into improving access... READ MORE

Judo’s broker proposition designed around ‘trust and...
by Tas Bindi • 6 Apr 2018
As some banks seek to reduce broker flows, a new SME-focused lender has emphasised that its proposition is... READ MORE
comprehensive credit reporting, business data

SME lender calls for CCR to apply to businesses
by Reporter • 6 Apr 2018
The CEO of small business lender OnDeck has said that he hopes comprehensive credit reporting could be extended to... READ MORE
Report progress, SME strategy

ASIC report highlights progress in SME strategy
by Reporter • 6 Apr 2018
The regulator has released a report outlining progress in its efforts to better assist, engage and protect small... READ MORE
Join, partnership

OnDeck joins Connective panel
by Reporter • 3 Apr 2018
Small businesses lender OnDeck has joined the aggregator’s panel of lenders, enabling brokers to access its unsecured... READ MORE

ANZ disaccredited brokers for not taking test
by Reporter • 23 Mar 2018
It has been revealed that the major bank ceased business with approximately 500 brokers after they “pushed back” on... READ MORE

Submissions open for Commercial Business Writers 2018
by Reporter • 23 Mar 2018

The ranking of the top commercial brokers in Australia is now open for submissions.

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Car dealers

Westpac relied on car dealers for loan verification
by Reporter • 23 Mar 2018
The major bank has admitted to the royal commission that it did not undertake verification checks for loan applications... READ MORE
Fintech Business Awards 2018

Fintech Business Awards 2018 winners revealed
by Reporter • 23 Mar 2018

Several lending innovators have been honoured at the second annual Fintech Business Awards.

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Brokers ‘in the box seat’ for SME opportunities

Brokers ‘in the box seat’ for SME opportunities
by Staff Reporter • 16 Mar 2018
The latest Scottish Pacific SME Growth Index shows that SME owners are optimistic about revenue growth, had improved... READ MORE
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