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A majority of Australian small businesses have achieved their revenue goals despite tough economic conditions, a new study has found.

A former ANZ group executive has taken the reins of SME lender ScotPac, following the retirement of the non-bank’s outgoing CEO after six years in the role.

After calling on the finance industry to step up its response to the threat of frontier AI, APRA and ASIC have hosted a series of roundtables with the industry to co-ordinate a united ...

The major brokerage has unveiled a bolstered suite of artificial intelligence tools and tech upgrades aimed at driving broker efficiency, reducing manual administration, and modernising ...

Brokers have been cautioned to look beyond pure profit and loss statements when assessing the cash flow needs of their SME clients.

International agribusiness bank Rabobank has appointed a new chair for Australia, with the outgoing chair stepping down after more than six years on the bank’s board.

Brokers have warned that first home buyers will take the brunt of another rate rise, after three of the four majors revised their forecasts to include a further hike before the end of the ...

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has continued to chip away at National Australia Bank’s business lending lead, with its portfolio now almost 90 per cent the size of its rivals’.

Australian home values fell for a fifth consecutive month in August, with the downturn spreading across 93 per cent of capital-city suburbs, new Cotality data shows.

A new platform aimed at simplifying private credit transactions for brokers has launched nationally following a closed beta with selected commercial finance brokers.

Brokers are increasingly turning to non-bank lenders to write commercial loans, with the major banks losing ground in broker usage, new research from Agile Market Intelligence shows.

Business-related personal insolvencies are surging, with the number of Australians entering insolvency for business reasons jumping 17.8 per cent in the June quarter.

Softer national conditions could be masking the next big opportunity, with savvy investors looking beyond headline figures to uncover markets where fundamentals remain strong.

Australia’s leading mortgage and finance professionals have been recognised at the 16th annual Australian Broking Awards, supported by principal partner NAB.

Non-bank lender Resi has partnered with fintech Fortiro to screen documents in real time as AI-driven fraud risks grow.