Season’s Greetings! Here’s to a Prosperous 2020!

Season’s Greetings! Here’s to a Prosperous 2020!

With 2019 drawing to a close, we hope you’re shifting into holiday mode and getting ready to relax and unwind (or, at least, looking forward to a few public holidays!). Hasn’t the year just flown by? It only seems like only yesterday that the RBA cut the official cash...
Banks ‘too cautious’ on SME loans: financial regulators

Banks ‘too cautious’ on SME loans: financial regulators

The country’s top financial regulators are concerned banks are ‘too cautious’ when it comes to loans for small business borrowers. The Council of Financial Regulators (CFR) – which is chaired by RBA governor Philip Lowe and includes APRA, ASIC and federal...