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Almost 30% of Australian SMEs believe they would be at risk of insolvency or would need to close the doors immediately if they were to lose a major client or supplier, the SME Growth Index from ScotPa.. read more

Graham Hand, author of the expose Naked Among Cannibals has died at the age of 66. read more

The federal government says it will mandate cash acceptance by a range of businesses.   read more

National Australia Bank and its subsidiary Advantedge are defending proceedings bought by ASIC that it failed to respond to debtors’ hardship notices as required by the National Credit Code. read more

Interoperability is coming to the property settlement domain and PEXA’s deliberate attempts to entrench its monopoly won’t wash. read more

Banks would have to meet a minimum level of service in regional areas or contribute funding to bolster the number of branches and ATMs offered by other institutions, in a proposal put forward by Treas.. read more

Learn to live with it. Get along with it. read more

Former director and CEO of Bananacoast Community Credit Union, Lyndon Kingston, has been found guilty of dishonest conduct. read more

Losses on personal loans and credit cards jumped at National Australia Bank over theb year to September 2024. read more

Prudential standards CPS 220 and SPS 220, both relating to risk management, will be updated to explicitly include climate risk in 2025, APRA said yesterday. read more