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Financial Services and Insurance news and insights for Australia’s small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs. Read the latest financial services and insurance news, trends and features and entrepreneur interviews about the financial services and insurance industry. Or search for financial services and insurance on SmartCompany. |
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Don't bank on mortgage rate cuts: Gottliebsen Robert Gottliebsen The problem with Australian banks is their chief executives don't know how to explain their business to the public. | Thursday, 26 January 2012 |
Blue Sky Alternative Investments flat on debut, but MD says private equity opportunities ripe Madeleine Heffernan Newly listed fund manager of alternative investments says mining services, food, water and resources are where the opportunities lie. | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 |
Federal government fails to pay 55,000 businesses on time Myriam Robin Small business leaders say delay strengthens case for small business commissioner. | Tuesday, 24 January 2012 |
Red Rooster founder Peter Kailis, Westpac owed about $20 million in olive oil business collapse: Report Madeleine Heffernan Peter Kailis, the founder of Red Rooster, has reportedly emerged with a $1 million claim in the collapse of the debt-laden Kailis Organic Olive Groves, which was founded by his son Mark Kailis. | Monday, 23 January 2012 |
Insurance payout delays, soaring premiums pressure Queensland tourism operators post-Yasi Madeleine Heffernan Queensland tourism experts say operators have made good progress recovering from Cyclone Yasi, but long waits to receive insurance payouts and soaring premiums have been too much for some operators to bear. | Thursday, 12 January 2012 |
Assessing QBE's storm damage: Bartholomeusz Stephen Bartholomeusz Even the conservative QBE couldn’t shrug off a year in which just about everything that could go wrong for an insurer did go wrong. | Thursday, 12 January 2012 |
Aussie John Symond eyes more brokers, financial advice after posting 40% profit jump Madeleine Heffernan Self-made millionaire John Symond wants to boost broker numbers, pick up more assets and build a financial advice service at Aussie Group. | Friday, 6 January 2012 |
Online broker ETrade admits hack attack Myriam Robin Australia’s second-largest online broker, ANZ Bank’s ETrade, has admitted it shut down some services over the Christmas and New Year period due to a cyber-attack that originated offshore. | Thursday, 5 January 2012 |
Anxiety grows as banks remain silent on rate cuts Patrick Stafford More pressure is being placed on the banking industry as it refuses to pass on Tuesday’s interest rate cut, although experts are warning SMEs it shouldn’t expect much movement. | Thursday, 8 December 2011 |
The banks should dump their cloak-and-dagger act on rates: Kohler Alan Kohler The banks should could come clean with customers and explain how rates are really set. | Wednesday, 7 December 2011 |
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Groupon makes a loss in first quarter Patrick Stafford Group buying giant Groupon has made a loss in its first quarter trading as a publically listed company. | Wednesday, 8 February 2012 |
Google hires Apple executive for new project Patrick Stafford Search giant Google has hired a former Apple executive for a new project, a new report from VentureBeat claims. | Monday, 6 February 2012 |
Your sector-by-sector guide to 2012 Madeleine Heffernan The only certainty is uncertainty: chances are the Australian economy is headed for another topsy-turvy year. | Tuesday, 17 January 2012 |
All’s not well for online customers in health insurance sector James Thomson Health insurance is an industry that has become dominated by comparison websites. So you would expect the main players to be internet savvy. But they're not. | Tuesday, 23 August 2011 |
Insurers bank on better times Robert Bryant An accelerating economy will yield strong demand for general insurance and this will force insurers to lift prices as capacity is stretched. | Tuesday, 28 June 2011 |
How I diversified my business risk when a key staff member resigned Patrick Stafford APEX Insurance Brokers' Daniel Johnson reveals his uphill battle after a key staff member left the company. | Thursday, 2 June 2011 |
Insuring the future Robert Bryant, IBISWorld Price increases and investment returns will strengthen revenue for the insurance industry. | Tuesday, 30 November 2010 |
Five industries set to fly in 2010-2011 Robert Bryant, IBISWorld With the new financial year upon us, IBISWorld looks at the Australian industries set to fly in the next 12 months - and those set to fall. | Tuesday, 22 June 2010 |
Bring companies back from the dead Patrick Stafford By the time a financially distressed company requests assistance, many are too far along to help, warns Vantage Performance's Michael Fingland. | Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
How to get cash from banks Patrick Stafford Spotless financial records, low debtor levels and a clear, easy-to-understand business case are three critical requirements for SMEs that want funding. | Wednesday, 10 March 2010 |
Late payment Robert Bryant The finance and insurance sector is being hammered by the global financial crisis, but the sector's underlying growth prospects are good. | Tuesday, 7 April 2009 |
How to pick the best investment adviser Michael Laurence Storm Financial’s formula for investment success was fundamentally flawed, and should have sent warning signs to investors with even minimal investment skills. MICHAEL LAURENCE asks long-time investor specialists how to identify investment advisers that should be avoided | Monday, 16 February 2009 |
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Adir Shiffman James Thomson  Help Me Choose founder, Adir Shiffman, talks about building a business throughout the GFC, the pitfalls of fast growth and why he still keeps his hand in as a doctor. | Tuesday, 24 August 2010
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Mark Forsyth James Thomson  Firstfolio is one of the fastest-growing players in the mortgage market. Chief exec Mark Forsyth talks about the trade off between short-term profit and long-term growth. | Tuesday, 20 April 2010
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Jo Burston Patrick Stafford  While Jo Burston had an idea for a business which could provide services for payroll packaging and outsourcing she had no funding. | Thursday, 11 February 2010
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Michael Russell James Thomson  Michael Russell is the chief executive of Mortgage Choice, Australia's largest independent mortgage broker. Russell was appointed in May, in the middle of an extremely difficult year for the company. He talks to SmartCompany about the pressure on commissions, the need for more competition in the banking sector and whether or not our kids will ever be able to afford their own homes. | Tuesday, 1 December 2009
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Sean Russo Patrick Stafford  If you allowed your clients to decide how much to pay you, what sort of fee would you receive? | Thursday, 29 October 2009
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Ned Montarello James Thomson  Despite the downturn, ThinkSmart, which specialises in providing finance products for the B2B sector, has had a solid year. | Wednesday, 21 October 2009
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Tim Johnston Amber Plum  An unserviced niche in the accountancy industry saw BooksOnSite become one of the fifth largest bookkeeping businesses in the country. | Friday, 2 October 2009
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Keeping business cooking James Thomson  SilverChef's Allan English has used the 'rent, try, buy' model to help hospitality businesses while helping his own. | Thursday, 21 May 2009
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Recruiter rides the outsourcing wave Amanda Gome Andrew Banks heads the winning HR firm Talent2, and has built a highly successful and lucrative career from making canny calls on recruitment trends. He tells AMANDA GOME about his strategies and predictions. | Tuesday, 14 October 2008 |
Aussie’s strong growth plan Amanda Gome John Symond’s Aussie Home Loans has continued to grow despite ructions in the mortgage market. His advice? Don’t be a victim, especially as circumstances change and customer needs evolve. He tells AMANDA GOME how he positioned Aussie as an organisation th | Monday, 29 September 2008 |
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