Business

Insolvency firms urge SMEs to be cautious as non-bank lenders ramp up...

Insolvency and credit risk firms have warned small businesses to be cautious when considering non-bank lending as...

19 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

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Technology

Intuit QuickBooks launches Open Banking initiative

Intuit has gained accreditation under the government’s Open Banking initiative, enabling it to provide its users with...

04 November 2025 • By Emma Partis

Tax

Tax refunds top $5k for SMEs amid scam surge: CommBank

The highest average tax refunds received by small businesses cashed in at over $5,000 for 2024, new research from...

04 August 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

MYOB makes power move with banking service debut

The accounting software giant is making a strategic shift into the crowded banking services space with a fresh SME...

10 July 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Taxpayer loses appeal in case involving unexplained bank deposits

The Administrative Review Tribunal has ruled that amended assessments that increased a taxpayer’s assessable income by...

07 June 2025 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Bankruptcy dips as personal insolvency solutions surge, data reveals

Personal insolvency agreements are gaining traction as an effective debt management solution as businesses continue...

04 March 2025 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

SMEs ‘complacent’ with bank fees, data reveals

SMEs are being slapped with hidden bank fee expenses potentially costing them thousands, new research from Money...

27 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

Cost-of-living crisis spurs ‘side hustle’ culture: Great Southern Bank

Around two-thirds of home owners with a mortgage have started or are considering a second job or hobby business to...

09 September 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Business

ASIC retains small-business protections in banking code

The corporate regulator has rejected a push by the banks to reduce the protections available to small businesses in...

10 July 2024 • By Imogen Wilson

Tax

Bankruptcy trustee’s bid to shirk CGT on $388k sale fails in court

A recent Federal Court ruling confirms bankruptcy trustees are on the hook for tax on capital gains.

09 July 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

Reserve Bank reveals latest cash rate decision

The RBA has kept rates on hold again as its grapples with the combination of slowing growth, rising unemployment and...

19 March 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

Financial wellbeing ‘at lowest point’ since COVID, says major bank

Data from NAB has revealed that financial stress is the highest since mid-2016.

26 February 2024 • By Miranda Brownlee

Business

ATO, bank debt crusade triggers 133% jump in court wind-ups

Business insolvencies surge as debtors end their COVID-19 era leniency.

09 February 2024 • By Christine Chen

Business

How CommBank is supporting women in finance

CommBank’s executive general manager of small-business banking Rebecca Warren reveals how Australia’s largest bank is...

25 January 2024 • By CommBank

Regulation

Bank watchdog slams 40% rise in hardship safeguard breaches

The “alarming” surge in banks failing to support customers facing financial difficulties erodes trust and confidence...

18 December 2023 • By Christine Chen

Technology

Zeller pitches savings account into ‘gaps left by banks’

The fintech has rolled out five products in the past five weeks, a pace it claims is “unmatched” by any other bank in...

15 December 2023 • By Christine Chen

Technology

Cyber start-up Trustmi launches bank account validation tool

Conventional methods for validating vendor payments fall short, it says.

13 December 2023 • By Christine Chen

Regulation

Jones creates fee-free adviser category for banks, super funds

Government reforms aim for simple guidance at scale without “unnecessary red tape”.

07 December 2023 • By Philip King