Posts tagged "debt"

A credit derivative known as a collateralised loan obligation could present a new danger to global markets and lead to another financial crisis.

While there is a lot of interest in venture debt in Australia, there is still an air of conservatism and scepticism for many.

There are preventative actions that every small business owner can take to mitigate late payments and avoid drowning in debt.

From December 31, businesses will snap back into the sights of creditors — an issue keeping many owners awake at night.  

"No point in sugar-coating this, weaker businesses are going to die. Let’s try to stop your business from being one of those."

The government has pumped tens of billions of dollars into the economy, but households are shoving much of it under their mattresses.

Even if the government hadn’t spent $5.9 billion on JobKeeper and other emergency measures last financial year, its budget position would have collapsed.

Payment times in excess of 30 days should be outlawed, Kate Carnell says, noting a deluge of big businesses using COVID-19 as an excuse.

Buy-now-pay-later giants Afterpay and Zip have signed onto a new industry code of conduct to improve consumer protections... but merchants have missed out.

Soft economic factors are affecting many Australian businesses, but there are warning signs your business may be on the verge of entering liquidation.

Should buy-now-pay-later services such as Afterpay be able to prevent merchants from passing on their fees to customers? Merchants say yes.

Chasing debt? Here are nine tried-and-tested tips that will help you make debt collection just another usual business function.