Choose carefully: Why buying a franchise could be a doorway to your dreams or the gateway to hell
Thinking about buying a franchise? For every story of franchise success and happiness, tales of woe and despair abound with lives and savings left in ruin.
Systemic failure: Franchising report advises massive overhaul of $180 billion industry
A long-awaited Senate report into francishing has identified systemic abuse and has advised a major overhaul of the industry.
“Lives destroyed”: Retail Food Group faces investigation for insider trading, tax avoidance and consumer law breaches after franchising inquiry report
A Senate committee has skewered Retail Food Group and has advised the ATO, ACCC and ASIC to probe allegations of insider trading and tax avoidance.
Mortgage brokers rejoice as coalition backflips on trail commission ban
Mortgage brokers say they are encouraged by a coalition backflip on trail commissions and are urging Labor to follow suit.
Retail Food Group breached consumer law in $400,000-plus franchise bungle, Court finds
RFG has lost a legal battle against two former franchisees, with the Court finding the franchisor breached Australian Consumer Law.
Decision pending: Mental health concern as mortgage brokers face uncertain future
NAB has set up a mental health hotline for stressed brokers, but not everyone is a fan, with one broker rubbishing the move.
Senate committee confirms franchising inquiry delay with sly website update
The Senate committee overseeing the franchising inquiry has delayed its report by 29 days, alerting the sector to the news with a sly update to its website.
Senate franchising report to be delayed again as industry awaits verdict
The release of a highly anticipated franchising report by the Senate is set to be delayed for a third time as the industry awaits a verdict.
Morrison pledges support for mortgage brokers in face of “industry-destroying changes”
Mortgage brokers have turned to political advocacy in an attempt to pressure politicians to temper their view on royal commission recommendations.
Car wash franchise found to have acted ‘unconscionably’ towards franchisees, as ACCC cracks whip
The ACCC has warned franchisors not complying with the franchising code that it will pursue enforcement action amid a crackdown.
“I have kids”: Mortgage brokers could lose 75% of income as royal commission reality sets in
Mortgage brokers fear they'll lose more than half their existing revenue stream if royal commission recommendations are made into law.
Franchisors warned about dodgy dealings after Ultra Tune cops a $2.6 million fine
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, Ultra Tune was found to have breached good-faith provisions in the Franchise Code of Conduct.
