Tag: Westpac
Senators urged to pass equity bill that could see SMEs flourish
Kate Carnell, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman (ASBFEO), urged senators to pass the Australian Business Growth Fund Bill on Wednesday.
Ms. Carnell...
Westpac loses $6.4 billion in value since scandal
Approximately $6.4 billion has been wiped from Westpac's value since it was ensnared in a money laundering and child exploitation scandal.
Westpac says it will...
Several banks face action from ASIC over add-on insurances that have “failed customers”
The financial regulator is threatening action against lenders including the major banks over the sale of add-on loan and credit card insurance (CCI) that...
Westpac H1 profit falls 22% to $3.296b
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer says the bank's first-half results are disappointing.
Westpac has held its interim dividend despite the cost of refunding customers helping...
SMEs delay hiring new staff until after the Federal Election
A recent study has revealed that 19 per cent of Australian small business will delay hiring staff until after the Federal Election as fear...
3 tips to help small businesses grow revenue in 2019
As the end of year draws closer, it brings a great opportunity for small business owners to take time to reflect and plan for...
How to be a more socially responsible small business
Small businesses may struggle to have a distinct cooperate social identity. But it doesn’t always have to be this way.
Labor calls for faster drought aid for farmers
The opposition calls for faster aid to help farmers.
Changes on the horizon for SME’s but will they deliver much-needed reprieve?
How will these changes affect small business?
“I’m confident we’ll get there”: Checkbox’s CEO on his regtech startup’s Atlassian-sized plans
Despite having only launched in January, last year, Checkbox has already amassed a small fortune of accolades. Notably, the Sydney-based regtech startup was named...