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© Provided by ABC Business Michelle is buying a house and land package that fits within her budget. (ABC News: John Gunn) Michelle Winata wanted to enter the property market, but not get in over her head or be unable to travel while she’s still young. “I did want to maintain my lifestyle, and the […]

Emma Koehn| Sydney Morning Herald| 20 December 2019 https://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/compulsory-business-education-floated-to-stop-collapses-20191220-p53lrl.html Australia’s peak insolvency body has backed a suggestion in a report from small business Ombudsman Kate Carnell that individuals should face compulsory business training before they’re able to run a business. “We’re not suggesting for a second that it needs to be a university course,” Australian […]

Running a business means wearing (and juggling) multiple hats, and staying organised and finding time for all of these hats can be a challenge. In this video training Anil Puri shares the Default Diary tool which will give you far more structure, keep you organised and help to make your week super productive. 

James Frost| Australian Financial Review| 10 December 2019 Lenders should be asking customers to prove they can save money and afford loans by sending their children to public schools or cancelling their Netflix subscriptions under new responsible lending guidelines released on Monday. The guidelines have been aimed at clarifying the obligations of lenders after a […]

So, property prices are on the up and the banks are lending again.  But are you sure you will make money? While the lending environment is more generous than now, banks and brokers are being required to ask more questions than in the past; the answers to these questions may will have any impact how […]

https://www.theadviser.com.au/breaking-news/39808-best-interest-duty-bill-released Annie Kane| The Adviser| 28 November 2019 The updated best interests duty bill for mortgage brokers has been tabled in Parliament, outlining the role brokers need to take when helping a borrower from 1 July 2020. The amended best interests duty – falling under theFinancial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response–Protecting Consumers (2019 Measures)) Bill […]