05 Jan 5000 years history of Global Interest Rates
By Ian Robinson By all accounts 2019 was an incredulous year. Inverted yield curves and negative interest rates, nationalisation of tariffs, royal commissions, legislative interventions and...
05 Jan Be kind to yourself, Be integral in your actions and take 10 steps forward
(Shock and Awe: Forster - mid north coast November 2019) As we kick off 2020 in such challenging times, it’s hard to imagine the anticipation and...
03 Dec FUNDING SUCCESS: $3.7m Mixed Farming
By Ian Robinson An established farming family felt that their requests for a restructure were not being entirely met on both pricing and terms. Although they...
03 Dec Risk Discovery and the Cost of Complacency
By John Waterman Most of us in business think of risk as a threat - something needed to be removed or minimised. If the cost of...
13 Nov Enterprising Entrepreneurs: Wakefield Ashurst Developments (“WAD”)
By Ian Robinson A key distinguishing feature of successful entrepreneurs in private enterprise is their ability to see risk adjusted returns where banks see an outright...
13 Nov Demons and Debt: Medieval Banking
By Ian Robinson A little-known fact. Lending money and charging interest was immoral, a sin and a punishable crime for many centuries. Going back thousands of years...
30 Oct Drought Impact on Lending Practise
By Linda Rowley (Article published on October 23, 2019 – Beef Central) THE impact of the ongoing drought has extended far beyond a simple lack of...
30 Oct 1940: Memorandum of Agreement
By Ian Robinson Its 1940 and Hay, NSW has fallen within the ominous dark red patch that notes the rainfall is at its “lowest on record”. 36...
08 Oct Backdating Farm Depreciation Tax Credits
One of the most frequent questions that I am asked by clients is “Can I still have a depreciation report completed on a farm I...
08 Oct When Should I Negotiate with my BANK?
By Ian Robinson By popular opinion we will outline three key scenarios about when you should consider negotiating, when you should hold your position and when...