22 Feb $15,000,000..”After 130 years, we Refinanced!”.
Background A well-respected and financially established dryland mixed farming family of scale have been running their farming business since 1872. A business that is now approaching...
22 Feb Orange grape harvest off to a great start
Vintage in the Orange/Hunter Valley district is looking to be very healthy at this stage of the season. Despite Orange weather conditions being warmer and dryer...
09 Feb WHERE IS MY BANK MANAGER?
What a great time to be in business. Low interest rates, industry in full swing and a clean calendar year ahead to execute much anticipated...
02 Feb THE VIEW OF THE WORLD ON BANKING
To understand what is driving the shifting demand for finance at the farm gate, we must first understand what the banking environment is like for...
14 Jan Robinson Sewell Partners welcomes JOHN WATERMAN: MBA (Fin). Assoc.Dip (Farm Mngt)
By way of a quick introduction, John has more than 25 years management experience within private and corporate agriculture. He has an in depth understanding...
14 Jan Borrower, Bank & Broker: The Winning Formula
The headline by an article published by the MPA (11th Jan 2018) announced that “Brokers take credit for plummeting business interest rates”. “According to the RBA, brokers...
14 Jan Brokers take credit for plummeting business interest rates
Small business rates are the lowest they’ve been in decades, thanks in part to brokers Small business interest rates are at their lowest level since records...
04 Jan Three Big Predictions for 2018
There is no benefit in rehashing 2017. It was all too raw and real for all of us, in only ways that has meaning to...
27 Nov The Cost of Your Loan: Agribusiness & Commercial
A quick soldier’s five on the cost of your loans with sneak preview into the “Inquiry into Small Business Loans” (by the Australian Small Business...
27 Nov Tales from Tasmania
During November I’ve been spending time in the magnificent North West of the Tasmania visiting bankers, accountants, consultants, farmers and attending field days. The diversity of...