13 Jan Opportunities and Challenges for Farmers in 2022
by Ian Robinson Around 2,250 years ago, the Sicilian Greek mathematician, physicist and astronomer Archimedes was given the solemn task of determining whether the King’s crown...
06 Dec Australian Broker of the Year – ABA 2021
The Adviser’s Australian Broking Awards 2021 recognised the crème de la crème of the mortgage and finance broking industry. The 11th annual Australian Broking Awards – run...
01 Dec Agricultural Case Study – December 2021
Client Position An established Victorian farmer was seeking additional capital to purchase a neighbouring farm. In addition, given the material increase in debt, they sought competitive pricing...
10 Nov Agribusiness $9.0m Settlement Success Story – Refinance
Client Position An established and strong rural family found their bank / banker was nonresponsive and relatively non committed to the support of their operations from...
10 Nov How To Fix Your Loan’s Interest Rate
Everyone is familiar with the standard fixed rate loan. It is a fixed rate over a specified term for a specified amount. It is simple,...
03 Nov Case Study – Oversecured
Client Position A prospect contacted RSP to say they had given the bank a mortgage on every property because the bank was working off council rates...
03 Nov Rates are Rising
By Brad Sewell This is the first in a series of emails from different Robinson Sewell Partners directors regarding the upward movement of interest rates currently...
14 Sep Why Farming Assets Never Pay for Themselves but Create Substantial Wealth
By Ian Robinson A common outcry amongst the farming community is that the price of farms seems out of context to the income they can generate. ...
01 Sep The Power of Negotiation
By Deb Purvis You don’t get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate Quote: ‘Everything is negotiable. Whether or not the negotiation is easy is another...
21 Jul 1991 – 2021, What’s changed for an Agribusiness Bank Manager?
Why are deals taking longer to settle in the agricultural lending sector compared to in 1991 when I started in the industry? With 30 years agricultural...