06 Feb “Royal Commission Special Report”: Your Silver Lining (as a borrower)
Watershed moments in anyone’s lifetime are few and far between. Events and incidents that will be scribed in books and become source learnings for generations...
14 Jan Economic Barometer: 10 Second Story Line
Ian's top tips for money market activity this year...
14 Jan Business Lending Update
By Ian Robinson 2019 will be a year for many that they will want to forget. But only for those who are ill prepared. For the...
14 Jan The Power of Imaginary Numbers
(Thomas Howard, before his “lights out” in 1572) By Ian Robinson 1572 Medieval Europe was transitioning into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery with a spectacular...
12 Dec A Haggle(less) Country
by Ian Robinson (photo: Ian Robinson beside his tent) In 1999 I had finally approached Oqaatsut, 69 degrees North on the West Coast of Greenland. After days...
29 Nov 5TH GENERATION FAMILY SUCCESSION PLANNING CALLS ON RSP TO NEGOTIATE
Case Study Example $15.0m By Ian Robinson For 130 years, a deeply entrenched and respected family banked with one bank. The stoic pride that embraces such an...
22 Nov Is Your Bank Rewarding Your Loyalty? – CASE STUDIES
By Deb Purvis A generational farmer was preparing to purchase a neighbouring property. He was a lifelong client of his bank and normally would have approached...
23 Oct LENDING MARKET UPDATE
Ian and Ben Dark had some serious things to discuss at Beef Ex! Ian Robinson presenting at BeefEx 2018. To read The Land story "The Hidden Trade...
16 Oct THE HIDDEN TRADE-OFF OF DROUGHT ASSISTANCE
(NEGOTIATE WELL: Director of corporate and agri finance at Robinson Sewell Partners in NSW, Ian Robinson, with client Michael Coughlan, who runs 4000 poll Hereford...
08 Oct IAN ROBINSON CASE STUDY: PURCHASE OF BUSINESS IN SUCCESSION PLAN
My farming clients were crossing the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco when I sent news that their refinance went through successfully! After 8 months of...