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Warehouse Finance in Welshpool: How Perth Businesses Buy the Building They Lease
4 min read QUICK SUMMARY THE QUESTION: Buying the warehouse you lease can provide control and build equity, but only when the property and business numbers work together. THE PRECINCT: Welshpool offers established freight access, infrastructure and an industrial ecosystem
RBA Rate Hike Looms After GDP: What It Means for Commercial Borrowers
4 min read QUICK SUMMARY THE DATA: June quarter GDP grew 0.4 per cent and 2.1 per cent through the year: modest, but better than the RBA expected. THE LIKELY MOVE: Markets and some economists now see a reasonable chance
The 30% Trust Tax Backdown: What It Means for Family Businesses in Australia
4 min read QUICK SUMMARY THE BACKDOWN: The 30% minimum trust tax is still proposed from 1 July 2028. THE ELECTION: Existing trusts may lock in fixed distributions to nominated beneficiaries. THE DEADLINE: Consultation on the draft legislation closes on
Perth Industrial Keeps Defying Gravity: What It Means for Buyers
4 min read QUICK SUMMARY THE MARKET: Perth industrial vacancy is sitting UNDER 2 PER CENT, making it one of Australia’s tightest markets. THE DEMAND: Logistics, resources, defence and local business growth are competing for limited space. THE DEALS: Major
Private Credit’s Cockroach Moment: What It Means for Borrowers
4 min read QUICK SUMMARY THE STORY: Bathla Group collapsed into voluntary administration owing roughly $3.2 BILLION, much of it to private credit lenders. THE WARNING: MA Financial restricted withdrawals from its $2.3 BILLION private credit fund to 1 PER
September Rate Rise? What the Latest Inflation Data Means for You
4 min read QUICK SUMMARY THE NUMBER: Headline inflation eased to 3.5 per cent in the year to July, but economists expected 3.3 per cent. THE RISK: Trimmed mean inflation remained elevated at 3.6 per cent, with services inflation running
