As the year draws to a close, businesses are busy preparing for the festive season, with many needing finance, and fast. Here, we explore the trends in SME finance and how a brand-new AI tool is helping hasten business finance.

In this episode of In Focus, sponsored by Prospa, we sit down with Roberto Sanz, Prospa’s general manager of sales and partnerships, to find out:

• How Australian businesses are faring at the moment.
• How AI is revolutionising the SME finance space.
• The opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

And much more!

Welcome to The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week’s biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights.

Join host Annie Kane as she unpacks the big themes in the news.

This week, she covers:

• NAB’s surprising move to focus on proprietary lending.
• How the major banks are changing lending strategy.
• Why is hope is fading for a February rate cut.
• The conclusion of Loan Market’s payroll tax case.

And much more!

The first year of broking is arguably the most difficult, but Samantha Barnett from Loan Market Scenic wrote a remarkable 100 deals – or an average of $6 million a month – in her first 12 months as a broker.

In this episode of the New Broker podcast, host Annie Kane catches up with the new broker to find out:

• How she managed to write 100 deals in her first year.
• How her background in banking and aggregation has informed her career.
• What she has planned for her second year in broking.

And much more!