Borrower 14 May 2026

Borrowing capacity to worsen under investor tax changes, warn brokers

Mortgage and finance brokers have warned that the newly announced CGT and negative gearing changes are tightening the screws on borrowing capacity.

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Economy

Budget a win for SMEs, but warnings raised over tax changes

14 May 2026

Small businesses will benefit from the changes in the federal budget, but radical structural changes to investment and trust taxation may have unintended consequences, ...

Technology

Viking Asset integrates LoanOptions.ai loan matching tech

14 May 2026

Hundreds of asset finance brokers operating under the aggregator’s network will now be able to access the fintech’s loan-matching technology.

Lender

Subprime SMEs increasingly ‘credit shopping’ to multiple lenders

13 May 2026

While overall SME lending demand is softening, businesses at the high-risk end of the credit spectrum are increasingly shopping around to find a lender to help them.