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26 October 2011 - Bad news for the holidays: debts are on the rise

The second highest business default rate for September in eight years was recorded in last month’s figures, part of a worrying trend that sees businesses hit by a general economic slowdown.

2 September 2011 - Debtor finance even more popular as a solution to cash flow woes

New figures released by the Institute of Factors and Discounters (IFD) revealed a 6.1% rise in total receivables finance (also known as debtor finance) to Australian businesses in the June 2011 quarter ($15.2 billion) compared to the March 2011 quarter ($14.3 billion).

31 May 2011 - Property market plunge jeopardises small businesses

A waning property market will put a number of small businesses at risk, according to Oxford Funding Head of Debtor Finance Rob Lamers. Small business owners, particularly of start-ups, often secure finance using the value of their homes, but the tepid sector may cost businesses vital funding.

4 April 2011 - Spike in bad debt claims prompts caution

A significant spike in bad debt claims has caused cash flow finance specialist Oxford Funding to warn businesses to keep an eye on their debtors to ensure a healthy cash flow.

7 March 2011 - Growth in business insolvencies fuelling cash flow woes

While 2010 may have been the year of the start up with Dun and Bradstreet reporting a large growth in the number of new businesses, higher interest rates, high profile insolvencies and lengthening debtor days saw 23 per cent of businesses fail.

30 November 2010 - Cash flow fears fuel debtor finance growth

Worsening cash flow conditions fuelled by an increasing number of businesses going under, lengthening debtor days and higher interest rates has contributed to a rise in total debtor finance turnover for the September 2010 quarter by 6.3% to $15 billion, according to a new report by the Institute of Factors and Discounters.

16 September 2010 - Businesses continue to favour debtor finance

Businesses are favouring alternative financing strategies such as debtor finance to fund growth, with new figures released by the Institute of Factors and Discounters (IFD) revealing total factoring and discounting turnover for the June 2010 quarter reached $14.1 billion, an increase of $716 million or 5.3% on the March 2010 quarter.

4 August 2010 - Industry sectors with the worst debt levels revealed

New data released today shows a long road to recovery for many industry sectors with a higher than average number of debtors defaulting due to insolvency.