ESG is gaining more focus and attention from businesses. We asked Stephen Koukoulas, one of Australia's leading economists to shed light on what's driving this trend, what the Australian Government could potentially mandate, and what CFOs, Credit Managers, Directors and Business Owners can do to prepare and report on their progress. Support material View the PWC report titled Are you ready for the ESG revolution? here. Help my business with credit insurance Contact Atradius in your region here ..read more

Many businesses hit a wall of worry when Covid-19 struck and it saw businesses ramping up their credit management strategies and exploring new ways to protect their cash flow. In this episode, we've brought together an expert panel including: Mark Hoppe, Managing Director of Atradius Oceania Dirk Hagener, Atradius Director of Strategy and Corporate Development Stephen Koukoulas  one of Australia's leading economists They'll be discussing: The relevance of credit insurance for businesses in 2021 How digitalisation is shaping credit insurance and risk mitigation The economic factors ..read more

Special guest Daniel Turk, a Partner from Turks Legal, talks about the new insolvency legislation that came into effect on 1 January 2021 in Australia. He provides valuable insight on: The Temporary Restructuring Relief legislation which will cease at the end of March 2021 The Business Restructuring Regime where a restructuring practitioner is appointed and has four weeks to prepare a plan to creditors Proposed changes to bankruptcy reforms for sole traders A simplified liquidation procedure for companies being wound up by liquidators with debts of less than $1m Support material View the ..read more

David Lloyd, Head of our Special Risk Management team for APAC, Africa and the Middle East talks about five key areas affecting businesses trading with other businesses during Covid-19: 1. How to tell if a company you're trading with is failing 2. Five actions to take if you think you're trading with an insolvent company 3. How to protect yourself from preferential claims 4. Differences between insolvency practices across APAC and Middle East regions 5. Zombie companies - what are they and are you trading with one Support material View the 10 warning signs to identify if a company is failin ..read more

Did you know there are some countries who negotiate face to face as opposed to over the phone? Or that you need to get a court judgement from your debtors country not your own?And what about negotiating in the debtors language? So many debts go unpaid simply because of a breakdown in communication. Ivor Miric is our international collections expert for Asia and the Middle East. In this eye opening episode he and David Finn, our Operations Manager for Atradius Collections Australia, discuss the market differences and common mistakes they see people make when collecting debt overseas. They'l ..read more

Hear from two of our top debt collectors in Australia - David Finn & Peter Barbarian, they will share the top 3 debt collection strategies they're having success with during Covid-19. The collection landscape has changed and it's important credit controllers and receivables staff can quickly decipher whether their debtor is genuinely going to pay or not. This podcast shares 3 debt collection strategies: How to work with your debtor when they are genuine When to switch to bad cop if they're giving you the run around; and The importance of understanding your customers industry so you can ..read more

Cash is king in the Covid-19 business environment. Mary Ibrahim interviews David Finn, our Atradius Collections Operations Manager on why collecting some money is better than no money at all and how you can do this while maintaining your relationship with the buyer. Key point to remember - if a buyer is struggling to pay you, they’re also struggling to pay someone else. So you need to stay top of mind by contacting debtors weekly to confirm they plan to pay on the agreed date. The good news is that there is money available to be collected during Covid-19, but you do need to change your collect ..read more

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