Cash flow stories
The fund will channel preferred capital into housing schemes in Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad, as developers seek bigger pools of organised finance.
Treasury teams could cut forecast errors and free staff from manual work if they fix fragmented data and weak governance, EY India said.
Demand for AI infrastructure and networking lifted HPE's backlog to a record, prompting the group to raise its fiscal 2026 and 2027 outlook.
Rising demand for its AI tools helped lift Snowflake's quarterly product revenue 37%, prompting a higher full-year growth forecast.
Defence training demand helped lift annual revenue 43% to AUD $20 million, while xReality Group cut its net loss to AUD $0.1 million.
Australian SMEs are waiting 19 days beyond terms for payment, squeezing cash flow as ezyCollect rolls out AI to target late invoices.
Manual reconciliation, compliance gaps and duplicate payments are draining growing firms as disconnected finance tools hide spend until month-end.
Renters' on-time payments could now count towards mortgage applications, as a new pilot aims to help thin-file borrowers prove creditworthiness.
Westport residents are set to share NZD $1.8 million in flood protection funds after the regional council admitted the split was badly communicated.
Despite softer confidence, most Australian SMEs still expect to meet targets, with price rises and technology investment helping offset cost pressure.
Eligible builders could free up cash for the next site, as the partnership funds pre-sold turnkey homes without requiring upfront equity.
For SMEs, faster lending is no longer enough as supply-chain shocks and volatile costs can make a quick answer the wrong one.
Larger mid-market businesses can now access funding up to GBP £10 million, as traditional lenders remain reluctant to back smaller firms.
The turnaround was driven by surging customer receipts and cash inflows, though auditors still expect to flag a going-concern uncertainty.
Weaker revenue and cash generation drove Toshiba Australia's annual profit down to AUD $1.529 million, despite steady pretax earnings.
Revenue fell sharply and a NZD $1.318 million property impairment deepened NEC New Zealand's annual loss to NZD $3.7 million.
Weaker sales and a higher tax charge halved Sony New Zealand's annual profit as operating cash flow also dropped sharply.
Higher product sales and managed services helped lift revenue at NTT New Zealand, but cash outflows widened and net liabilities grew.
Customers will be able to link bank accounts securely as the app replaces manual uploads with consented data under Australia's Consumer Data Right.
Slow financial systems can drain founders' time and cash, as hidden FX fees and compliance gaps emerge before growth plans do.