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Business Credit Demand Index – April to June 2010
3 September 2010
Business credit demand down 5.6% year-on-year
3 September 2010: Veda Advantage's Business Credit Demand Index, released today, shows many small-to-medium sized businesses have been reluctant to take on credit throughout 2010, with demand falling 5.6% in the April to June period over the same quarter in 2009.
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Veda Advantage publishes and maintains its own public number directory
19 August 2010
Veda Advantage publishes and maintains its own public number directory
19 August 2010: Veda Advantage today published a public telephone number directory providing Australians with access to Australian listed telephone numbers.
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'Phoenix Companies' on the Rise in 2010
5 July 2010
Credit check a company and its individual directors to minimise business risk
5 July 2010: New research reveals a significant rise in the number of 'phoenix companies'* incorporated in the wake of the global financial crisis. Phoenix companies are businesses which are formed on the remnants of a failed company, and are often used as a means of evading creditors or creating the impression of a clean company history.
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Credit Businesses Unprepared for Responsible Lending Law
1 July 2010
Five steps to get compliance-ready ahead of 30 June deadline
1 July 2010: Veda Advantage research* suggests many Australian mortgage brokers, credit providers and finance companies are unsure how to implement responsible lending requirements, despite registering ahead of the 30 June 2010 deadline for the Federal Government's National Consumer Credit Protection (NCCP) law - encompassing 'responsible lending' obligations.
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Australians Fail to Act on ID Crime Concerns
7 June 2010
- 80% of Australians worry about identity theft
- 70% haven't taken simple measures to protect themselves
7 June 2010: New research released today by Veda Advantage* indicates four in five (80%) Australians are worried about identity crime, yet only 30% have taken simple measures, such as buying a personal shredder, to protect themselves from the world's fastest growing crime**.
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Business Credit Demand Index – Jan to March 2010
21 May 2010
SMEs show cautious optimism - with first consecutive monthly increases in first quarter since 2007
21st May 2010: Veda Advantage's Business Credit Demand Index, released today, shows business credit enquiries grew steadily in the first three months of 2010, with business credit applications for the January to March quarter increasing by an average of 3% over the same period in 2009.
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Veda Advantage Consumer Credit Demand - January to March 2010
28 April 2010
- Mortgage Applications down 15% year-on-year
- Credit Cards and Personal Loans down 2% year-on-year
- Consumer intention to pay down debt
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Australian Debt Study: Debt Stress Increases
6 April 2010
- Increasing numbers of people missing payments
- Government must act to protect vulnerable Australians from debt trap
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Used Car Buyers Beware: 13% of Vehicle History reports Reveal Car Damage
31 March 2010
- 99% of Australians question the legitimacy of information provided by individuals selling a used car.
31 March 2010: Research from Veda Auto's new consumer vehicle research site, Carhistory.com.au, shows most Australians (99%) question the accuracy of information provided by individuals selling a used car. The study shows concerns are justified, with one in two Australians (53%) who have been in an accident, had their car repaired and have resold their car, failing to tell potential buyers about past repairs.
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Veda Auto launches Carhistory.com.au
31 March 2010
New website offers car buyers the full history on used cars
31 March 2010: Veda Advantage's auto business, Veda Auto, today announced its new consumer vehicle history research tool and website, www.Carhistory.com.au, a must-visit website for Australians when buying a used car.
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