Risk Solutions

With an evolving risk landscape and growth in technological innovation, it’s vital to stay informed. 

Equifax Risk Solutions provides the insights businesses need to make highly informed decisions helping to identify, measure and mitigate risk.

Access our articles and free resources for insights into the power of data and analytics in helping you make better risk decisions.  Shift your perspective.

Understanding the AML / CTF Reforms: Tranche 2 Compliance and Risk Management
17th Mar 2025

The Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) reforms are crucial for protecting the financial system from illegal activities. This overview explains the key changes brought about by Tranche 2 detailing essential compliance mandates and effective risk management practices. 

Read more
Unfair Preference Claim

What to do when faced with a liquidator pursuing you for alleged Unfair Preference Payments? Here Daniel Turk looks at the latest defences that may be available to creditors and how to assess your potential exposure under the Unfair Preference regime.

Read more
Common PPSR Questions

When you don’t know the answer to a question, do you bluff, make up an answer or phone a friend? Although these tactics work in many situations, they won’t do you any favours on the PPSR. Choosing a wrong answer when registering a security interest can have disastrous consequences.

Read more

After 20 years working in insolvency, Andrew decided he needed a change. In 2012 he switched professions to EDX from Equifax and has helped hundreds of businesses in Victoria and Tasmania register quickly and correctly on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR).

Read more

Business owners and credit managers in NSW and the ACT turn to Malcolm when they need assistance with the Personal Property Securities Act (PPSA).

Read more
PPSR Renewals

Registering business security interests to the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is an integral part of any risk management strategy. Equally important is having the procedures in place to ensure these registrations are renewed before their 2019 expiry date.

Read more
Construction needs to get PPSR Ready

The project-based, contractual nature of the construction industry can leave the security interests of many businesses vulnerable. Failing to register security interests on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) can prove costly, not just for the unregistered business, but also its contractors, sub-contractors, suppliers and consultants.

Read more

Like all innovations, open banking has both good and potentially not-so-good consequences.

Read more

Metcash is a large Australian wholesale distributor, delivering products to more than 10,000 retail premises and 90,000 wholesale customers across the food, grocery, liquor and hardware markets. Their retail brands include IGA, Foodland, Mitre 10, Home Timber & Hardware and the Bottle-O.

Read more
Would your PPS registrations pass a 'health check'

The renewal process for the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) can be complex and time consuming, particularly for businesses that don’t have a dedicated internal resource.

If a registration isn’t renewed accurately, it may limit or invalidate the rights of the business to get the goods back or be paid. In this article, we provide insight into how to ensure all of your PPS registrations would pass a ‘health check’ when renewed.

Read more

Pages