Webinars

CreditorWatch’s FY27 Outlook: Where Risk Is Building in Your Client Book

The headline numbers no longer tell you much about an individual client. Company insolvencies eased slightly across FY2025-26, yet the pressure did not lift evenly: mining, retail and transport deteriorated while accommodation and food services improved. With the cash rate held at 4.35% and further increases not ruled out, the useful question for advisors is no longer whether conditions are difficult, it is which of your clients are exposed and which are not.

Hosted by Ashley Shield, Executive Director at de Jonge Read®, this session brings in Ivan Colhoun, Chief Economist at CreditorWatch, to work through the forces shaping FY27 and what the data is signalling right now. Ivan will draw on CreditorWatch’s proprietary trade payment defaults series, one of the earliest reliable indicators that a business is in difficulty, alongside the sectoral insolvency trends showing where risk is concentrating.

Key insights you’ll gain:
🔹The key forces shaping the economic and business outlook in FY27, including AI and the Iran conflict
🔹The two indicators Ivan watches most closely, and what they are currently saying about the Australian economy
🔹Where sectoral trends are diverging, and why a reasonable headline figure can conceal real weakness inside your client base
🔹The interest rate outlook, and what it means for clients already carrying debt
🔹What CreditorWatch’s trade payment defaults data reveals about a business months before it fails
🔹 Sectoral insolvency trends, and how to weigh the risk sitting in a client’s industry

You will leave able to place your clients against the sectors where risk is genuinely building, and to recognise the early signals of strain well before a business reaches a formal insolvency process.

Get your certificate of attendance. Our webinars contribute towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD), and every attendee receives a certificate after the session.

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Speaker’s Bio

Ivan Colhoun joined CreditorWatch as Chief Economist in October 2024. He is a highly experienced chief economist and keynote speaker on the economy and financial markets. Most recently, Ivan was Chief Economist, Corporate & Institutional Banking for National Australia Bank, but has also been Chief Economist for Qantas and Chief Economist (Australia) for ANZ and Deutsche Bank.

Ivan has also consulted to SEEK, IATA and Virgin Australia. Ivan holds a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from the University of Tasmania and commenced his career at the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Spotting Client Distress Early: Identifying the Clients Who Need You Most

Hank de Jonge from de Jonge Read® invites you to join Stan Corner from BAW (the team behind ATOmate and Omble), for a webinar on how accounting practices can proactively identify clients showing signs of financial distress before the situation becomes critical.

By the time a client asks for help, their options may already be limited. The earlier you identify the warning signs, the greater the opportunity to intervene, protect the business, and strengthen the client relationship.

This session will explore the warning signs hiding in ATO data, how to identify patterns of client distress across your database, and how proactive intervention can help advisors deliver better outcomes for their clients.

What You’ll Learn:
🔹The early warning signs of client distress hidden in ATO data
🔹How to identify at-risk clients before problems become critical
🔹What patterns to look for, including missed lodgments, payment arrangement changes, and escalating debt balances
🔹A practical approach to reviewing and prioritising your client list
🔹How to start proactive conversations with clients showing signs of financial pressure
🔹How technology like ATOmate and Omble can help surface these risks at scale

During this webinar, Stan will share how greater visibility of ATO data helps practices identify early warning signs of client risk, move from reactive to proactive client management, and prioritise the clients who need support before issues become critical.

Discover how proactive intervention and earlier visibility can help you better support clients, strengthen relationships, and take action before it’s too late.

Get CPD points! Our webinars contribute to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programs. Attendees will receive a CPD certificate after the webinar.

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Speaker’s Bio

Stan Corner is the Founder and CEO of Business Automation Works (BAW), the company behind ATOmate and Omble, two solutions designed to help accounting practices improve the way they manage ATO obligations and client communication. With more than 30 years’ experience in technology and operations, specialising in automating business processes for professional services.

Stan helped firms across Australia automate complex processes, reduce manual administration, improve visibility of ATO data and enable more proactive client service.