Credit management during a pandemic Atradius

There is so much scope for using artificial intelligence and machine learning to manage credit risks, so how can finance teams leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning even if they can’t afford the technology or don’t have the volume of data yet? You’re about to find out in our latest podcast with Stan Chang who is the Director of Group Buyer Underwriting at Atradius. You’ll even hear 3 pieces of advice Stan wish he knew sooner, including just start…which you can do by listening to this 23 min podcast today. Support material View the Accenture report titled Artificial Intelligence here (https://www.accenture.com/au-en/insights/artificial-intelligence-summary-index). Help my business with credit insurance Contact Atradius in your region here (https://group.atradius.com/contact-us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep10).

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 materialView the PWC report titled Are you ready for the ESG revolution? here (https://www.pwc.com.au/important-problems/environment-social-governance/esg-revolution.html).Help my business with credit insuranceContact Atradius in your region here (https://group.atradius.com/contact-us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep08).

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 sparking more interest in credit insurance

Help my business with credit insurance
Contact Atradius in your region here (https://group.atradius.com/contact-us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep08).

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 Australian Government media release on insolvency reforms here (https://ministers.treasury.gov.au/ministers/josh-frydenberg-2018/media-releases/insolvency).
Help my business collect debt
Contact Atradius Collections in your region here (https://atradiuscollections.com/global/contact-us?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep07).
Help my business with credit insurance
Contact Atradius in your region here (https://group.atradius.com/contact-us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep07).

We interviewed Daniel Turk from TurksLegal who shares a few things Australian businesses need to know:

* What your business can still do to put pressure on buyers and collect debt while insolvency holidays are in place
* Security of Payment legislation that suppliers to the building and construction industry can benefit from
* His view on whether we’ll see an insolvency increase next year
* The answers to common PPSA questions like how to register property, why your competitors have more than one registration and how to obtain a stocklist from liquidators and administrators
* Draft legislation which is looking to fast track an insolvency style administration for companies with debts less than $1,000,000 and what this could mean for you as a creditor

 
Help my business collect debt
Contact Atradius Collections in your region here (https://atradiuscollections.com/global/contact-us?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep06).
Help my business with credit insurance
Contact Atradius in your region here (https://group.atradius.com/contact-us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep06).

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 failing (https://atradius.com.au/faq/how-do-you-know-if-a-company-is-failing.html?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep05)
Help my business collect debt
Contact Atradius Collections in your region here (https://atradiuscollections.com/global/contact-us?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep05).
Help my business with credit insurance
Contact Atradius in your region here (https://group.atradius.com/contact-us/?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=show_notes&utm_campaign=ep05).