Downloadable Resources

How to Do Due Diligence When Trading with a Trust

Trusts can be tricky to understand, and as a result, you might not even know you’re trading with one.

CreditorWatch has written this paper to help you learn how to identify a trust and protect your business with the best practices for due diligence.

We cover the following topics:

• - Understanding trusts
• - Trading with trusts – problems and questions
• - How to protect yourself when trading with trusts
• - How CreditorWatch can help

You might also find this webinar helpful to understand trusts: Trusts: What Are They Hiding?

Managing Risk with Subcontractors in the Construction Industry

This resource is a guide to understanding the risks that subcontractors can present in construction and the ways to mitigate them. It explains the issues presented in this CreditorWatch blog post in greater depth.

The guide discusses the following topics:

• - Risks involved in using subcontractors
• - Managing these risks – before, during and after the project
• - How CreditorWatch can help

PPSR: A Comprehensive Guide

The PPSR is essential knowledge for any Australian business hiring out or selling goods on credit terms.

Gain expert insights into the Personal Properties Securities Register (PPSR) and why it’s a necessary part of doing business in Australia.

Our free eBook challenges the misconception that the PPSR is too complicated to understand or use.

Protecting Your Business with the PPSR: Wholesale Industry

This paper focuses on the Australian wholesale industry and how the PPSR is the most effective way to exercise control of your interests and gain security, especially in times of uncertainty.

We cover the following topics:

• - The impact of COVID-19 on global supply chains
• - How to protect your wholesale business in times of crisis
• - The PPSR for risk management and financial security
• - How PPSRLogic can help

Combating Illegal Phoenixing

In 2020, the Combating Illegal Phoenixing Bill was passed, reflecting the Australian government’s increased efforts to address issues of corporate and financial crime and fraud.

In this white paper, CreditorWatch discusses the impact of dodgy director activity on the Australian economy. You'll learn what phoenixing is and what the government is doing to help prevent it.

You may also find these resources helpful:

• - Modernising Business Registers and Director Identification Numbers (DINs)
• - CreditorWatch's Director Due Diligence Feature

KYC Compliance: A Comprehensive Guide

Enhance your due diligence practices with this eBook on Know Your Customer (KYC) methods and tools.

This free guide covers important KYC processes, how to identify the Ultimate Beneficial Owner of a business and how to comply with AUSTRAC's Anti Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act.

You may also find this useful:

• - CreditorWatch's KYC and AML/CTF Compliance Feature