In the Media
Halo Advisory regularly contributes practical insight on financial pressure, business sustainability and economic conditions.
Below is a selection of interviews and media coverage across national, industry and broadcast outlets.
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Data reveals link between fuel spikes and SME insolvencies
Soaring global oil prices are emerging as a major insolvency trigger for Australia’s construction industry, amplifying pressures on contractors already battling thin margins, volatile input costs and tightening cash flow.
A new report from Halo Advisory reveals a 25-year correlation between Brent Crude spikes and surges in Australian corporate insolvency appointments.
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SMEs struggle to survive
Halo Advisory has identified a stark correlation between global oil prices and the rate of corporate insolvency appointments in Australia.
The findings, drawn from ASIC insolvency records, RBA cash rate data, and ABS statistics, suggest that the current volatility in the Middle East could be the “Tipping Point” for thousands of SMEs already struggling with inflationary pressures.
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ABC Listen – Victorian Statewide Drive
Prue Bentley interviews Greg Bartels, Director of Halo Advisory
Interview segment with Greg Bartels
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Financial stress pushes small businesses to the brink
The combination of inflation, rising interest rates, and soaring fuel prices is creating an “insolvency wave” among small businesses.
Greg Bartels, Director of Halo Advisory, told 6PR Breakfast host Millsy and Karl that with tax debts at a record high, the government cannot afford to wait before taking action.
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‘Never seen anything like it’: Tens of thousands of homes at risk as building costs soar
Australia’s largest home builder has made a big call as the Iran war fuel crisis sends shockwaves through the construction industry.
Mr Bartels said small businesses were “the canary in the coalmine”.
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Rising oil prices threaten SMEs’ viability
The surge in global oil prices towards US$120 per barrel is putting enormous a lot of pressure on Australian SMEs.
Greg Bartels, Director at Halo Advisory, fears that the current environment could create the conditions for a sharp increase in business failures, particularly among smaller operators with limited financial buffers.
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ABC Listen – North Queensland
Susan Graham-Ryan interviews Greg Bartels on small businesses being pushed to the brink between increasing prices and inflation. (From 16 minute mark)
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All hands on deck says CCA as rocketing fuel prices hit charities already running on fumes
The sudden fuel supply crisis is also threatening the viability of small to medium enterprises (SMEs), according to insolvency expert Greg Bartels from Halo Advisory.