Annie Kane

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Annie Kane is the managing editor of Momentum's mortgage broking title, The Adviser. As well as leading the editorial strategy, Annie writes news and features about the Australian broking industry, the mortgage market, financial regulation, fintechs and the wider lending landscape. She is also the host of the Elite Broker, New Broker, Mortgage & Finance Leader, Women in Finance and In Focus podcasts and The Adviser Live webcasts. Annie regularly emcees industry events and awards, such as the Better Business Summit, the Women in Finance Summit as well as other industry events. Prior to joining The Adviser in 2016, Annie wrote for The Guardian Australia and had a speciality in sustainability. She has also had her work published in several leading consumer titles, including Elle (Australia) magazine, BBC Music, BBC History and Homes & Antiques magazines.

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Bill to extend BID delayed again

The progression of the bill that proposes to extend best interests duty obligations to more brokers has been delayed until at least May.

BORROWER • Thu, 18 Mar 2021

Broker settlements hit new high

Mortgage brokers settled a record $107.51 billion in residential home loans between April-September 2020, new MFAA stats show.

BROKER • Thu, 18 Mar 2021

RBA highlights SME finance ‘challenge’

The RBA’s assistant governor (financial markets) has acknowledged the “longstanding challenge” that SMEs face in accessing finance, adding that “business failures” are ...

BORROWER • Wed, 17 Mar 2021

Third-party originated loans rise 28%: APRA

More than $69 billion of new residential loans at the banks were originated by the third-party channel in the December 2020 quarter, new APRA stats show.

COMPLIANCE • Tue, 16 Mar 2021

NAB announces new head of broker

The major bank has announced its new executive, broker distribution, filling the void left by the departure of Steve Kane.

BROKER • Tue, 16 Mar 2021

RLO repeal would reduce ‘policy creep’: CAFBA

As politicians debate the bill to repeal responsible lending, CAFBA has said that repealing the obligations would help reduce any “grey area” when it comes to commercial ...

COMPLIANCE • Mon, 15 Mar 2021

‘Strong reservations’ with ASIC’s ‘overreaching’: FBAA

While welcoming the Senate committee’s position on removing RLOs and extending BID, the managing director of the FBAA has raised “strong reservations” with how ASIC would ...

COMPLIANCE • Sun, 14 Mar 2021

SFG appoints new national operations manager

The aggregation group has hired a former PLAN Australia partnerships manager and BDM as its national operations manager.

SALES & MARKETING • Sun, 14 Mar 2021

Senate inquiry backs BID extension

The Senate economics legislation committee has recommended that the bill extending best interests duty to more brokers should be passed.

BROKER • Fri, 12 Mar 2021

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