Broker
Opinion: Is CBA shorting mortgage brokers?
by James Mitchell • 16 Aug 2017
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is an easy target — big, slow to respond and easy to trip up. The ongoing... READ MORE
Brokers settled 'record' $49bn in June quarter
by Julianne Leybag • 15 Aug 2017
The Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) released the findings of CoreLogic’s quarterly... READ MORE
REA lacks ‘competitive advantage’ in broker channel
by James Mitchell • 15 Aug 2017
REA Group, the partner company of realestate.com.au, increased profits by 12 per cent over FY17 and predicts its 80... READ MORE
MyState Bank revamps online broker portal
by Reporter • 14 Aug 2017
As part of its renewed focus on the third-party channel, MyState has updated its site layout to give it a “more... READ MORE
Frank Ganis joins major brokerage
by James Mitchell • 14 Aug 2017
In a trading update this morning, Yellow Brick Road Holdings (YBR) announced the appointment of Frank Ganis to its... READ MORE
Natasha Choi talks debt, balance and her learnings as a new broker
by Tamikah Bretzke • 14 Aug 2017
In this episode of Elite Broker, she also explains the importance of client education in the face of media noise and... READ MORE
85% of broker workload ‘immune’ to automation
by Lucy Dean • 14 Aug 2017
Andrew Charlton, director at the management consulting firm, told The Adviser that 15 per cent of the work brokers... READ MORE
Necessity of diversity in brokerage staff a ‘no-brainer’
by Lucy Dean • 11 Aug 2017
Andrea McNaughton, state director at Loan Market for Victoria and Tasmania, told The Adviser that without diversity... READ MORE
Big banks still funding resi developments, says broker
by James Mitchell • 11 Aug 2017
Speaking to The Adviser, Acuity Funding managing director Ranjit Thambyrajah said that while the banks have certainly... READ MORE
Former mortgage broker jailed for 8 years
by Reporter • 10 Aug 2017
Adelaide District Court today, 10 August, sentenced Michael Samra, a former broker and owner of Norwood-based... READ MORE
Major bank combats channel conflict, says brokers a ‘strategic’...
by James Mitchell • 10 Aug 2017
Over the last 12 months, NAB has been rolling out its Customer Adviser Broker Program, which has seen dedicated... READ MORE
Women in Finance finalists revealed
by Reporter • 10 Aug 2017
The flagship Women in Finance Awards, presented by Momentum Media together with principal partner NAB, aims to... READ MORE
Broker-originated loans drop by whopping 8% at CBA
by Reporter • 9 Aug 2017
According to the bank, for the six months ending June 2017, brokers wrote just 38 per cent of new home loans for the... READ MORE
CBA confirms acquisition of major brokerage
by James Mitchell • 9 Aug 2017
On 3 August, Aussie announced the sale of its wholesale aggregation business nMB to non-bank lender Liberty... READ MORE
Brokers have their say on channel conflict
by Annie Kane • 9 Aug 2017
In May of this year, The Adviser broke a story that revealed a major bank branch was undercutting broker rates.... READ MORE

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