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The Word: Industry bodies - Mar 2015

by Staff reporter • 9 Mar 2015
Keep them separate “An interesting proposal and one that will no doubt cause some thought provoking discussion.... READ MORE

Best Loan Administrator: Hume Leow, iProperty Plan

by Staff Reporter • 6 Mar 2015
{{youtube id="kXtG4Mm-zY0&list=PLxdeN91QupvSP-dL7XwHzKvtM3sv8WcWj"}} The category, which is open to all loan... READ MORE

Brand power

by Tim Neary • 6 Mar 2015
One of the most commonly overlooked sources of competitive advantage is brand power. Branding is not just... READ MORE

ASIC issues fine for misleading home loan ads

by Staff reporter • 6 Mar 2015
From January 2012 to July 2014, Equanimity Concepts advertised financing options for home loans on its website,... READ MORE

RBA to assess impact of APRA lending guidance

by Emma Ryan • 20 Feb 2015
In the minutes of its February 3 monetary policy meeting, released Tuesday, the Reserve Bank noted the importance of... READ MORE

Regulator approves Wide Bay bank status

by Staff reporter • 9 Feb 2015
The move follows shareholder approval on January 20 of a change of company name to Auswide Bank Ltd. APRA’s... READ MORE

Loan fraud on regulator's radar

by Staff reporter • 6 Feb 2015
According to the report, ASIC achieved 285 enforcement outcomes in the financial services sector during 2014. Of... READ MORE

Regulator strikes again: broker banned for three years

by Nick Bendel • 2 Feb 2015
The regulator announced last week that Warren Douglas Gelle has been banned from providing financial services for... READ MORE

Regulator punishes firm over property hype

by Nick Bendel • 30 Jan 2015
Consumer Affairs Victoria announced that it had accepted an enforceable undertaking from Accrue Property and that the... READ MORE

Diversify and thrive

by Nick Bendel • 29 Jan 2015
Some brokers must be sick of hearing about diversification. It’s a philosophy that has been promoted innumerable... READ MORE

The Murray Inquiry: Has the boat been rocked?

by James Mitchell • 27 Jan 2015
The Financial System Inquiry (FSI) flowed through 2014 like a recurring musical theme, keeping the industry on... READ MORE

How to save $50K on your mortgage: ASIC

by Staff Reporter • 20 Jan 2015
ASIC, which is also the government agency responsible for financial literacy, said Australians could save thousands... READ MORE

Regulator slams ‘inaccurate and speculative’ reporting

by Nick Bendel • 12 Jan 2015
The regulator announced last week that it had arrested two Melbourne brokers in relation to an alleged fraud... READ MORE

ASIC set to get tough in 2015: compliance expert

by Nick Bendel • 7 Jan 2015
ASIC announced yesterday that an investigation had led to the arrest of two Melbourne men for an alleged mortgage... READ MORE

Majors outpaced in latest APRA stats

by Nick Bendel • 6 Jan 2015
ING Direct made $27.2 billion of owner-occupied loans in November 2014, according to APRA statistics. That marked a... READ MORE
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