Lender
Royal commission reveals allegations of bribery at NAB
by Reporter • 14 Mar 2018
During the first day of public hearings, the commission focused largely on NAB’s introducer program and fraudulent... READ MORE
CBA outlines Aussie ‘misconduct’
by Reporter • 14 Mar 2018
In her opening address to the Financial Services Royal Commission (RC) on Tuesday (13 March), Ms Rowena Orr QC... READ MORE
‘Australia-first’ AI-driven living expenses engine launches
by Reporter • 14 Mar 2018
Billing the tech as “Australia’s first responsible lending engine” (RELIE), the Opica Group has launched the... READ MORE
Bank rules out cryptocurrency lending
by Reporter • 12 Mar 2018
As of Monday, 12 March, the bank will not lend money to borrowers when the purpose involves cryptocurrency.
Speaking... READ MORE
Major banks cut fixed rates
by Reporter • 9 Mar 2018
ANZ Bank and the National Australia Bank are the last of the big four to announce cuts to their fixed rates,... READ MORE
Broking group to appear before royal commission
by Reporter • 9 Mar 2018
Commissioner Hon. Kenneth Hayne has formally granted the broking group, which is now majority-owned by REA Group,... READ MORE
ASIC to force lenders into involuntary liquidation
by Reporter • 8 Mar 2018
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has obtained orders “winding up” car finance... READ MORE
ANZ sees ‘merit’ in best interest duty
by Reporter • 7 Mar 2018
In his opening address to the Productivity Commission (PC) on Tuesday, 6 March, Mr Elliott claimed that a “best... READ MORE
Rate transparency could ‘diminish’ broking industry
by Tas Bindi • 5 Mar 2018
Appearing before the Productivity Commission, the bank’s CFO, Anthony Rose, said that “greater transparency... READ MORE
Financial planners not needed in credit space: CBA
by Reporter • 5 Mar 2018
The Commonwealth Bank’s executive general manager of retail services, Angus Sullivan, was speaking at the second... READ MORE
Online SME lender hits $10m milestone
by Reporter • 2 Mar 2018
Following its strategic partnership with fintech Prospa in July 2016, cloud accounting provider Reckon has provided... READ MORE
Court finds major bank breached NCCP
by James Mitchell • 1 Mar 2018
The court’s judgment follows ASIC’s announcement of a package of actions against ANZ for contraventions of... READ MORE
Filling ‘data gap’ would benefit broking, say associations
by Reporter • 28 Feb 2018
The leaders of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia Limited (FBAA) and Mortgage and Finance Association of... READ MORE
Royal commission hearing to look at fraud and accreditations
by Reporter • 27 Feb 2018
The first round of public hearings for the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and... READ MORE

Read the latest issue of The Adviser magazine!
The Adviser is the number one magazine for Australia's finance and mortgage brokers. The publications delivers news, analysis, business intelligence, sales and marketing strategies, research and key target reports to an audience of professional mortgage and finance brokers
Read more