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Tighter restrictions on CPD needed: Century 21
by Huntley Mitchell • 22 Oct 2014
The third-party channel needs to look more closely at how brokers undertake their 20 hours of continual professional... READ MORE
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Brokers warned to prepare now for automation
by Staff Reporter • 22 Oct 2014
Automation in the broking industry is inevitable and brokers should start to plan for its eventuality now. READ MORE
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Rates aren't moving anytime soon: RBA
by Staff Reporter • 22 Oct 2014
The Reserve Bank has signalled the cash rate should remain at its current level – 2.5 per cent – for the... READ MORE
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Sterling Publishing acquires leading lawyer title
by Staff Reporter • 22 Oct 2014
Sterling Publishing – publisher of The Adviser – has added to its burgeoning stable of titles with the acquisition... READ MORE
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Charge fee-for-service if you have the knowledge and experience
by Huntley Mitchell • 21 Oct 2014
Brokers with the education and expertise should be expected to charge for their services, says leading Brisbane broker... READ MORE
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MFAA’s new CEO says industry is in a 'maturity phase'
by Staff Reporter • 21 Oct 2014
Siobhan Hayden has outlined the challenges she is expecting to face as the new CEO of the MFAA, describing the broking... READ MORE
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Brokers urged to improve their valuation skills
by John Bastick • 21 Oct 2014
A leading specialist lender has urged brokers to grow more adept at offering valuation advice to customers, with... READ MORE
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Big data killing off investor 'flipping'
by John Bastick • 21 Oct 2014
Investor ‘flipping’ – the idea of buyers buying rundown properties, giving them a lick of paint, and selling for... READ MORE
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Scottish Pacific CEO appointed DIFA chairman
by Staff Reporter • 21 Oct 2014
Scottish Pacific Debtor Finance CEO Peter Langham has been appointed as chairman of the Debtor and Invoice Finance... READ MORE
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New MFAA CEO announced
by Staff Reporter • 20 Oct 2014
This morning the MFAA announced its new CEO to replace the outgoing Phil Naylor. READ MORE
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An end to negative gearing would be 'catastrophic': brokers
by Huntley Mitchell • 20 Oct 2014
With all manner of talk at the moment on ways to cool an overheated investor market, any plans to tweak or remove... READ MORE
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Australia’s elite broker revealed
by John Bastick • 20 Oct 2014
He wrote a staggering $480,816,410 in business in 2013/2014, he famously works 19-hour days and he’s just been... READ MORE
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Should ethics class be mandatory for brokers?
by John Bastick • 20 Oct 2014
With recent debate raging on theadviser.com.au over the educational standards of brokers, one broker has weighed in... READ MORE
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Broker recruitment: steal real estate’s model
by John Bastick • 20 Oct 2014
A leading broker has admonished the industry for its inability to recruit new, young brokers and says the third-party... READ MORE
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Mortgage comparison site launches new report
by Staff Reporter • 20 Oct 2014
RateCity.com.au has launched a new quarterly mortgage report which analyses interest rate movements and key... READ MORE
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Industry rejects calls for degree-qualified brokers
by Huntley Mitchell • 17 Oct 2014
A call for brokers to be degree-qualified to lift professional standards has been overwhelmingly rejected by those in... READ MORE
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Lending curbs are nothing to fear: APRA
by James Mitchell • 17 Oct 2014
Brokers have nothing to fear from potentially tighter lending standards, says APRA chairman Wayne Byres. READ MORE
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Rates to stay low for 10 years, says lender
by James Mitchell • 17 Oct 2014
LaTrobe Financial – sailing against the majority in the industry – believes rates will remain at or near... READ MORE
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'Hunter and killer' brokers need not apply
by James Mitchell • 17 Oct 2014
One brokerage is changing its criteria for new recruits following a recent joint venture with a national accounting and... READ MORE
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Lender launches community grants scheme
by Staff Reporter • 17 Oct 2014
Burgeoning non-major lender, Wide Bay Australia, has answered demand from the communities it operates in by announcing... READ MORE
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Brokers the losers in lender, client battles
by Huntley Mitchell • 16 Oct 2014
The law favours the borrower and the lender when loans go bad, which often leaves the broker being unfairly blamed,... READ MORE
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More homes: good news for brokers
by Huntley Mitchell • 16 Oct 2014
A move to increase housing supply to curb spiralling prices has met with tacit approval from brokers. READ MORE
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UK brokers thrive with cross-sell
by James Mitchell • 16 Oct 2014
An Australian third-party stalwart, now working in the UK, has revealed how a lack of trail commissions for British... READ MORE
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Former ASIC investigator warns brokers over compliance
by Nick Bendel • 16 Oct 2014
Some brokers are making the mistake of not digging deeply enough during client discussions, according to a compliance... READ MORE
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Property makes Aussies world’s richest
by John Bastick • 16 Oct 2014
A new report has shown Australians are the richest people on the planet and, apparently, it’s all thanks to our... READ MORE