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Building a brokerage: The foundation
by Tas Bindi • 10 Apr 2018
Building a brokerage from the ground up, like any business, is no easy feat. It holds plenty of promise and potential,... READ MORE

Award-winning broker’s recipe for success
by Reporter • 10 Apr 2018
Mark Williams, the director of newly launched The Brokerage, took home the awards for Broker of the Year and Best... READ MORE

Succession Planning 101
by Reporter • 10 Apr 2018
With the broking industry getting older and broker books maturing, many are now turning their minds to... READ MORE

A place to call home
by Lucy Dean • 21 Mar 2018
One unavoidable truth: we’re all ageing and so are our parents. As the Baby Boomers enter their golden years, Lucy... READ MORE

Regional broking bliss
by Reporter • 21 Mar 2018
Charbel Kadib finds out how former Commonwealth Bank and Westpac employee Brook Simpson became a lending specialist at... READ MORE

Becoming a community champion
by Reporter • 21 Mar 2018
Supporting charities and volunteering time for altruistic reasons is a commendable practice, one that consumers are... READ MORE

Don’t let the dollars walk out the door
by Michael Masterman • 8 Feb 2018
With more Australians working for themselves than ever before, self-employed borrowers present a massive opportunity... READ MORE

Property listings and mortgages
by Reporter • 8 Feb 2018
2017 saw the formation of several new partnerships that married real estate listing sites with lenders/mortgage... READ MORE
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Beaver the broker
by Reporter • 12 Jan 2018
How Steve “Beaver” Menzies went from scoring tries in rugby league to sinking his teeth into broking. READ MORE

Brave New World
by Reporter • 12 Jan 2018
In November 2017, The Adviser hosted a three-day study tour to San Francisco, where delegates heard how Silicon Valley... READ MORE

Working on wellbeing
by James Mitchell • 12 Jan 2018
It can be difficult to make time for self-care when you’re running your own business. Diet, exercise and rest are... READ MORE

The Year in Review: 2017
by Reporter • 5 Dec 2017
With ASIC’s broker remuneration review released, the submissions from industry published and the government’s... READ MORE

Winning women
by Reporter • 15 Nov 2017
Following the inaugural Women in Finance Awards, held earlier this year, we celebrate some of the leading ladies of... READ MORE

Locked out
by Lucy Dean • 9 Oct 2017
According to the 2016 Census, just 38.1 per cent of Indigenous Australians owned their home. While that’s higher... READ MORE

Broker profile: The Hawley brothers
by Lucy Dean • 3 Oct 2017
Brothers Tom and Ben Hawley have put everything into making sure that their one-year-old business keeps growing. They... READ MORE

Feature: Systems of support
by Reporter • 12 Sep 2017
Support is crucial for brokers to succeed, both on a personal and professional level. The Adviser catches up with FAST... READ MORE

School is in session
by Reporter • 5 Sep 2017
As part of our ongoing support for the mortgage broking industry, we launched our first ever New Broker Academy, a... READ MORE

The best in the business
by Lucy Dean • 1 Sep 2017
In a year of disruption, compliance changes and remuneration reviews, brokers have been working ever harder to... READ MORE

Going digital: Level up
by James Mitchell • 1 Sep 2017
A number of digital giants have made big investments in the mortgage broking space. Is this disruption or development... READ MORE

Meet the game-changers
by and James Mitchell • 1 Aug 2017
Whether it’s harnessing the power of digital technology or outsourcing processes, these brokers are finding... READ MORE
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Lending in a time of change
by Reporter • 7 Jul 2017
The lending market of today vastly differs from that of the noughties. Non-banks have increasingly gained popularity... READ MORE

Why regulation benefits YOU
by James Mitchell • 7 Jul 2017
Regulation has played a significant role in the evolution of Australian mortgage broking. The Adviser reflects on the... READ MORE

Brokers can do it: Surviving the GFC
by James Mitchell • 7 Jul 2017
Funding woes, commission cuts, lenders leaving the market and the demise of mortgage managers. The Adviser’s James... READ MORE

Planning for the future
by Francesca Krakue • 6 Jun 2017
The relationship between mortgage broking and financial planning is well-established. Each can inform the other, and... READ MORE

White label special

by Nick Bendel • 6 Jun 2017
Brokers are using white-label products to deliver better service, differentiate themselves from banks and build greater... READ MORE