Annie Kane is the managing editor of Momentum's mortgage broking title, The Adviser. As well as leading the editorial strategy, Annie writes news and features about the Australian broking industry, the mortgage market, financial regulation, fintechs and the wider lending landscape. She is also the host of the Elite Broker, New Broker, Mortgage & Finance Leader, Women in Finance and In Focus podcasts and The Adviser Live webcasts. Annie regularly emcees industry events and awards, such as the Better Business Summit, the Women in Finance Summit as well as other industry events. Prior to joining The Adviser in 2016, Annie wrote for The Guardian Australia and had a speciality in sustainability. She has also had her work published in several leading consumer titles, including Elle (Australia) magazine, BBC Music, BBC History and Homes & Antiques magazines.
Billion Dollar Broker: How Mark Stevenson, Bell Partners Finance, settled $1bn in loans
Sydney-based broker Mark Stevenson, the managing director of Bell Partners Finance, says that despite having joined the billion-dollar broker club, he still sometimes ...
BROKER • Tue, 01 Nov 2022
White label bonanza as aggregators look to differentiate
ANALYSIS As competition among the aggregators heats up, more groups are looking to differentiate through new white label offerings and expanding product range.
AGGREGATOR • Mon, 31 Oct 2022
Macquarie loan book grew 13% in 6 months
The lender’s mortgage portfolio grew by 13 per cent in the six months to September 2022, pushing over $101 billion, new data shows.
LENDER • Mon, 31 Oct 2022
Lendi Group settled $33.6bn in FY22
In its first full financial year as a merged group, Lendi Group — comprising brokerages Lendi and Aussie — settled $33.6 billion, the group has revealed.
AGGREGATOR • Sun, 30 Oct 2022
What’s in the budget for small-business owners?
The Labor government’s first budget has earmarked more than $15 million to support Australian small businesses and “help them prosper”.
BROKER • Wed, 26 Oct 2022
Industry welcomes Labor’s budget 2022–23
Members of industry have welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s first budget, particularly applauding its focus on affordable housing.
BROKER • Tue, 25 Oct 2022
Labor unveils affordable housing push in budget 2022–23
The federal Treasurer has pledged to bring online a million more houses, with affordable housing a key element of its budget 2022/23.
BORROWER • Tue, 25 Oct 2022
In Focus: Making financial services less ‘male, stale and pale’
The financial services industry has historically been male-dominated but encouraging more women into the space is not only good for society, but good for business too.
BROKER • Tue, 25 Oct 2022
2 aggregators merge to create asset finance supergroup
A new, ASX-listed asset finance aggregation company handling around $6.7 billion in loans will be formed following the merger of two aggregators.
AGGREGATOR • Sun, 23 Oct 2022