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.
‘We let down our broker partners’: ANZ CEO
Shayne Elliott has acknowledged that the bank had “let down” brokers in terms of processing but noted that broker flows are starting to pick back up.
AGGREGATOR • Wed, 04 May 2022
New Lendi-partnered lender launches
A new lender partnered by Lendi Group and 1835i has launched into market with a mortgage that gives customers discounts on their interest rate as they pay it down.
LENDER • Tue, 03 May 2022
Alex Bank hires state manager to drive broker expansion
The neobank has hired its first state manager for broker partnerships, Queensland, to help support brokers and oversee its third-party channel expansion.
LENDER • Tue, 03 May 2022
PLAN’s former head of southern region joins IBN Private
After relocating to Queensland, the former head of southern region for PLAN Australia, Allan Brown, has joined IBN Private’s senior leadership team.
LENDER • Sun, 01 May 2022
Mortgage lending industry favours Liberal-National election win
The mortgage and finance lending industry believes that Scott Morrison would make a better Prime Minister than Anthony Albanese, according to a new survey.
BROKER • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
Wisr surpasses $1bn in loan originations
After originating $158 million in the third quarter of the financial year 2022, the non-bank lender has now originated more than $1 billion in loans.
LENDER • Tue, 26 Apr 2022
RBA will hike by 40 bps in June: Westpac
The central bank may hike rates substantially in June to combat rapidly rising inflation, the major bank has said in a new cash rate forecast revision.
LENDER • Fri, 22 Apr 2022
How the broking industry could benefit from CDR data
Aggregators and lenders may be able to harness consumer data right and open banking data to speed up serviceability and affordability assessments, according to MogoPlus
TECH • Thu, 21 Apr 2022
MFAA takes discharge issue to Treasury
The broker association has flagged the issue of retention teams undercutting offers at the last minute, and the long delays in loans being discharged, to Treasury ...
BORROWER • Sun, 17 Apr 2022