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.
Labor open to discussing clawback
The ALP “want[s] to ensure that brokers are able to make a fair profit for the work that they perform”, and would be open to discussing clawbacks, the shadow financial ...
BROKER • Sun, 08 May 2022
Billion Dollar Broker Q&A: Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau Melbourne
In this new feature series, we’re profiling some of the leading brokers in Australia who have settled more than $1 billion in mortgages and revealing their secrets to ...
BROKER • Sat, 07 May 2022
Deplorable discharges
Discounted interest rates and cashback incentives are being increasingly used by lenders to retain refinancing clients, sometimes at the detriment of the consumer, ...
BROKER • Sat, 07 May 2022
Sector report: Where to now for FHBs?
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the number of first home buyers in market has been up on its long-term average, as government incentives, record low interest ...
BORROWER • Sat, 07 May 2022
Accelerating your business
In March, The Adviser hosted its annual business consultancy workshop for brokers, the Business Accelerator Program. The event helps brokers identify, execute and ...
GROWTH • Sat, 07 May 2022
‘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