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.
AFG launches new ‘trail book marketplace’
An outsourced trail book marketplace for AFG brokers is being rolled out following a new arrangement with specialist cash flow lender TrailBlazer Finance.
AGGREGATOR • Tue, 23 Mar 2021
Fintech lender launches ‘COVID Flexible Loan’
Non-bank lender Capify has launched a new loan product that provides SMEs with flexible repayments to help them “recover and thrive post-COVID”.
LENDER • Mon, 22 Mar 2021
HIA calls for stamp duty abolition
The Housing Industry Association has called for the abolition of the “inefficient, inequitable and unreliable tax”, highlighting the “inequity” that was caused by stamp ...
COMPLIANCE • Sun, 21 Mar 2021
Mortgage Choice CEO contract extended
The contract for the chief executive officer of the major brokerage, Susan Mitchell, has been extended by another 18 months.
AGGREGATOR • Sun, 21 Mar 2021
SME responsible lending exemption extended
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has announced that government will extend the SME responsible lending exemption, given the delays to the bill repealing responsible lending laws
BORROWER • Fri, 19 Mar 2021
Bill to extend BID delayed again
The progression of the bill that proposes to extend best interests duty obligations to more brokers has been delayed until at least May.
BORROWER • Thu, 18 Mar 2021
Broker settlements hit new high
Mortgage brokers settled a record $107.51 billion in residential home loans between April-September 2020, new MFAA stats show.
BROKER • Thu, 18 Mar 2021
RBA highlights SME finance ‘challenge’
The RBA’s assistant governor (financial markets) has acknowledged the “longstanding challenge” that SMEs face in accessing finance, adding that “business failures” are ...
BORROWER • Wed, 17 Mar 2021
Third-party originated loans rise 28%: APRA
More than $69 billion of new residential loans at the banks were originated by the third-party channel in the December 2020 quarter, new APRA stats show.
COMPLIANCE • Tue, 16 Mar 2021