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.
Submissions on RLO and BID extension released
More than 100 submissions into the bill repealing responsible lending laws – which includes extending the best interests duty to more brokers – have been released as ...
BROKER • Sun, 21 Feb 2021
90% of brokers want more government support
Nine in 10 brokers would like to see more government support for the industry this year, according to a new poll.
BROKER • Sun, 21 Feb 2021
Major brokerage welcomes new NSW state manager
Mortgage Choice has named Jason Mares as its new state manager for NSW, following the departure of David Ewens.
BROKER • Sun, 21 Feb 2021
Mortgage Choice reports second-highest settlement figures
Mortgage Choice settled more than $1 billion of loans a month in 1H21, resulting in the brokerage’s largest volume of settlements since 2017.
AGGREGATOR • Thu, 18 Feb 2021
ABA launches financial assistance hub
The banking association has launched a financial assistance hub for those needing advice on repaying their mortgages, personal loans, credit cards, business loans or ...
AGGREGATOR • Thu, 18 Feb 2021
Lend welcomes Butn to panel
Business lending platform Lend has welcomed cash flow financier Butn to its panel of lender partners.
LENDER • Thu, 18 Feb 2021
Lumi welcomes 3 new executive hires
The SME lender has welcomed Ahmed Khan, Andrew Beckett and Steve Lambert to its executive team as it looks to support “aggressive growth plans”.
BROKER • Wed, 17 Feb 2021
PLAN brokers settled record amount in January
The aggregation group has revealed that it saw its largest settlement month on record in January 2021, with $1.9 billion of loans settled via its network.
BROKER • Tue, 16 Feb 2021
Effi looks to growth following $1.2m raise
The broker technology firm has said that it is looking to expand both domestically and offshore after raising $1.2 million in seed funding.
GROWTH • Tue, 16 Feb 2021