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.
Consultation launches on broker reference checking
ASIC has opened for consultation its proposed approach to reference checking and information sharing protocol for mortgage brokers and financial advisers.
BROKER • Wed, 18 Nov 2020
Q&A: Evelyn Clark, broker, Accession Finance
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: In September, Accession Finance broker Evelyn Clark was named the Mortgage and Finance Broker of the Year at the Women in Finance Awards 2020
BROKER • Wed, 18 Nov 2020
Mortgage Ezy joins Buyers Choice panel
The non-bank lender has joined the lender panel of boutique aggregator Buyers Choice, providing its broker members with additional products to offer their clients.
AGGREGATOR • Tue, 17 Nov 2020
Female brokers make Loan Market history
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: Sarah Thomson and Paulette Trotter have been named as Loan Market’s top-performing brokers in Australia and New Zealand, marking the first time ...
BROKER • Tue, 17 Nov 2020
NSW looks at making stamp duty optional
The NSW government is launching a public consultation on enabling home buyers to opt out of stamp duty and instead choose a smaller annual property tax.
LENDER • Tue, 17 Nov 2020
Q&A: Anja Pannek, CEO, PLAN Australia
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: The CEO of aggregation group PLAN Australia, Anja Pannek, has been in the mortgage industry for more than 15 years, having held several senior ...
GROWTH • Mon, 16 Nov 2020
Thinktank unveils rebrand
Non-bank lender Thinktank has rebranded its logo to “revise, modernise and evolve” its branding in a bid to “best reflect [its] values, ethos and way of doing business”
SALES & MARKETING • Mon, 16 Nov 2020
In Focus: What the Consumer Data Right means for mortgages
In this episode of In Focus, brought to you by NextGen.Net and Frollo, Tony Carn (chief customer officer, NextGen.Net) and Gareth Gumbley (CEO, Frollo) join Annie Kane to ...
COMPLIANCE • Sun, 15 Nov 2020
Mike Baird joins Australian Business Growth Fund board
The former NAB executive and NSW premier has been named as chair of the Australian Business Growth Fund, following the departure of inaugural chair Will Hodgman.
GROWTH • Sun, 15 Nov 2020