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.
ScotPac looks to expand product line
The non-bank is looking to work closely with brokers as it expands its product suite under its rebranded offering, according to ScotPac’s new CEO.
GROWTH • Mon, 09 Nov 2020
BID extension ‘the right thing to do’: FBAA
The managing director of the FBAA has tentatively welcomed the Treasury’s proposed extension of the best interests duty, outlining that industry had been warning of the ...
BROKER • Sun, 08 Nov 2020
Q&A: Rachel Hind, broker and founder, Best Capital
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: The broker and founder of Best Capital, Rachel Hind, has been on a mission to bring together women in the finance and property space
BROKER • Sun, 08 Nov 2020
Q&A: Tanya Sale, CEO, outsource Financial
WOMEN IN FINANCE MONTH: The CEO of aggregation group outsource Financial, Tanya Sale, has helped build and grow the aggregation group over the past 10 years
GROWTH • Thu, 05 Nov 2020
In Focus: How COVID-19 has impacted overseas buyers
In this episode of In Focus, brought to you by La Trobe Financial, demographer and author Bernard Salt AM and La Trobe Financial’s chief lending officer, Cory Bannister, ...
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 05 Nov 2020
Treasury seeks to extend BID to all credit assistance providers
The federal government is consulting on extending the best interests duty to all credit assistance providers – instead of just mortgage brokers – in a move to reduce ...
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 05 Nov 2020
Open banking expected to ease income and expense verification
Streamlining the lending process through income and expense verification has been cited by industry as the most popular use case for open banking, a new survey has found
LENDER • Wed, 04 Nov 2020
Non-bank completes $55m capital raise
Non-bank lender Semper has extended its capitalised interest period for commercial transactions over $2 million, after completing a $55-million capital raise.
LENDER • Wed, 04 Nov 2020
RBA announces November cash rate decision
The Reserve Bank has announced its cash rate decision for the month of November, moving in line with market expectations.
GROWTH • Tue, 03 Nov 2020