Annie Kane

Annie Kane

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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.  


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86 400 confirms broker commitment

The neobank has confirmed that the broker channel will play a key role for UBank under the proposed merger, adding that broker growth has helped it near $400 million in ...

BROKER • Tue, 23 Feb 2021

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Connective achieves record settlements

The aggregation group has revealed that its brokers settled a new record of $5.61 billion in December 2020, with January applications also up 27 per cent.

AGGREGATOR • Tue, 23 Feb 2021

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Former Resimac CEO joins Prospa board

Mary Ploughman, the former CEO of Resimac and current chairman of Plenti Group, is set to join Prospa’s board next week.

LENDER • Tue, 23 Feb 2021

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Expanded BOQ Group to focus on mortgage growth

Brokers will continue to be “extremely important” to the expanded BOQ Group, as it looks to grow its mortgage book and roll out a direct digital mortgage offering next ...

GROWTH • Mon, 22 Feb 2021

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Trail book lender reports increase in retiring brokers

Trail Homes has revealed that its turnover has increased 56 per cent in a year, which it attributes to an increase in trail books being sold as more brokers retire.

LENDER • Mon, 22 Feb 2021

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BOQ to acquire ME Bank for over $1bn

Bank of Queensland Ltd has entered into an agreement to acquire 100 per cent of Members Equity Bank Limited for $1.325 billion.

LENDER • Sun, 21 Feb 2021

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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

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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

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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

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