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.
Embracing technology for efficiency: Business Accelerator Program, Day 2
The leading tech and tools that brokers need in order to make their jobs easier so they can focus on customer service were revealed in the second day of The Adviser’s ...
TECH • Wed, 26 Aug 2020
Understanding your brokerage’s worth: Business Accelerator Program, Day 1
Brokers and businesses learned how to build and maintain value in their broking businesses in the first day of The Adviser’s first-ever virtual Business Accelerator ...
GROWTH • Tue, 25 Aug 2020
Borrowers turn to government stimulus to pay mortgage
An increasing number of people are using government stimulus payments to pay their mortgages or rent, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
BORROWER • Mon, 24 Aug 2020
Lender closes branches in all but one state
A non-major bank has announced that it is closing all its branches outside of its home state, as it prioritises the broker and digital channels.
LENDER • Sun, 23 Aug 2020
Digital lender introduces tiered variable rates
Neobank 86 400 has introduced tiered variable rates for borrowers, enabling customers with higher deposits to access cheaper rates.
LENDER • Fri, 21 Aug 2020
SME lender acquires invoice finance platform
CML Group has completed its acquisition of an invoice finance platform, after paying $2.25 million in cash and shares.
LENDER • Wed, 19 Aug 2020
Educate Australians on property as an asset class, says Bouris
Mortgage brokers have an opportunity to “own” the space of being educators on property as an asset class, YBR chairman Mark Bouris has said in a webinar marking National ...
BROKER • Wed, 19 Aug 2020
COVID-19 sees 50% drop in SME loans requested: Lend
The volume of funds requested by SMEs halved in Q420, according to SME lending platform Lend.
BORROWER • Tue, 18 Aug 2020
Best in show: The non-major banks
Every year, The Adviser commissions Momentum Intelligence to undertake its annual Third-Party Lending Report to understand what brokers think of the lenders they are ...
BORROWER • Mon, 17 Aug 2020