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.
NZ brokers should prepare for best interests duty
Brokers operating in New Zealand need to prepare for the potential introduction of a best interests duty in New Zealand, according to Pepper Money’s director of sales and ...
BROKER • Sun, 08 Dec 2019
New business finance training program launches
A former broker has teamed up with a training specialist to launch a new business finance certification program that aims to equip residential brokers with the tools to ...
LENDER • Sun, 08 Dec 2019
Brokers share their lender experiences in new initiative
A new knowledge-sharing initiative that asks brokers to share the experiences they have with lenders in order to understand how lenders are faring has been launched by ...
LENDER • Wed, 04 Dec 2019
Industry to continue engagement on best interests duty
Several industry heads have suggested that more engagement is needed to ensure that the new best interests obligation does not put mortgage brokers at a competitive ...
GROWTH • Sun, 01 Dec 2019
Best interests duty bill released
The updated best interests duty bill for mortgage brokers has been tabled in Parliament, outlining the role brokers need to take when helping a borrower from 1 July 2020
BROKER • Thu, 28 Nov 2019
Business Growth Fund officially launches
The Business Growth Fund has officially been established, with the big four banks all committing $100 million to help SMEs access finance.
GROWTH • Wed, 27 Nov 2019
Short-term lender hits $1bn milestone
Specialist short-term secured asset lender Assetline Capital has surpassed $1 billion in loan originations and is expanding its BDM team and product offering to support ...
LENDER • Wed, 27 Nov 2019
Westpac overhauls leadership team
Westpac CEO Brian Hartzer is to step down, alongside other board changes, following Westpac’s AUSTRAC scandal.
LENDER • Mon, 25 Nov 2019
Westpac releases response plan to AUSTRAC issues
The big four bank has released its response plan to the AML/CTF issues raised by AUSTRAC, which includes the immediate suspension of its LitePay international funds ...
LENDER • Mon, 25 Nov 2019