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.
Mutual lenders to merge next month
Two customer-owned banks are expected to merge on 1 July to create a combined entity with $2.2 billion in assets, after more than 90 per cent of their members voted in ...
LENDER • Sun, 02 Jun 2019
SMEs’ role in election outcome ‘can’t be discounted’
The role of small-business owners and brokers in helping re-elect the Coalition back into power cannot be discounted, the head of an SME lender has said.
BORROWER • Sun, 26 May 2019
New credit card rules will impact brokers, says lawyer
Brokers should be applying new credit card assessment rules to their loan applications, the solicitor director of The Fold Legal has suggested.
BROKER • Wed, 22 May 2019
Why brokers should be building value outside of trail
While the federal election result has granted a reprieve for the conversation around trail commission, brokers should still be looking to build value outside of trail, ...
BROKER • Wed, 22 May 2019
More people could access mortgages under proposed APRA changes
APRA’s newly announced proposal to allow banks to set their own serviceability floors when assessing residential mortgage loan applications could enable more people to ...
COMPLIANCE • Tue, 21 May 2019
‘Now is not the time to rest on our laurels,’ say association heads
The leaders of the MFAA and FBAA have both welcomed the Coalition government’s re-election to power, but said that political engagement should not end now that the ...
BROKER • Mon, 20 May 2019
Aggregator heads welcome election result, set sights on the future
Several leading representatives of the aggregation and broking groups have welcomed the outcome of the federal election, with the broker market now shifting its focus to ...
AGGREGATOR • Mon, 20 May 2019
Election 2019: What it means for brokers
The results of the federal election are in – but what does it mean for the broking industry? We unpack the key policy positions regarding the third-party channel.
BROKER • Sat, 18 May 2019
YBR overhauls company, CEO to step down
Yellow Brick Road Holdings Limited has announced that it will create a “much simpler business” by disposing of its head office wealth business functions and focusing on ...
BROKER • Thu, 16 May 2019