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.
SMEs are leading in mental health and wellbeing programs
Small businesses are leading the way when it comes to having “optimal” mental health and wellbeing support, new research has found.
GROWTH • Tue, 06 Nov 2018
Specialising in specialist
As the major banks reduce their appetite for non-vanilla loans and more people look to brokers for their borrowing options, specialist lenders are having their time in ...
COMPLIANCE • Mon, 05 Nov 2018
Westpac to roll out digital mortgage process to brokers
The big four bank has announced that it will roll out a new, fully digital home loan application offering to the broker channel by 2020.
BROKER • Mon, 05 Nov 2018
RC hearings to look at regulatory reform
The upcoming round of public hearings for the financial services royal commission will focus on misconduct and conduct falling below community expectations as well as ...
COMPLIANCE • Mon, 05 Nov 2018
CAFBA bids farewell to VP, welcomes new board member
One of the founding board members and vice president of the Commercial & Asset Finance Brokers Association of Australia has resigned, while a new board member has ...
GROWTH • Thu, 01 Nov 2018
Brokers driving competition, pulling away from majors: MFAA
The third-party channel settled nearly $200 billion of home loans in the year to March, with a record share going to non-major lenders, the MFAA’s latest Industry ...
BROKER • Thu, 01 Nov 2018
CBA appoints CEO of new ‘demerged’ broking business
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has announced today that it has appointed a CEO and CFO for its “demerged” wealth management and mortgage broking businesses.
LENDER • Tue, 30 Oct 2018
Brokers well placed to advise upcoming ‘surge’ of FHBs
Mortgage brokers are well placed to help the upcoming “surge” of first home buyers make “better decisions” on mortgage commitments, the CEO of QBE Lenders’ Mortgage ...
BROKER • Mon, 29 Oct 2018
Bank announces new broker commission structure
Another large bank has announced that it will be changing broker remuneration “in line with Sedgwick recommendations” from next year.
BROKER • Thu, 25 Oct 2018