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.
‘If you don’t have clawback, you have to take from upfront’: NAB CEO
The chief executive of the major bank has flagged that if commission clawback was removed, upfront commission would have to reduce.
BROKER • Wed, 29 Nov 2023
Bendigo Bank opens up to broker
From today, brokers will be able to offer loans from the non-major bank, with Finsure brokers being first cab off the rank.
LENDER • Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Association heads respond to AMP move
Following AMP’s move to reduce some borrower discounts, the associations have urged lenders to ‘think carefully’ about how they are impacting already burdened borrowers
LENDER • Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Glenn Gibson leaves ING
The non-major bank has realigned its distribution arm with the rest of its mortgages business, with Glenn Gibson stepping down from his position.
LENDER • Mon, 27 Nov 2023
Broker clients reeling as lender slashes discount rate
A lender’s move to decrease its discount for existing customers has shocked brokers and their clients, with many refinancing away from the lender as a result.
BORROWER • Sun, 26 Nov 2023
AFG reports rapid asset finance growth
The aggregator saw a 49 per cent uplift in settlements through its asset finance platform in financial year 2023, it has revealed.
AGGREGATOR • Sun, 26 Nov 2023
New aggregator launches to ‘shape the future’ of asset finance
A major new player in asset finance aggregation has officially launched, with the aim of helping “shape the future of asset finance”.
AGGREGATOR • Thu, 23 Nov 2023
What loan products are brokers loving at the moment?
With serviceability tightening and borrowers feeling the pinch, we have asked brokers: what loan products are you (and your clients) loving at the moment?
BROKER • Thu, 16 Nov 2023
MFAA calls on industry to adopt CDR faster
Lenders and aggregators are being urged to roll out open banking to brokers more quickly given moves to potentially ban screen scraping.
TECH • Wed, 15 Nov 2023