James Mitchell has over eight years’ experience as a financial reporter and is the editor of Wealth and Wellness at Momentum Media. He has a sound pedigree to cover the business of mortgages and the converging financial services sector having reported for leading finance titles InvestorDaily, InvestorWeekly, Accountants Daily, ifa, Mortgage Business, Residential Property Manager, Real Estate Business, SMSF Adviser, Smart Property Investment, and The Adviser. He has also been published in The Daily Telegraph and contributed online to FST Media and Mergermarket, part of the Financial Times Group. James holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and an MA in Journalism.
Liberty goes direct to consumers with new image
Liberty Financial has launched a direct-to-consumer branding and advertising campaign in a strategic move to support mortgage brokers.
GROWTH • Thu, 05 Nov 2015
Will you be a multi-award winning broker in 2016?
Mortgage brokers could be in for multiple wins at the 2016 Better Business Awards if the outcome of this year’s event is anything to go by.
BROKER • Thu, 05 Nov 2015
CUA announces variable rate below 4%
Australia’s largest customer-owned financial services provider has announced an interest rate cut of 14 basis points to one of its variable rate home loans for ...
GROWTH • Wed, 04 Nov 2015
BOQ lifts investor rates beyond 6%
BOQ has announced mortgage pricing changes that will see its investor home loan rate rise above 6 per cent.
BORROWER • Wed, 04 Nov 2015
Brokers to benefit from growing demand for SMSF loans
A specialist commercial property lender is expecting new growth in SMSF commercial loans after the government rejected the FSI recommendation to ban LRBAs.
BROKER • Wed, 04 Nov 2015
CPDone partners with major aggregator
CPDone has secured a major mortgage aggregator as a client on its CPD and compliance platform.
AGGREGATOR • Tue, 03 Nov 2015
Banks urged to reform commission clawbacks
One of the mortgage broking industry’s peak bodies has called for the major banks to reform the practice of ‘unreasonable’ clawbacks after they posted increased profits
LENDER • Tue, 03 Nov 2015
Adelaide Bank increases variable interest rates
Following the RBA’s decision to leave rates on hold today, an Australian bank has announced it will increase its variable home loan rates by up to 0.17 per cent.
LENDER • Tue, 03 Nov 2015
RBA reveals rate decision
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the result of its first monthly board meeting since the big four banks raised their mortgage rates.
BORROWER • Tue, 03 Nov 2015