James Mitchell

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 1243

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.

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MLC Life says insurance advice is becoming ‘unviable’

MLC Life has urged regulators to make compliance more efficient, warning that the time and costs associated with it are becoming too burdensome for practitioners.

LENDER • Thu, 21 Dec 2017

Broker calls for retrospective review of SMSF lending

A mortgage broker has called on the government to review past SMSF lending practices as part of the Royal Commission into banking, superannuation and financial services

BROKER • Wed, 20 Dec 2017

Aussie real estate a haven for dodgy money

The OECD said that sources in the banking and accounting sectors are warning that Australian real estate is at “significant risk” for money laundering.

AGGREGATOR • Wed, 20 Dec 2017

AFG highlights ‘significant scrutiny’ of broking industry

The ASX-listed aggregator has called on the banking Royal Commission to recognise the significant inquiries that have already been conducted into the mortgage broking ...

AGGREGATOR • Mon, 18 Dec 2017

Award-winning brokerage eyes tech solutions

Even after a whirlwind year of regulatory challenges, one Melbourne-based brokerage believes that compliance isn’t the biggest change on the horizon for mortgage broking

BROKER • Mon, 18 Dec 2017

Major bank subsidiary snaps up aggregation businesses

A mortgage business wholly owned by a big four bank has acquired a number of businesses from embattled aggregator eChoice.

AGGREGATOR • Fri, 15 Dec 2017

Non-bank backs broker reforms

Liberty Financial CEO James Boyle says that the non-bank will continue to help mortgage brokers grow their businesses amid industry changes.

BROKER • Fri, 15 Dec 2017

Internet speeds impacting business growth

Poor internet connectivity is hampering business growth, with more than half of businesses claiming to be impacted on a regular basis.

GROWTH • Thu, 14 Dec 2017

RBA ‘unclear’ on benefits of alternative SME lenders

The Reserve Bank of Australia says that while alternative lenders inject competition into the SME finance market, there is no evidence that these new platforms are ...

LENDER • Thu, 14 Dec 2017

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