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.
Opinion: Will brokers have the ABA in their corner?
With pro-broker ANZ chief Shayne Elliott at the helm, could the Australian Bankers’ Association become an ally of the third-party channel?
BROKER • Tue, 17 Oct 2017
‘Major structural change’ in mortgages: AFG
The aggregator’s latest Mortgage Index results show that the market share of Australia’s major banks has hit a post-GFC low.
AGGREGATOR • Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Convicted loan writer permanently banned
ASIC has permanently banned a convicted loan writer from engaging in credit activities.
GROWTH • Mon, 16 Oct 2017
Aggregator launches insurance business
Custom Equity Group CEO David Haythorn has chosen to launch a general insurance platform, Equitisure, after seeing the impact of insurance in the UK mortgage broking ...
AGGREGATOR • Fri, 13 Oct 2017
Aussie Home Loans appoints new digital marketing agency
CBA-owned mortgage broker Aussie Home Loans has appointed Sydney-based Switched on Media as its digital marketing agency.
SALES & MARKETING • Fri, 13 Oct 2017
ING reprices commercial loans
Following a review of its interest rates, a non-major bank has announced that the variable rate for all new commercial loan applications less than $500,000 will increase ...
BORROWER • Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Hong Kong-backed broker has $650m to fund new mortgage line
A Melbourne-based broker part-owned by one of Hong Kong’s largest real estate players is eager to use the third-party channel to distribute its new line of mortgage ...
BROKER • Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Fintech partners with 10,000 intermediaries, white label in sight
In three years, online lender Spotcap has issued over $180 million in credit lines to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world with the help of a ...
GROWTH • Thu, 12 Oct 2017
Business conditions 'rock solid' but challenges remain ahead: NAB
The latest NAB Monthly Business Survey shows that the construction industry is driving positive conditions for Australian businesses, leaving the economy on solid ground ...
GROWTH • Thu, 12 Oct 2017