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.
Major banks grilled over broker pay and ownership
Westpac has defended its ownership of a mortgage broker before a parliamentary committee by pointing to CBA’s ownership of Aussie Home Loans, while ANZ chief Shayne ...
BROKER • Thu, 12 Oct 2017
‘Yes, we repriced the back book’: ANZ defends rate hikes
The major bank CEO has explained how it was a first mover on mortgage repricing and why it made a decision to hike rates knowing full well that its customers could move ...
LENDER • Wed, 11 Oct 2017
Non-bank warns against commission changes
The chief executive of a non-bank lender has said that any reduction in broker remuneration will have an impact on the quality of deals they submit, arguing that a broker ...
LENDER • Tue, 10 Oct 2017
Mutual benefits
On Thursday, 3 August, The Adviser, in partnership with MSA National, held its inaugural Mutual Bank Roundtable at Sydney’s cavernous and cosy Restaurant Hubert
COMPLIANCE • Mon, 09 Oct 2017
Opinion: Commissions are great for consumers
The recent case of a Sydney home seller stung by a fixed-fee model proves why commissions are a tried and tested way of delivering good consumer outcomes.
GROWTH • Mon, 09 Oct 2017
Opinion: We need to focus on young talent in broking
The shape of mortgage broking tomorrow will all depend on how we support the young professionals of today.
GROWTH • Thu, 05 Oct 2017
Major brokerage says 1 in 4 now struggling with mortgage
One of Australia’s largest mortgage brokerages has found that borrowers are beginning to feel the burden of out-of-cycle rate hikes.
BROKER • Thu, 05 Oct 2017
Brokers have ‘completely changed’ their models
Local mortgage brokers are increasingly learning from their international counterparts and developing new and more profitable ways of running a third-party business, ...
BROKER • Wed, 04 Oct 2017
Salesforce guru to deliver ‘mind-blowing’ message to brokers
Mortgage brokers and aggregators will travel to Silicon Valley this month to hear from one of the world’s most respected business strategists and visionaries.
BROKER • Mon, 02 Oct 2017