James Mitchell

James Mitchell

AUTHOR | No. of articles: 1017

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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Remuneration reform unites aggregators

The general manager of a boutique aggregation group has explained how the ASIC and Sedgwick reviews have prompted aggregators to stand united in the face of looming ...

AGGREGATOR • Mon, 01 May 2017

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APRA curbs hit YBR mortgage volumes

Yellow Brick Road has reported a fall in mortgage settlements over the three months to 31 March but managed to grow its group loans under management in tough market ...

COMPLIANCE • Mon, 01 May 2017

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Revealed: broker’s enviable path to SME success

When you consider his extensive career working with SMEs before becoming a broker 12 months ago, it’s little wonder that MoneyQuest franchisee Leo Rodino found his ...

BROKER • Thu, 27 Apr 2017

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Aggregator targets self-employed with new portal

A boutique aggregator has launched an online portal for self-employed borrowers that provides a range of information and options across home lending, commercial, business ...

AGGREGATOR • Thu, 27 Apr 2017

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Broker slams ‘unethical’ clawbacks

A veteran mortgage broker and former CBA employee believes clawbacks are an “underhanded way” of preventing brokers from making lenders accountable for inefficiency and ...

BROKER • Thu, 27 Apr 2017

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Brokers a ‘source of pain’ for banks: Spectrum

An Australian asset manager believes the “extensive use of mortgage brokers” by banks is intensifying risks in the home loan market.

BROKER • Wed, 26 Apr 2017

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Banks accused of ‘regulatory manipulation’ with Sedgwick review

Stephen Sedgwick is not qualified to make any recommendations about broker remuneration, argues the head of an industry association, who has slammed the review for not ...

COMPLIANCE • Tue, 25 Apr 2017

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Referral model less risky than broker channel: Sedgwick

Stephen Sedgwick believes the remuneration-related risk that referrers pose to borrowers is “much lower” than the risk with brokers, with whom they share comparable ...

BROKER • Tue, 25 Apr 2017

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Research shows more rate hikes will tip borrowers over the edge

New research has revealed that it would take less than a $100 rise in monthly repayments before the majority of Aussie mortgage holders start to lose grip on their home ...

BORROWER • Tue, 25 Apr 2017

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