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.
APRA sounds alarm on commercial property risks
Following a recent review, the prudential regulator has today warned that many banks have fallen “well short of expectations” regarding portfolio controls for commercial ...
GROWTH • Tue, 07 Mar 2017
RBA to hold but banks to hike rates: survey
The Reserve Bank is likely to sit on the sidelines at today’s board meeting and impose no cash rate change for March, according to a finder.com.au survey.
LENDER • Mon, 06 Mar 2017
Bouris sees the next evolution of mortgage broking
Industry pioneer Mark Bouris has outlined what he believes will be the most significant developments in mortgage broking over the next few years.
BORROWER • Sun, 05 Mar 2017
FAST enhances compliance support for ACL holders
Major mortgage aggregator FAST has launched a new initiative with QED Risk Services to further support their brokers holding an Australian credit licence, and manage ...
COMPLIANCE • Sun, 05 Mar 2017
Major aggregator PD days attract record numbers
Mortgage aggregator PLAN Australia has reported record attendance numbers at its first series of professional development events for 2017.
AGGREGATOR • Sun, 05 Mar 2017
SME lender sees high levels of client attrition
An ASX-listed SME lender has seen a fall in client numbers after implementing its own credit policies on a number of acquired portfolios.
LENDER • Thu, 02 Mar 2017
Major bank in court over home lending
ASIC has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court against a big four bank for a number of contraventions of the responsible lending provisions of the ...
LENDER • Thu, 02 Mar 2017
Fintech service adoption slower than expected
The adoption of new fintech services is being stifled by the difficulty of integrating them with pre-existing apps and infrastructure, according to Holocentric.
TECH • Thu, 02 Mar 2017
Same game. New rules.
Investment lending continues to be a hot topic. The Adviser explores how the industry is navigating the changing landscape amid fears of further regulatory ...
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 02 Mar 2017