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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Industry to defend trail commissions

The Combined Industry Forum is expected to highlight the benefits of trail commission to the Productivity Commission following a recent attack on broker remuneration by ...

GROWTH • Wed, 28 Feb 2018

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Broker commissions ‘far aligned’ from customer interests: PC

The chairman of the Productivity Commission has said that while it may be in the interests of the bank and the broker to limit churn, it is not in the interests of the ...

BROKER • Tue, 27 Feb 2018

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Brokers settled $200bn of loans in 2017

Broker market share has continued to rise over the December quarter, according to fresh figures from MFAA.

BROKER • Tue, 27 Feb 2018

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Broker scrutiny a ‘backhand compliment’, says AFG boss

AFG chief executive David Bailey is encouraging brokers to provide submissions to the Productivity Commission, adding that scrutiny of the industry is evidence of its ...

BROKER • Sun, 25 Feb 2018

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Broker rejects PC report’s ‘incorrect’ remuneration figures

An industry veteran has rejected the Productivity Commission’s claims that brokers receive more than $4,600 in commission on each home loan.

BROKER • Tue, 20 Feb 2018

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Opinion: The missing piece in mortgage broker scrutiny

With more and more reports being published about the mortgage broking industry, there is one conspicuous area that has failed to be included.

BROKER • Mon, 19 Feb 2018

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CBA broker flows continue to fall

The major bank’s half-year results show that the group is driving more new mortgage originations through its proprietary channels.

BROKER • Wed, 07 Feb 2018

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Brokerage reveals big plans following Westpac deal

A mortgage brokerage has this week received $25 million in funding from Westpac and aims to serve 10 per cent of Australian mortgage customers by 2028.

BROKER • Mon, 05 Feb 2018

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Industry consolidation to improve quality of deals

The broking head of one of Australia’s largest non-bank lenders believes that the consolidation of smaller players will lift the quality of mortgage applications.

GROWTH • Sun, 04 Feb 2018

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