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 brokerage calls for remuneration reform
One of the nation’s largest brokerages has called for a number of reforms to broker commissions and clawbacks and believes that a registry for “bad brokers” should also ...
BROKER • Mon, 23 Apr 2018
FSC supports heavier penalties for corporate crooks
The Financial Services Council has backed the federal government’s decision to increase civil and criminal penalties for misconduct in the wake of the royal commission
GROWTH • Mon, 23 Apr 2018
Compliance costs ‘should be on us’, says aggregator
The CEO of a boutique aggregator has confirmed that the group will not be passing on compliance costs to its members.
AGGREGATOR • Sun, 22 Apr 2018
Major aggregator announces asset finance partnership
Connective has entered into a strategic partnership with an established asset finance aggregator that supports 20 brokerages.
AGGREGATOR • Fri, 20 Apr 2018
Opinion: Will brokers pay the price for increased scrutiny?
Aggregators are under pressure to monitor their members more closely and dedicate more resources to compliance, which comes at a price. But will brokers ultimately foot ...
BROKER • Wed, 18 Apr 2018
Advantedge announces new appointment
A NAB-owned white label funder has announced changes to its state leadership in South Australia.
SALES & MARKETING • Wed, 18 Apr 2018
Aggregation boss urges brokers to focus on data
The head of a major mortgage aggregator has stressed the importance of using customer data to build trust with clients and lenders.
AGGREGATOR • Tue, 17 Apr 2018
Vow awards top commercial brokers
The aggregator has honoured its top commercial performers at its annual commercial conference on the Gold Coast.
BROKER • Tue, 27 Mar 2018
PC has ‘overlooked’ important broker work
A Perth-based brokerage says that the Productivity Commission has failed to recognise that brokers educate their clients, improve their financial literacy and are not ...
BROKER • Mon, 26 Mar 2018