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.
NAB throws support behind brokers
National Australia Bank believes broker market share will continue to grow as customers increasingly value the third-party channel.
BROKER • Thu, 10 Mar 2016
'Forget the home loan business', Packer told Bouris
Yellow Brick Road chairman Mark Bouris has revealed how a meeting with Kerry Packer helped him understand what the mortgage business was really all about.
BROKER • Tue, 08 Mar 2016
Broker group to list on ASX this month
A Sydney-based broker business will list on the ASX later this month after closing its IPO for $5 million.
BROKER • Mon, 07 Mar 2016
Nation's best non-banks revealed
The Adviser’s Third-Party Lending Report – Non-Major Banks has named the best lenders in the business, voted by almost 800 mortgage brokers.
LENDER • Sun, 06 Mar 2016
Queensland brokers hit with tougher ID checks
The Sunshine State has introduced legislation that will align its verification of identity (VOI) requirements with the rest of Australia.
BROKER • Thu, 03 Mar 2016
CEO calls for impartial foreign investment policy
The head of an award-winning real estate group has called for a fairer foreign investment policy that offers both overseas and Australian investors equal opportunities.
GROWTH • Thu, 03 Mar 2016
Broking in the age of fintech
From comparison websites and apps to lead generation platforms and peer-to-peer lenders, technology is transforming the financial services industry. We uncover how ...
BROKER • Thu, 03 Mar 2016
AFG grows loan book to $114 billion
Listed mortgage aggregator AFG has revealed its financial results for the first six months of the 2016 financial year.
GROWTH • Wed, 02 Mar 2016
Broker’s ban reduced following appeal
A former Victorian finance broker has had her ban period reduced by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
BROKER • Wed, 02 Mar 2016