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.
ME announces rate changes
Industry super fund-owned bank ME today announced changes to its variable and fixed home loan interest rates for investor and selected owner occupied loans.
GROWTH • Thu, 27 Aug 2015
APRA boss warns broker-originated loans are ‘higher risk’
APRA chairman Wayne Byres has made damning remarks about the quality of loans originated via the third-party channel in a speech in Sydney this week.
BROKER • Wed, 26 Aug 2015
Top broker sees impact of market changes
Aussie Parramatta franchisee Ross Le Quesne says some of his clients have started to feel the weight of APRA’s investor lending crackdown.
BROKER • Wed, 26 Aug 2015
Regulator cancels credit licence of Queensland group
ASIC has cancelled the ACL of a Queensland-based credit provider.
COMPLIANCE • Tue, 25 Aug 2015
New event to get brokers SME ready
The Adviser has released the full agenda of its latest boot camp for brokers looking to add additional revenue streams to their business in today’s changing market.
BROKER • Mon, 24 Aug 2015
Homeloans cuts rates by 30 basis points
Homeloans has slashed rates on its prime home loan products by up to 30 basis points.
GROWTH • Mon, 24 Aug 2015
Third-party veteran joins property group
The former chief executive of a major brokerage has announced his new role on the board of a burgeoning property group.
BROKER • Sun, 23 Aug 2015
Broker commissions on regulator’s radar
The corporate watchdog has identified the possibility that brokers could be driven by commission to recommend bigger mortgages to borrowers.
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 20 Aug 2015
AMP planners write one in four mortgages
AMP Bank says its financial advisers were responsible for 24 per cent of all home loans written in the six months to 30 June this year.
BORROWER • Thu, 20 Aug 2015