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.
Bank begins accepting SMSF loan applications
One of Australia’s non-major banks has this week resumed lending to SMSF property investors.
LENDER • Mon, 14 Dec 2015
Analysis: Google’s mortgage play
As tech giants continue to muscle in on the financial services space, what does the future hold for intermediaries?
BORROWER • Mon, 14 Dec 2015
SMEs desperate for a trusted adviser: report
A new report on small businesses has focused on the “critical role” of a trusted adviser in the success of SMEs.
BORROWER • Mon, 14 Dec 2015
Lessons from abroad: the UK broker market
In the UK, banks are becoming more and more reliant on brokers as a distribution channel following a raft of regulatory changes.
BROKER • Sun, 13 Dec 2015
Payday lending demand surges towards Christmas
New research from comparison website finder.com.au has revealed an alarming number of desperate Australians turning to short-term loans.
BROKER • Sun, 13 Dec 2015
Lender cuts rates below 4%
A Queensland-based lender has announced a new discount offer on its home loan products.
LENDER • Thu, 10 Dec 2015
Investor lending drops $2.1 billion
APRA’s wish to slow down investor credit growth has been granted and the cooling off looks set to continue.
BORROWER • Thu, 10 Dec 2015
Lender records surge in Chinese borrower demand
An Australian non-bank lender says over a third of its loans are to Chinese borrowers for property development projects.
LENDER • Wed, 09 Dec 2015
ASIC bans Perth broker - Dec 2015
The corporate watchdog has banned a Perth-based finance broker from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services for eight years.
BROKER • Tue, 08 Dec 2015