Tas Bindi is the features editor for The Adviser magazine. Prior to joining Momentum Media, Tas wrote for business and technology titles such as ZDNet, TechRepublic, Startup Daily, and Dynamic Business. You can email Tas on: [email protected]
Resimac introduces building cladding restrictions
The non-bank lender has announced that a unit or apartment in buildings with non-compliant cladding will not be considered a valid security type across its prime and ...
LENDER • Thu, 16 May 2019
ASIC consults on new complaints-handling rules
The corporate regulator is seeking feedback on its newly proposed internal dispute resolution rules on how financial services firms should handle customer complaints, ...
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 16 May 2019
Most consumers ‘overestimate’ their financial knowledge
Only 4 per cent of consumers are “justifiably confident” in their financial literacy, with the majority failing to grasp basic concepts, a FINSIA survey has found.
GROWTH • Tue, 14 May 2019
Customers will ‘appreciate’ brokers more post-royal commission
A positive outcome from the banking royal commission will be that customers will increasingly turn to, and have a greater appreciation for, mortgage brokers, an elite ...
BROKER • Wed, 08 May 2019
Competition vs. Collaboration: The balancing act
While competition and collaboration are often considered mutually exclusive forces, one can actually strengthen the other. Tas Bindi speaks to industry leaders about how ...
COMPLIANCE • Mon, 06 May 2019
Meet the mentor: Bushy Martin
Award-winning mentor and the founder of KnowHow Property Finance, Bushy Martin, shares how mentors can help sharpen not just the hard skills, but also the soft skills ...
GROWTH • Mon, 06 May 2019
Brokers seeking stability as election approaches
As polling day approaches, The Adviser asked members of the broking industry which political party they believe would most benefit the broking industry if elected.
BROKER • Mon, 29 Apr 2019
Application crackdown reverberates through asset finance
Asset finance, like mortgages, have also been “hit” by tighter lending standards, a broker has lamented.
GROWTH • Thu, 25 Apr 2019
Common sense ‘missing’ in loan application scrutiny
Overbearing and persnickety reviews of loan applications have, at times, been “contrary to the spirit of the royal commission” or APRA’s aims, according to an elite ...
GROWTH • Tue, 23 Apr 2019