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]
Brokers will prevail due to customer preference
Despite a tumultuous year of regulatory and media scrutiny, the fact remains that customers are still choosing mortgage brokers, an industry executive has said.
BROKER • Thu, 27 Dec 2018
Royal commission won’t ‘sink the Titanic’: FBAA
No major reforms will emerge from the royal commission that will “sink the Titanic”, claims the managing director of the FBAA.
BROKER • Wed, 26 Dec 2018
Leading the next generation of brokers
Strong leadership is vital to actualising desirable futures and requires moving past the “one-style-fits-all” approach, according to a broking industry veteran.
BROKER • Sun, 23 Dec 2018
2018: Year in review
It has been an eventful year for brokers - and the broader financial services industry - with numerous investigations taking place to identify how competition and lending ...
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 13 Dec 2018
Marketing after Hurricane Hayne
The digital world is ripe with marketing opportunity, affording brokers the ability to scale their business faster than through referrals. But where should they begin at ...
SALES & MARKETING • Thu, 13 Dec 2018
Incentives promote competition between bankers and brokers: CBA
Abolishing financial incentives for frontline staff has created an “unlevel playing field” between frontline bank staff and mortgage brokers in the UK, the CEO of ...
BROKER • Mon, 19 Nov 2018
Government peels more red tape to save SMEs $300m
SMEs are expected to save more than $300 million over the next four years under government plans to raise financial reporting thresholds.
GROWTH • Fri, 16 Nov 2018
AFCA to herald ‘a new era of good faith’ after RC
AFCA’s mission is to herald “a new era of good faith in financial services”, the chair said, especially after the litany of abuses that were exposed by the royal ...
COMPLIANCE • Thu, 15 Nov 2018
Major banks in favour of ‘customer first duty’ for brokers
The major banks have agreed that an appropriately crafted best interests duty for brokers, different to that applied to financial advisers, could help preserve the ...
BROKER • Sun, 11 Nov 2018