Broker
LJ Hooker ramps up broker network
by Staff Reporter • 24 Feb 2010
According to LJ Hooker Financial Services general manager Peter Bromley, the partnership is a positive initiative for... READ MORE
Professional brokers to be 'Advisers': MFAA
by Staff Reporter • 23 Feb 2010
Speaking at a media briefing yesterday, MFAA chief executive officer Phil Naylor said the industry body would be... READ MORE
Refinancing drives broker volumes
by Staff Reporter • 19 Feb 2010
According to The Adviser’s latest weekly straw poll, 41.4 per cent of brokers said business was most active in... READ MORE
Count Financial eyes bigger stake in brokerage
by Staff Reporter • 18 Feb 2010
Count Financial is Mortgage Choice’s largest shareholder, with a 17.33 per cent stake in the mortgage... READ MORE
Ex-broker cops suspended jail sentence
by Staff Reporter • 18 Feb 2010
Rex Charles Goldring of Meadowbank, who was found guilty of obtaining more than $240,000 from four investors by way of... READ MORE
Talkback: Brokers speak out over FBAA trail commission comments
by Staff Reporter • 12 Feb 2010
In my opinion banks will be very short sighted if they stop trail commissions, Trail commissions guarantee the majors... READ MORE
Trail commissions under threat: FBAA
by Staff Reporter • 11 Feb 2010
Speaking at an FBAA seminar on ‘How to survive the licensing process’ yesterday, Mr White said while trailing... READ MORE
Lending hit by higher rates
by Staff Reporter • 11 Feb 2010
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, the number of loans for new dwellings dropped by 6.4 per cent in... READ MORE
Heritage culls brokers
by Staff Reporter • 10 Feb 2010
According to one source, aggregation groups were contacted by Heritage in late January informing them that they would... READ MORE
Fraudulent broker jailed
by Staff Reporter • 10 Feb 2010
Samuel Saunders, a former director of Mortgage Finance Australia, pleaded guilty on 25 August 2009 to seven charges... READ MORE
Stargate upgrades broker platform
by Staff Reporter • 10 Feb 2010
The IT provider’s chief executive officer Brett Spencer said the new platform had been developed specifically with... READ MORE
Brokers to focus on long-term relationships: MFAA
by Staff Reporter • 5 Feb 2010
According to the latest MFAA/Bankwest Home Finance Index, 42.5 per cent of borrowers will contact the lender directly... READ MORE
Rate freeze bodes well for brokers
by Staff Reporter • 3 Feb 2010
While economic conditions remain stronger than expected, Reserve bank Governor, Glenn Stevens said inflation... READ MORE
Smartline offers brokers additional revenue
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2010
The brokerage’s national operations manager Jayson Billings said the company recognised the importance of providing... READ MORE
Consolidation inevitable, but a good thing -- brokers
by Staff Reporter • 29 Jan 2010
Brokers are preparing for a further shake-out when new laws regulating the industry come into effect later this... READ MORE

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