Growth
Fewer loans approved after NCCP: Steve Kane
by James Mitchell • 26 Mar 2014
Speaking at yesterday’s ASIC Annual Forum, NAB Broker general manager Steve Kane said that while the NCCP has meant... READ MORE
Low interest rate bandwagon rolls on
by Staff Reporter • 25 Mar 2014
Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers believes the current environment will continue for at least the next 12 months,... READ MORE
28 year-old targets $100m volumes
by Nick Bendel • 24 Mar 2014
Bianca Patterson, 28, from Momentum Wealth was named Broker of the Year at last week’s WA Better Business... READ MORE
Why it’s better to break the law in Australia than the US
by Staff Reporter • 24 Mar 2014
These findings are among those in a report that ASIC has released ahead of the regulator's submission to the federal... READ MORE
Commissions are wrong: financial planners
by Staff Reporter • 21 Mar 2014
Members of the Financial Planning Association, which claims to represent 10,000 of the industry’s 18,000 financial... READ MORE
Asia’s love affair with Australia may be cooling
by Staff Reporter • 21 Mar 2014
The Asia-Pacific Investor Intentions Survey, conducted by global real estate group CBRE gauged the appetite and... READ MORE
Mixed support for $1bn red tape crackdown
by Nick Bendel • 20 Mar 2014
The prime minister announced that parliament would scrap more than 9,000 regulations on March 26 as part of a... READ MORE
Govt responds to China fear with inquiry
by Nick Bendel • 18 Mar 2014
The Standing Committee on Economics will consider whether the current laws are having a “truly distorting impact”... READ MORE
Lucky seven in a row for Sydney
by Steven Cross • 18 Mar 2014
The weekend residential clearance rate of 81.8 per cent in Sydney was again generated from high listings numbers with... READ MORE
The Adviser’s roadshow a sell-out success
by Staff Reporter • 17 Mar 2014
Four of the five state conferences have sold out over the past five weeks, attracting a staggering 1,800 delegates... READ MORE
Westpac businesses report strong growth
by Nick Bendel • 17 Mar 2014
Westpac and its sister businesses reported combined volumes of $333 billion for the three months 30 September 2013, a... READ MORE
Industry rejects govt claims about 'conflict of interest'
by Nick Bendel • 14 Mar 2014
Arthur Sinodinos told ABC television this week that although commission-based remuneration and fee for service were... READ MORE
New data makes case for low interest rates
by Staff Reporter • 14 Mar 2014
Unemployment remained at 6 per cent in February, according to figures released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of... READ MORE
House prices grow 13pc in 12 months
by Staff Reporter • 13 Mar 2014
The median house price across Australia’s eight capital cities hit $598,000 in the December 2013 quarter, according... READ MORE
Clients expect fee-for-service: customer service expert
by Nick Bendel • 11 Mar 2014
Customer service expert Martin Grunstein said clients would pay to use brokers as long as brokers could sell... READ MORE

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