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Lender launches community grants scheme
by Staff Reporter • 17 Oct 2014
Launched this week, Wide Bay's ‘Our Community’ Grants Scheme will provide an avenue for non-profit groups to... READ MORE
Brokers the losers in lender, client battles
by Huntley Mitchell • 16 Oct 2014
Tanya Sale, chief executive of Outsource Financial, has called for better protection for brokers when it comes to... READ MORE
Chinese not to blame for rocketing house prices
by Staff Reporter • 15 Oct 2014
This was the chief finding of a recent survey of property lawyers and conveyancers in NSW that showed 69 per cent of... READ MORE
Banks speak out against the fee-for-service model
by Nick Bendel • 14 Oct 2014
Multinational firm EY was one of the parties that told the federal inquiry that brokers should give up “conflicted... READ MORE
Westpac praised for response to ASIC investigation
by Staff Reporter • 13 Oct 2014
The regulator announced in March that ex-Westpac home finance manager David St Pierre had been permanently banned... READ MORE
Heritage Bank announces 30-point rate cut
by Nick Bendel • 10 Oct 2014
The offer applies to home loans of more than $150,000 up to a maximum LVR of 80 per cent.
The previous discounted... READ MORE
Expanding lender keeps expanding BDM team
by Nick Bendel • 10 Oct 2014
Cameron Finnie has been appointed as Bluestone’s BDM for Western Australia.
Mr Finnie has worked in the finance... READ MORE
Adelaide Bank hires new BDM
by Nick Bendel • 9 Oct 2014
Senior manager of broker distribution Fons Caminiti announced that Adelaide Bank had appointed Philippa Bernacki to... READ MORE
Lender makes another new appointment
by Staff Reporter • 9 Oct 2014
Mr Maloney is a 33-year veteran of the industry and previously served as national sales and credit manager at BMC... READ MORE
Lender wins APRA approval to change name
by Staff Reporter • 8 Oct 2014
Tasmanian-based MyState Financial is now known as MyState Bank after APRA authorised the change of name.
Chief... READ MORE
Reserve Bank reveals cash rate decision - 2014
by Staff Reporter • 7 Oct 2014
The official cash rate has been left at a record-low 2.5 per cent for the 14th consecutive month as most economists... READ MORE
Clients falling out of love with branch networks
by Nick Bendel • 7 Oct 2014
According to a recent poll on The Adviser, 77 per cent of respondents said their customers value branch networks less... READ MORE
Suncorp Bank reduces variable rate to 4.69pc
by Staff Reporter • 3 Oct 2014
A discount of 1.30 per cent has been applied to the bank’s standard variable rate of 5.99 per cent.
Suncorp is... READ MORE
Platform integration means more selling and less typing
by Staff Reporter • 2 Oct 2014
Brokers will now be able to launch a pre-populated ALI Group loan protection application directly from... READ MORE
Broking candidates forging police checks: recruitment agent
by Nick Bendel • 30 Sep 2014
Cherry Solutions managing director Floyd Nangreave said he had had seven fraudulent candidates reach shortlist or... READ MORE

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