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Case study: Linda Schmidt, Liberty Network Services
by Liberty Network Services • 22 Mar 2016
Liberty Network Services reveals how one of its advisers is shaking up the Sunshine Coast’s mortgage market with...READ MORE
Expanding your business into new geographies
by Phil Quin-Conroy • 21 Mar 2016
It is no secret that Australia’s property market is almost as diverse as the 24 million people who call this country... READ MORE
Is ‘social selling’ more than just a buzzword?
by Rebecca Tait • 14 Mar 2016
The phrase “social selling” is everywhere. It regular appears in headlines and articles, serving as nothing more... READ MORE
Training your support team for success
by Urika Shrestha • 7 Mar 2016
Support staff do everything a mortgage broker does … except sell.
READ MOREIs crowdfunding an option for your business?
by Michael Gummery • 2 Mar 2016
Crowdfunding is an emerging funding source that utilises the power of the internet and social media to raise money for... READ MORE
Broker Q&A: Ashleigh Wight, Diversifi Perth
by Emma Ryan • 29 Feb 2016
Diversifi Perth principal and 2016 Better Business Awards finalist Ashleigh Wight speaks to The Adviser about why she... READ MORE
How to master the SMSF market
by Samantha Bright • 27 Feb 2016
Thrive Investment Finance’s Samantha Bright has specialised in SMSF lending since 2008. She offers her top tips for... READ MORE
SMSF lending opens more doors than you think
by John Mohnacheff • 27 Feb 2016
After buying a family home, managing super is one of life’s biggest decisions. Despite this, for a long time many... READ MORE
Bank cuts rates on SMSF loans 15 basis points
by Miranda Brownlee • 27 Feb 2016
One non-major bank has announced that it has reduced its interest rate for SMSF loans by 15 basis... READ MORE
Govt ‘not there to dictate’ on super, says O’Dwyer
by Katarina Taurian • 27 Feb 2016
Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer has quashed suggestions that the government is interfering in how retirees spend... READ MORE
Getting exposure for your brokerage
by Jeremy Fisher • 26 Feb 2016
Mass communication is easier than it has ever been and there are plenty of opportunities for brokers to utilise various... READ MORE
Stepping into new competitive arenas
by Phil Quin-Conroy • 24 Feb 2016
Brokers interested in business growth should view the expansion of their business as a series of measured steps, which... READ MORE
Filling the void with a specialist solution
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2016
Three brokers discuss how they’ve been supported by a specialist lender when dealing with clients who don’t meet... READ MORE
Sizing up the specialist market
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2016
In an attempt to show brokers the potential of Australia’s non-conforming market, Pepper recently conducted some... READ MORE
Aggregator Q&A: Mark Hewitt, AFG
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2016
AFG’s general manager of sales and operations, Mark Hewitt, shares his thoughts on specialist lending and the likely... READ MORE
Case study: Hank Hong, Home Loan Experts
by Reporter • 22 Feb 2016
Award-winning broker Hank ‘The Bank’ Hong explains why more than a third of his clients require specialist... READ MORE
New acquisition equals new broker opportunities
by Peter Langham • 22 Feb 2016
It’s a common business adage that with change comes opportunity, and this has been top of mind for me in early 2016... READ MORE
Debt management: The name of the game in 2016
by Paul Walshe • 18 Feb 2016
Australia now has the dubious honour of having more household debt than the country’s GDP – the highest private... READ MORE
Why ‘disruption’ is not my approach to business
by Rebecca Tait • 16 Feb 2016
I’m all for innovation. Getting involved in new ways of thinking and making changes is exciting and a great thing,... READ MORE
The art of goal-setting
by Sean Murphy • 12 Feb 2016
A lot of us are staring at a blank whiteboard thinking about what we are going to accomplish in 2016.
READ MOREThe rise of commercial lending
by • 10 Feb 2016
Many brokers understand there’s an opportunity to go beyond the mortgage and meet the business needs of their... READ MORE
Brokers the best bet for investors
by • 8 Feb 2016
While restrictions on investor lending have clearly slowed down property investment activity, the investor market still... READ MORE
Insight: Tom Panos, real estate coach
by Reporter • 4 Feb 2016
Real estate coach Tom Panos explains why you need to “sweat in training, so you don’t bleed in battle”.
READ MOREDigitalisation and remuneration challenges to dominate 2016 mortgage...
by Mark Woolnough • 4 Feb 2016
We may be coming off the high of the festive season, but the rapidly evolving mortgage landscape indicates we don’t... READ MORE
The sins of my elders
by John Tindall • 1 Feb 2016
If you come from a family, you’d know that older siblings can be both a benefit and a curse.
READ MOREAddressing the affordability gap with specialist lending
by Cory Bannister • 29 Jan 2016
Brokers are faced with a number of scenarios each day. Here’s one solution that helps address the affordability... READ MORE
Broker Q&A: Edwin Dobson, Aussie Penrith
by Reporter • 29 Jan 2016
Specialist lending is helping deliver more referrals for Aussie Penrith franchisee Edwin... READ MORE
The biggest digital trends to watch in 2016
by Michael Harrison • 29 Jan 2016
Forward-looking business owners and managers should be looking at possible trends that will be the "next big deal" in... READ MORE
Pepper extends discount offer
by Huntley Mitchell • 29 Jan 2016
Pepper has extended its 50-basis-point reduction on mortgage risk fees for an additional month until 29 February... READ MORE
Fall in love with your process
by Urika Shrestha • 25 Jan 2016
Are you having a hard time increasing the level of output of your company? Is your company struggling to manage these... READ MORE

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