Mortgage and Finance Brokers Blog Opinions - The Adviser

Australian businesses need a new approach to future strategy and...

by Linden Toll • 1 Dec 2020

The year has caused immeasurable changes to the Australian business landscape. 2020 has taught the business world a... READ MORE

Why the mortgage broking industry needs to embrace, rather than fear,...

by Mandeep Sodhi • 19 Nov 2020

For a sector that relies so heavily on the kind of repetitive work artificial intelligence was built for, the mortgage... READ MORE

NAB gains ground in broker space as peers slip

by Charbel Kadib • 20 Oct 2020

NAB was the only big four bank to attract a greater share of broker lodgements in the latest release of Momentum... READ MORE

The pressing concern facing finance and mortgage brokers in the...

by Vijay Sundaram • 8 Oct 2020

The pandemic has rapidly accelerated digital transformation, with businesses across almost every industry evolving to... READ MORE

SME recovery hampered by lags in lending

by Cameron Poolman • 30 Sep 2020

SMEs seeking bank finance are facing drawn out approval times, and it can hamper the road to recovery, says Cameron... READ MORE

Using change agility to optimise business

by Nick Young • 11 Aug 2020

Disruption isn’t unusual anymore – it’s the norm. More so, there’s an increasing realisation that disruption... READ MORE

The future of broking

by Matthew Johnson • 28 Jul 2020

There is no doubt COVID-19 has brought further disruption to the broking industry over the last few months and it has... READ MORE

Digital transformation is taking mortgage broking businesses to new...

by Steve Kane • 13 Jul 2020

Innovative brokers are discovering that when it comes to maintaining customer relationships, the highest levels of... READ MORE

Best interests duty: Nothing to fear

by Tim Donahoo • 6 Jul 2020

With the final guidance on the best interests duty now here, MoneyQuest compliance manager Tim Donahoo assuages some of... READ MORE

Diversity can unlock growth for broker businesses

by Brendan Wright • 22 Jun 2020

The current news cycle has provided a timely reminder of why diversity is so important for a healthy society. It is... READ MORE

How Australian businesses and brokers are weathering the COVID-19...

by Chris Thomas • 8 Jun 2020

The effects of COVID-19 on the Australian business community present both challenge and opportunity. Those businesses... READ MORE

Key ways to help your SME clients secure a business loan

by Guy Callaghan • 1 Jun 2020

As the green shoots of business recovery begin, many of your SME clients will be needing to borrow funds to rebuild... READ MORE

Helping your clients land big contracts

by Linden Toll • 25 May 2020

It is hard for any business to really be planning the next 12 or 24 months, but that is exactly what the businesses who... READ MORE

The upside of doing business in isolation

by Sascha Moore • 4 May 2020

The top 15 perks that we’re bound to lament retrospectively READ MORE

9 mortgage broking predictions for a post-COVID world

by Sam White • 15 Apr 2020

The legacy of COVID-19 will be the digitalisation of business. It will (and largely already has) forced us all to... READ MORE

How to communicate with clients and stakeholders during the COVID-19...

by Phoebe Netto • 8 Apr 2020

It goes without saying that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the global economy on a massive scale. The property... READ MORE

Curated problem solving

by Nick Young • 1 Apr 2020

The five-step approach to providing sustainable solutions in a time of crisis. READ MORE

Together we will get through this and emerge stronger

by Anja Pannek • 24 Mar 2020

The Australian mortgage broking industry has shown its resilience in times of uncertainty. It’s now time for us to... READ MORE

Working from home: A manager’s perspective

by Dr Yvette Blount • 18 Mar 2020

With more Australians expected to work from home, what should managers do to support the business and staff morale?... READ MORE

Harness the ‘elephant in the room’

by Andrew Way • 10 Mar 2020

Semper's director, Andrew Way, outlines 10 tips to bolster business through SME funding. READ MORE

What does it take to get small businesses paid on time?

by Linden Toll • 28 Feb 2020

While legislation may be needed to standardise payment times and practices for SMEs, brokers are the key to ensuring... READ MORE

Understanding resource maturity

by Steven Furman • 24 Feb 2020

There are different stages of growing a business – but do you know what they are? Steven Furman, the executive... READ MORE

Hayne: Mortgage broking’s defining moment

by Anja Pannek • 6 Feb 2020

The tumultuous 12 months following the release of the royal commission final report have strengthened the broking... READ MORE

The art of being remarkable

by Nick Young • 24 Jan 2020

Facilitating great customer service is all about being remarkable. Trail Homes' Nick Young outlines how to be... READ MORE

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Impacts of COVID-19 on the way brokers work - it’s not all 'Doom...