opinion

Brendan Wright
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Brokers key to closing the SME funding gap
by • 27 Oct 2015
Australia’s ‘have a go’ attitude is no more evident than in our flourishing small-business community. With two...READ MORE
Paul Walshe
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Renters: a snapshot of the current market

by Paul Walshe • 21 Oct 2015
Investment property borrowers and their mortgage brokers are facing a number of significant challenges. Place this... READ MORE
Michael Russell
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The crucial nature of customers’ lifetime value

by Michael Russell • 14 Oct 2015
The lifetime value (LTV) of a mortgage customer represents the present value of future commissions attributed to that... READ MORE
Merrilyn Mansfield
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Client ready and willing, but are you able?

by Merrilyn Mansfield • 12 Oct 2015
Exploring France’s Champagne region recently after an Australian friend was married there, I was reminded of the... READ MORE
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A solution-based approach that may help expand your business

by Jannelle Barnes • 9 Oct 2015
Specialist lenders have a range of products that can help brokers expand their referral networks, which in turn... READ MORE
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Case study: John Kennebury, Aussie Home Loans

by Reporter • 9 Oct 2015
Aussie Home Loans franchisee John Kennebury has always used specialist lenders, and explains why more brokers should... READ MORE
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Market changes revealing new opportunities

by Brendan O'Donnell • 9 Oct 2015
If you’re a broker, you’ll be getting used to the concept of change. That’s because the finance market is... READ MORE
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Brokers turn to specialist lenders for investor loans

by James Mitchell • 9 Oct 2015
Mortgage brokers are finding alternative sources of finance for their investor clients as the banks pull back on... READ MORE
Sean Murphy
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How I’ve made sense of the tricky SMSF market

by Sean Murphy • 8 Oct 2015
In light of the heat the SMSF lending space has felt in the past 12 months on whether it should it stay or go, waiting... READ MORE
Jeremy Fisher
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Blended rates mean return of investor loan discounts

by Jeremy Fisher • 6 Oct 2015
Following the recent tightening of investment lending policies, some lenders are now incorporating blended rates as a... READ MORE
Peter Langham
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The opportunity for brokers to show SMEs the way

by Peter Langham • 2 Oct 2015
As a broker, are you a glass half-empty or glass half-full type of person? This will impact what your take is on a... READ MORE
Troy McErvale
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Does technology help us or hinder us?

by Troy McErvale • 30 Sep 2015
Aaron Shapiro is CEO of Huge, where he helps some of the world’s largest companies reimagine how they interact with... READ MORE
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eChoice inks new deals to boost broker diversification

by Reporter • 25 Sep 2015
Award-winning aggregator eChoice has announced two new partnerships that will provide additional revenue streams for... READ MORE
John Dickinson
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Another perspective on credit repair

by John Dickinson • 25 Sep 2015
I recently read an article about how the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA) launched a fact sheet on how... READ MORE
Andrew Way
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Deals we didn’t do this month – and insights as to why

by • 23 Sep 2015
We don’t know about how you feel, but we get a little bored of newsletters with examples of successful applications... READ MORE