What's Making Headlines

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – ASIC puts private credit...
by Annie Kane • 25 Sep 2026
From ASIC issuing stern warnings to private credit providers to the ongoing challenges in housing feasibility, this... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Mortgage demand dips...
by Ben Squires • 18 Sep 2026
Mortgage demand is continuing to slide across key borrower segments, while crude oil prices and rising inflation are... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – $95m seized in loan...
by Annie Kane • 11 Sep 2026
The latest arrests in the mortgage fraud probe have been confirmed, with police now having seized $95 million in... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Why 8 in 10 borrowers...
by Annie Kane • 4 Sep 2026
Mortgage brokers are writing a record proportion of home loans in Australia, as more borrowers turn to the channel for... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Banks backflip on rate...
by Ben Squires • 28 Aug 2026
With inflation proving stickier than expected and the RBA adopting a more hawkish tone in its latest minutes, several... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Hundreds caught up in...
by Annie Kane • 21 Aug 2026
AUSTRAC has referred over 200 entities, including brokers, lawyers, and accountants, to authorities over suspected... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – When will the cash rate...
by Annie Kane • 14 Aug 2026
With inflation target timelines pushed out to 2028, hopes for interest rate reductions any time soon are dwindling –... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – The largest ever...
by Annie Kane • 7 Aug 2026
History was made this week as HSBC sold its Australian loan book to Blackstone in what is believed to be the largest... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Could unlinked offset...
by Annie Kane • 31 Jul 2026
Are major banks failing to link offset accounts, leaving thousands of home loan borrowers out of pocket without even... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – ASIC’s best interests...
by Annie Kane • 24 Jul 2026
What do regulatory compliance, clawback policies, and aggregator shifts have in common? They are all driving major... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Are clawbacks out of...
by Annie Kane • 17 Jul 2026
The frustrating reality of having hard-earned commissions ripped away for reasons entirely out of your control has been... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Is today’s mortgage...
by Annie Kane • 10 Jul 2026
The jury is in: paying off a mortgage now is harder than it has ever been – even when interest rates were up around... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Mortgage fraud storms...
by Annie Kane • 3 Jul 2026
Happy new financial year! As FY27 rolls in, a wave of compliance shake-ups, shifting housing data, and explosive media... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – The shocking SMSF...
by Annie Kane • 26 Jun 2026
A surprise political deal has blindsided the mortgage industry this week, threatening to wipe out large chunks of... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Is this peak cash rate?
by Ben Squires • 19 Jun 2026
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has handed out its June cash rate decision, and while the decision didn’t... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Broker market share...
by Annie Kane • 12 Jun 2026
Broker market share has finally crossed the historic 80 per cent threshold, but how much higher can the third-party... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – A new era for the FBAA
by Ben Squires • 5 Jun 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Mortgage fraud arrests
by Annie Kane • 29 May 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Budget reforms strike...
by Ben Squires • 22 May 2026
Changes flowing from the federal budget are already making their way into lending policy, with Macquarie Bank becoming... READ MORE

What’s Making Headlines: The budget’s billion-dollar property...
by Annie Kane • 15 May 2026
What if the secret to fixing Australia’s housing crisis was making it less profitable to be an investor? Treasurer... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Rate hike tightens the...
by Ben Squires • 8 May 2026
After the RBA’s move to hike rates to 4.35 per cent, the team breaks down what this means for borrower serviceability... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Finsure terminates...
by Annie Kane • 1 May 2026
What was already one of this year’s biggest stories in the mortgage and finance space continued to unfold this week,... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Brokers slam major...
by Ben Squires • 24 Apr 2026
Borrower retention schemes are back in the spotlight after media reports revealed a major bank offering cash incentives... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Mortgage fraud fears...
by Ben Squires • 17 Apr 2026
Mortgage fraud has become a key talking point across the broking industry, with fresh reports suggesting the ongoing... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Can open banking be the...
by Annie Kane • 10 Apr 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – How fuel security fears...
by Annie Kane • 2 Apr 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Can households handle...
by Ben Squires • 27 Mar 2026
You can watch the episode on YouTube above, or on your device by clicking here. You can also listen to the audio-only... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – RBA rate call fallout...
by Ben Squires • 20 Mar 2026
Welcome to The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week’s biggest stories in... READ MORE

Video podcast: What’s Making Headlines – Shifting forecasts and...
by Ben Squires • 13 Mar 2026
Welcome to The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week’s biggest stories in... READ MORE

What’s Making Headlines: Mounting global conflict and its impact on...
by Annie Kane • 11 Mar 2026
Welcome to The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week’s biggest stories in... READ MORE