Opinion

21 October 2019
Diversifying your offering is good for business, and good for your clients too, says Olly Guilleaume, national manager and business loan specialist at Limba.
8 August 2019

Financial adviser and author Helen Baker explains the meaning of financial abuse, what it can look like, and who it affects.
21 May 2019

If you want to provide the best service to your financially challenged clients, it’s important you understand credit repair so you can steer them in the right direction.
1 April 2019

CoreLogic CTO Greg Dickason explores whether data should drive fairness.
25 February 2019

“No one seems to understand how far-reaching these changes will be, affecting non-resi markets but also the broader economy.” So said an anguished broker who reached out to me the day after ...
25 February 2019

Although the banking royal commission’s recommendations criticised home loan broker commissions, the complexity of obtaining home loans may make the service brokers provide borrowers even ...
18 February 2019

2019 is shaping up to be a year of firsts for the financial advice industry. Beyond the royal commission, changing consumer expectations and technology advancements are causing many advisers ...
5 February 2019

The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry is long overdue. But will it work in favour of Australian consumers?
22 January 2019

If 2018 set the scene through the explosive Hayne royal commission, this year is when the real changes roll in.
24 December 2018

A recent study found that workplace flexibility is the most highly valued attribute of working in the broking and finance industry.
11 December 2018

As we head into a new year, change is still very much on the agenda, says CoreLogic’s Matt Carlson.
15 November 2018

When South Australia-based mortgage broker Sharene Dearlove was looking for an outsourcing business to cover her during a trip to the hospital and was unable to find one, she simply went ...
6 August 2018

The Reserve Bank has kept official interest rates sitting at 1.5 per cent ever since August 2016 which represents the longest period of cash rate stability on record.
9 July 2018

One key factor of profitable banking is to lend long and borrow short with adequate control of pricing margins. However, replenishing the supply of liabilities is a much more important ...
11 June 2018

How to maximise growth and sustainability after two to three years in business.