MORTGAGE BROKER

Financial planning

Best interest duty could apply to licensees and mortgage brokers even if the product was not a mortgage, according to The Fold Legal....

Policy & Regulation

Mortgage brokers will find themselves dealing with a similar environment to financial advisers under new legislation passed by the Parliament stemming from the Royal Comm...

Financial planning

An increasing number of Australian home buyers are seeking the services of professional mortgage brokers, new data has shown....

Financial planning

Mortgage brokers are being urged to prepare for financial planning-like changes as the industry undergoes various reviews of the system and remuneration models....

Financial planning

A former mortgage broker from ALC Group has been sentenced to more than eight years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to deception....

Editorial

Wayne Leggett explains why it is mortgage brokers, not planners, who have the upper hand in terms of influencing the amount of money they manage....

Financial planning

Financial advice and wealth advisory group, Omniwealth, has purchased a mortgage broking business to expand its mortgage services, on the back of increased demand. ...

Financial planning

A former Aussie mortgage broker is facing a potential jail sentence over allegations she falsified loan applications totalling $2.7 million....

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6 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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The RBA has handed down its much-anticipated rate decision, following widespread expectations of a close call....

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Despite the financial adviser exam being rooted in ethics, two professional year advisers believe the lack of support and transparency from the regulator around the exam ...

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Australian retirees could increase their projected annual incomes by as much as 51 per cent through comprehensive financial advice, according to a Vanguard study, but cos...

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