Features

• The wrong choice

  Mortgage Choice's decision to prioritise shareholders over hard-working franchisees will be long remembered by the broker market

• Competition, ecommerce and red tape biggest challenges for regional businesses

  About half of regional SMEs see opportunities for growth, but the new reach of online businesses could pose a threat

• Head to head: How are your expectations of your aggregators changing?

  Brokers are looking for aggregators that integrate digital technology into their service offering

• Brokers rate their aggregators, here's how they stack up

  Brokers’ favourite aggregators are the ones that are innovating, constantly communicating and backing them up

• A trip to France helped this broker carve out her niche

  This broker has found her exclusive market, and explains why it’s important to become known in a community

• Data, robotics and regtech are driving innovation in the mortgage market

  A new report also asks whether superannuation could be used as an alternative way to finance property

• Productivity Commission proposes slashing trail: report

  Trail is on the chopping block in the yet-to-be-released PC report, according to The Australian

• Why are the banks so tight on lending right now?

  A cooling market, lower property values and increased scrutiny are just some of the reasons approvals are getting harder

• 10 ways to convert more leads and grow your network

  Don't turn away the borrowers that the majors don't want, instead convert them, writes broker Bernie McIntosh

• Nearly half of finance workers afflicted by poor mental health environment

  Investing in workplace mental health and wellbeing would improve productivity and retention, says report