The Adviser's What's Making Headlines? podcast runs down the big news stories for the week in bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join Annie Kane and Josh Needs as they discuss the newest aggregator to launch, why brokers think clawback may be illegal, and why more brokers are sending clients to the major banks. This week, they discuss:

• Viking Aggregation launches.
• Why brokers think clawback must go.
• Why more brokers are writing major bank deals.
• What industry thinks of Queensland doubling its first home buyer grant.

Following the Women in Finance Summit and Awards 2023, we're catching up with some of the leading women in the financial services space.

In this episode, we chat to Rebecca Warren, executive general manager of small-business banking at CommBank, about how she navigated a historically male-dominated industry over her 20-year career and why she believes inclusion and diversity are not just morally imperative, but key to achieving superior business results.

Tune in to find out:

• Why she loves commercial finance.
• The secret power of 'quiet achievers'.
• How CommBank is creating a more inclusive and supportive work culture.

And much more!

Queensland-based broker Danny Blair runs not one, but four broking offices, having opened his fourth Aussie franchise earlier this year. After having become a broker 11 years ago and joining Aussie's original retail store, Aussie Sunnybank, Danny Blair has rapidly shifted from being a loan writer to a multi-franchise operator, managing Aussie franchises in Kenmore, Mount Ommaney, Ipswich and – most recently – Forest Lake.

In this episode of Elite Broker host Annie Kane catches up with the Aussie broker to find out:

• Why he decided to take on multiple stores

• The tools, systems and support he uses to work in and on his brokerages

• The process he uses to train new brokers

And much more!

Following the Women in Finance Summit and Awards 2023, we're catching up with some of the leading women in the financial services space. In this episode, we chat to Suzanne Wood, State General Manager Residential Broker Victoria/Tasmania at Westpac Group (and State Chair Women of Westpac), about how she climbed the career ladder in banking and the power of having strong female role models. Tune in to find out:

• How she learnt the art of having difficult conversations.
• The perils of unconscious bias and how to tackle them.
• How Westpac is supporting women through the Women of Westpac group.

And much more!

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines? podcast runs down the big news stories for the week in bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join Adrian Suljanovic and Annie Kane as they cover broker backlash at a major bank over channel conflict, an association pushing for CDR and borrower behaviour that brokers have seen.This week they discuss:

• CBA's quarterly results.
• MFAA urging for accelerated CDR.
• Women in Finance Summit and winners.

And much more!

In this episode of the In Focus podcast, sponsored by Lumi, host Annie Kane catches up with the SME lender's head of third party, John Clifford, to find out the key trends in the SME lending landscape and how brokers can support their SME clients in this challenging climate marked by high-interest rates and limited borrowing power. Tune in to find out:

• How SMEs can access business funding despite the current market challenges.
• The importance of adapting business loan offerings to the ever-changing needs of SMEs.
• Lumi's new business finance products in response to the current state of the market.

And much more!

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines? podcast runs down the big news stories for the week in bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join Adrian Suljanovic and Josh Needs as they cover off some big interest rate news, an outage that frustrated the nation and how brokers build their workforce.

This week they discuss:

• Interest rates hit a 12-year high.
• Optus outage.
• Building a workforce in a tight labour market.

And much more!

Ashleigh Pakis outlines the importance of prioritising wellbeing, setting boundaries and reaching out for help to ensure brokers aren't burning out. Finding the balance between working hard and switching off can be an ongoing battle for the self-employed. But it wasn't until Ashleigh Pakis of Panache Financial burned out that she realised the extent to which she was pushing herself. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with Australia's Regional Broker of the Year 2023 to find out:

• How she's been delighting customers in regional NSW.
• The importance of having mentors throughout your career.
• How she prioritises her wellbeing and de-stresses.

If you require support in managing burnout and want to talk to a counsellor, a free, confidential counselling is available from Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636. If you are concerned for your immediate safety or the safety of others, call Triple Zero (000).

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines? podcast runs down the big news stories for the week in bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join Adrian Suljanovic and Josh Needs as they cover the return of first home buyers to the market, some possible cash flow problems facing SME clients and a new chief executive announcement

This week they discuss:

• A resurgence of first home buyers in the property market
• Brokers checking in on cash flow of their SME clients
• A new non-major bank CEO appointment

And much more!

Ahead of the Women in Finance Summit and Awards 2023, we're catching up with some of the leading women in the financial services space. In this episode, we chat to Anjali Crossette, manager of motor operations at non-bank lender Liberty, about breaking barriers and misconceptions about car finance and why she believes the industry needs to showcase gender diversity across every rung of the career ladder. Tune in to find out:

• Why the finance industry is an attractive industry to work in for women.

• The progress being made in gender diversity in car finance.

• How Liberty is leading the way by example.

And much more!