The Adviser Podcast Network

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join hosts Adrian Suljanovic and Charlotte Humphrys as they cover the new stamp duty laws coming into effect, more clawback removals, and the latest from aggregators.

This week, they discuss:

• Stamp duty reforms possibly driving up house prices.
• MA Money dumps clawbacks.
• CEG's 25th anniversary.

And much more!

The Mortgage Choice Freedom product suite recently celebrated its first anniversary with the news that in its first 12 months Mortgage Choice brokers have settled $1 billion of the Athena-funded white label loans.

In this episode of In Focus, sponsored by Mortgage Choice, we're catching up with Mortgage Choice CEO Anthony Waldron and Athena Home Loans CEO and co-founder Nathan Walsh to find out:

• How and why Mortgage Choice Freedom is helping borrowers.
• The value white label loans can provide to the industry.
• The role brokers play in shaping a white label offering.

And much more!

A new borrower cohort of 'established businesses' is increasingly seeking finance from brokers, according to SME lender Prospa.

In this episode of In Focus, sponsored by Prospa, we sit down with Roberto Sanz, Prospa's general manager of sales and partnerships, to find out:

• How brokers can be tapping into this growing opportunity.
• The types of businesses seeking finance and why.
• How Prospa is supporting brokers in writing more SME finance.

And much more!

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join hosts Adrian Suljanovic and Annie Kane as they cover the broker industry hitting back at some recent claims from a major publication, more around banks versus brokers, and the latest market share stats.

This week, they discuss:

• Broker backlash against The Australian Financial Review.
• An aggregator's CEO's call to arms against banks taking back market share.
• The most recent MFAA research reflecting good news for the industry.

And much more!

In 2014, Grace Green left her role as an accountant at a big corporate firm to become her own boss as a Loan Market broker. Fast forward 10 years and she's now established herself as a successful commercial broker.

In this episode of Elite Broker, we catch up with the accountant-turned-broker to find out:

• Why she transitioned to commercial finance.
• How and when she sets fees.
• The benefits of close referral partnerships.

And much more!

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join hosts Adrian Suljanovic and Annie Kane as they cover the latest move by CBA, ASIC's lender hardship report, and which banks brokers went to the most in April.

This week, they discuss:

• CBA's new direct-to-consumer product.
• Lender shortfalls in helping customers with financial hardship.
• The latest Broker Pulse survey results.

And much more!

In this special episode, host Annie Kane sits down with Gerald Foley, the managing director of National Mortgage Brokers (nMB), to explore how he helped ANZ launch into broker, how broking has evolved over the years, and what he thinks the future of broking looks like. Tune in to discover:

• Why ANZ decided to start operating in the broker channel.
• Why the banks decided to introduce trail commission.
• The importance of supporting mental health in industry.

And much more!

Being able to generate and convert business quickly is a key part of building a successful brokerage, but so too is finding solutions quickly. In this episode of Elite Broker, we sit down with the founder of finance brokerage LoanOptions.ai, Julian Fayad, to find out how he married his web development and app development skills with his passion for finance.

Tune in to find out:

• How he's brought AI into the broking process.
• How he leads and trains his growing team of brokers.
• How he's helping resi brokers diversify their offering.

And much more!

The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop.

Join hosts Adrian Suljanovic and Charlotte Humphrys as they cover the budget 2024–25, some pain points among mortgage holders and SMEs, and postcode discrimination from lenders.

This week, they discuss:

• The initiatives outlined in the latest budget.
• Mortgage stress research and SME pain points.
• A broker calling out postcode discrimination.

And much more!

Richard (Rick) Garner and his team at Crew Financial have seemingly been working at lightspeed, managing their jobs as airline pilots while seeing their separate careers as mortgage brokers take off. In this cross-collaboration podcast with our sister brand Australian Aviation, hosts Annie Kane and Adam Thorn chat to Garner to find out:

• How he goes from cockpit to closing deals.

• How he avoided the turbulence during COVID-19 to grow his brokerage.

• What he's doing to see his business soar to new heights.

And much more!