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Time to appoint a housing minister
1 August 2016
Grant Harrod, appoint, housing minister, government, Australian property market

The nation’s decision to re-elect Malcolm Turnbull’s Coalition government for another term will have a positive effect on the Australian property market as consumer confidence returns and ...

A checklist for fintech success
25 July 2016
Bruce Coombes, checklist, fintech success, how to be a success

Another day, another fintech emerges from the ether. In fact, global research portal, Statista, predicts that worldwide investment into fintech is expected to reach AU$10 billion by 2018, up ...

‘Mum and Dad’ investors are driving Australia’s rental market
18 July 2016
Simon Pressley, Australia's rental market, property market, investors, investing, Australia's growing population

It is essential that these investors are encouraged to add to the rental pool available to Australia’s growing population.

Digital and analogue: a match made in mortgage heaven
11 July 2016
Peter Andronicos, mortgage broker, match made in heave, mortgage heave, digital, analogue

Now that the world’s first driverless car is a reality, it begs the question: how do we continue to investigate and find the most effective balance between technology and people?

The rise of robotics in financial services
4 July 2016
Mike Abel, financial services, rise of robotics

The financial services sector has seen a rapid increase in the adoption of robot technology, with advancements in cognitive computing, robotics and ‘smart machines’ transforming and ...

How much is your business worth?
14 June 2016
Jeff Long, worth, business, how much

For many business owners, their business is a major component of their overall personal wealth and in many cases will form a significant part of their retirement funds.

Combating online financial fraud
6 June 2016
Benn Alp, financial fraud

Digital technology has increased interconnectedness and bridged the urban-rural divide – and one of the biggest sectors to benefit from this change is the financial industry.

The Google game-changer
30 May 2016
Peter Andronicos

They say the only constant in life is change, and as digital marketers scramble to make sense of the latest Google rule changes, it’s becoming clear that the ramifications of these changes ...

Property to take front seat in election lead-up
23 May 2016
Grant Harrod

Australia’s property market is set to remain in the spotlight in the lead up to this year’s federal election.

Making succession planning work for you
9 May 2016
Colin Emmott, succession planning, retirement, retiring from work

We have all heard the saying that you should not think of retirement as retiring from work, but rather as retiring to something better.

Collaboration: the next fintech frontier
18 April 2016
Lachlan Heussler

For a number of years now, fintech start-ups have successfully capitalised on the digital technology boom by building customer-focused offerings in areas where traditional providers had ...

Don’t count Google out of the mortgage market
11 April 2016
Troy McErvale, mortgage market, Google, Google Compare, closure, Google Advisor

In case you missed it, Google recently announced the closure of Google Compare.

Managing your reputation
4 April 2016
Michael Harrison, reputation management, managing your reputation

A quality reputation is a key tool in your marketing kit and, as such, it needs to be protected, nurtured and used to increase your earnings.

Fintech is helping Australia’s transition
29 March 2016
Scott Morrison, financial technology, fintech, Australia, digitised economy

At the recent World Economic Forum, it was noted that 90 per cent of the data we use today was created in the last two years.

The year ahead for property investors
29 February 2016
Jason Back, property investors, foreign investments

Despite growing pressures, property investors will once again be turning to bricks and mortar, thanks to the volatility of global share markets and the ASX dropping to 2013 levels.