Opinion

The rise of digital platforms and partnerships signifies a switch in business model from product to experience, says CoreLogic International CEO Lisa Claes, calling for a new style of ...

Credit scoring solutions have dominated retail banking decision models for decades. In the 1990s and early 2000s when financing was rapidly growing, these credit decision process tools ...

Across the western world, regulators are pushing banks to open up access to customer data to give the consumer greater control.

When clients have a dispute with a Financial Services Provider (FSP) and have the basis to pursue their complaint with an ASIC-approved External Dispute Resolution (EDR), we typically advise ...

It's no secret that 2017 has been a big year for credit regulation in Australia. The Australian government, ASIC and the other financial regulators are all actively working to improve credit ...

According to the recent trail book opinion survey conducted by Momentum Intelligence, 32 per cent of mortgage brokers considered competition as the biggest hurdle to business growth.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released their biennial survey of household income and wealth earlier this week. The release has a huge amount of valuable data, but I thought it ...

In my opinion, if you don’t have a website, you are putting yourself at a disadvantage to those that have one.

Winning your morning sets you up to winning your day. And your day is ultimately a snapshot version of your entire life.

Rising competition from online lenders and financial technology start-ups means brokers who want to survive and thrive must differentiate their businesses in new ways.

If you want to take your business to the next level, it’s important to take time out from the daily grind of paperwork, meetings and answering emails to work on growth strategies.

Technological disruption is sweeping through the financial services sector. For brokers wanting to stay ahead of the competition, it pays to learn from the breakthrough companies — from ...

For several years now, I have read articles that talk about how difficult it is for first home owners to enter the property market, particularly in our capital cities.

There has been much talk this month about Australia’s over-reliance on the Chinese economy. With two-way trade at A$155 billion, this is hardly surprising.

For those who know me, they would know I am a family man and lover of humans. These two key values have coined my success within the real estate agent industry, successfully running a ...

The evolution of the mortgage broking industry from the rough and ready era of the early 1980s to the profession that it is today, has been a been a truly remarkable journey.

A report published by the MFAA late in 2016 reveals some intriguing insights into the mortgage broking industry.

One of the many challenges facing financial advisers and brokers today is the rapid pace of changing technology.

Two’s company when you’re house hunting, says CoreLogic CEO Lisa Claes, as new research reveals significant advantages to buying with a partner.

At a recent conference, I listened to Andrew Inwood from CoreData. He raised a couple of terms which I have been pondering ever since, and what they will mean to the finance industry.