The Adviser Podcast Network

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige, and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: What the financial results from AFG and Finsure tell us. Another mutual m...

As the managing director of one of the top 25 brokerages in the country, Nick Reilly has pivoted from broker to business strategist, leading a team of more than 50 staff who settle over $800 million a year. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the brokerage MD to understand what it takes to run a major independent brokerage and where the business is heading next. Tune in...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: What happened at this week's Economic Reform Roundtable. The opportunities...

This month, AMP Bank officially launched its new home loan origination platform, a major milestone in the lender's drive to deliver faster, simpler, and more consistent lending experiences. In this episode of In Focus, host Annie Kane catches up with AMP Bank's head of lending origination, Melissa Christy, and its head of lending and everyday banking distribution, Paul Herbert, to find out how the...

Being a brokerage focused on investor lending has seen boutique brokerage Finni grow substantially over the years, with the team becoming specialists in knowing how to structure loans in an investor's best interest. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the new principal of Sydney-based brokerage Finni, Eva Loisance, to find out how she's been servicing the brokerage's g...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: How long will it take for the July cash rate cut to filter through. The ch...

What makes a great trail book – and how can brokers maximise their business value? We sit down with Trailblazer Finance's Simon Lewis to uncover the key factors to look out for when buying or selling a trail book. In this episode of In Focus, host Annie Kane catches up with Simon Lewis, growth strategist at Trailblazer Finance, to discuss what's driving the current wave of mergers, acquisitions, a...

After first entering the broking industry four years ago, Loan Market broker Julian Choo has been quickly building his business under the Loan Market brand, supported by four team members. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the Sydney-based broker Choo from Loan Market to explore his journey from real estate to mortgage broking and his plans for future growth. Tune in to...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: How the broking industry is reacting to the mainstreaming of AI Key takeaw...

After buying into a broker franchise in NSW, broker Kristie Gould hit the ground running making it her own. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the Mortgage Choice Warners Bay franchise owner to explore how she values human connection in a digital age, and how she embeds her brokerage in the heart of the community. Tune in to find out: The process and changes she implem...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join commercial content writer Ben Squires and senior journalist Will Paige as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: The latest inflation data from the Reserve Bank of Australia. AMP Bank's newly launched bro...

What does it take to make the broking industry more diverse? We sit down with Finsure's Fatima Dib to discover how gender diversity is transforming Australia''s broking industry, offering flexibility and unlimited potential for women. In this episode of In Focus, host Annie Kane catches up with Fatima Dib, the head of business innovation and co-chair of Women in Finsure, to discuss why the broking...

Sydney broker Paul Biddle has had an unusual path into broking, having gone from the army to owning a dance studio before making the move into broking 10 years ago. Over that time, he's embedded himself deep into the industry and built a successful brokerage in the form of Mortgage Rate Finder. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the founder and principal broker at Mor...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige, and commercial content writer Ben Squires, as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: The MFAA's new 'university-level' qualification for brokers. ASIC's new...

Andrew "Backman" Wallace may have made a name for himself as one of the biggest wrestlers on the Pro Wrestling Australia roster as part of The Regime, but he is quickly making a name for himself as a mortgage broker, too. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the Crowd Property Capital Lending Solutions broker and former pro wrestler to find out how and why he chose brokin...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige, and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: What brokers think about moves to use cryptocurrency for mortgages. Why m...

Complex lending challenges make it more important than ever for lenders to truly understand brokers' needs and to build solutions that fit every scenario. In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Damien Simonfi, founder and CEO of Capital Bridging Finance, to explore his 20-year journey in bridging finance and how he continues to help brokers find solutions to even the most complex lending ch...

Having started his own brokerage 25 years ago, George Massouridis from Mortgage Navigators has charted the course of the broking industry, helping countless borrowers find their truth north in the property journey. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the Sydney-based broker and recent winner of the MFAA's Residential Broker of the Year – NSW award 2025 to find out how...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. This week, join managing editor Annie Kane and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they unpack some of the biggest stories in finance and property. They cover: The RBA's surprise decision for the July cash rate. Where will t...

A groundswell of brokers has been folding asset finance into their business models to provide more solutions to clients while diversifying their revenue streams. But how exactly is it done? In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Tom Caesar, the group executive of asset finance at LMG, to discuss the evolving trends in the industry, how brokers can harness asset finance to scale their busine...

After leaving banking to become a broker eight years ago, Matt Pongrass has quickly established himself as the go-to broker for professionals and sophisticated investors, averaging $2.2 million a loan. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the Sydney-based broker to find out how he's been building a successful brokerage with a high-touch servicing model and how he's evol...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. This week, join managing editor Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige, and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they unpack some of the biggest stories in finance and property. They cover: The new and expanded lending init...

The mortgage landscape is undergoing a period of rapid transformation at the moment, with technology rapidly accelerating the "time to yes" and enhancing the broker and customer experience. In this episode of In Focus, host Annie Kane sits down with Natalie Sheehan, head of broker distribution at Bendigo Bank, to delve into the bank's new lending platform and how it is transforming the broker and...

In this special episode of New Broker, host Will Paige speaks with brokers at the beginning of their careers to find out what inspired them to enter the industry, the early challenges they've faced, and what they'd do differently if they had the chance. The episode includes insights from: Jarrod Lawson, broker at Pink Loans Financial Mitchell Flitcroft, broker at Equity One Finance Stephane Belaic...

Welcome to The Adviser's What's Making Headlines podcast, your go-to source for the week's biggest stories in finance and real estate, distilled into bite-sized insights. This week, commercial content writer Ben Squires is joined by Emilie Lauer from REB to unpack some of the biggest stories in finance and property. They cover: New state government initiatives to address the housing crisis. The mo...