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: All the fallout from the RBA's latest interest rate decision. The broking...

Chris Bates took out the top spot in The Adviser's residential Elite Broker ranking 2024, having settled $329 million across 412 loans in the financial year. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the CEO and broker principal of Alcove to find out how he's built an efficient brokerage. Tune in to find out: How he structures his team for optimal efficiency. How he navigated...

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 new political leaders in Australia. Alexis George's defence of AMP's...

Aussie is one of the most recognisable brands in broking but recently underwent a brand evolution. Here, we find out how and why the brokerage is helping Australians Find. Buy. Own property. In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Brad Cramb, CEO of distribution at Lendi Group, to unpack how and why the household brand is evolving. Tune in to find out: Why Aussie is moving to become a proper...

After a diverse career, including working on a blast crew in Western Australia, Sam McDonald made the move into commercial broking and hasn't looked back since. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane finds out how the Atlas Broker has navigated from blasting to broking to put commercial finance broking on the map. Tune in to find out: His strategies for building strong relationships with a...

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 diverging broker flows at the major banks. The reasons why aggregator...

Non-bank lenders form an increasingly important part of the mortgage market, particularly when it comes to servicing clients with specialist finance needs, such as the self-employed. In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Tony MacRae, chief commercial officer of Bluestone Home Loans, to unpack the current lending market and discuss how brokers can grow their business by supporting clients w...

After two decades in IT, Arnab Baral made the leap into broking to transform the client experience, but he's still harnessing his obsession with tech to escalate his brokerage. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane speaks with Arnab Baral – CEO and managing director of Cinch Loans and recipient of the Editor's  Choice Award Vic/TAS at the 2025 Better Business Awards – to find out how he...

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 federal election 2025. House prices and inflation data.  The latest ADI statistics. And...

As Australia's small and medium-sized enterprises navigate myriad challenges, brokers are playing an important role in charting a course to finance solutions. In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Guy Callaghan, chief executive officer of Banjo Loans, to unpack key insights from the SME lending specialist's latest SME Compass report, and what's keeping the engine room of the Australian eco...

After a decade in banking, Estelle Dejean and her husband Devon Mohi started their own brokerage last year and have been rapidly growing their Queensland-based brokerage. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with Dejean to find out how she's been building an aspirational brokerage and lifestyle brand, FINANS Brokers, for her clientele and how she serviced 90 clients in her fir...

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: New data showing housing affordability levels are now near record lows. Election policies a...

Finance broker Gus Gilkeson is well known for helping SMEs go from seed to scale with his brokerage Grow Capital. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the Sydney-based broker to find out how he's cultivating capital for his business clients and ensuring they're well-rooted for growth. Tune in to find out: Why he moved from commercial banking to broking. How he's structur...

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 and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: The fallout from the political pledges for first home buyers. The details of alleged fraudulent activity...

The relationship you have with your business development manager can be the key to ensuring loans are processed quickly and efficiently. But how do you build a good relationship? In this episode of In Focus, sponsored by NAB, we find out. In this episode of In Focus, sponsored by NAB, we sit down with Adam Brown (NAB's executive, broker distribution) and NAB's award-winning BDM Kelly Beer (recentl...

Queensland-based Spencer Clarke made the move from sales into broking three years ago, joining the award-winning brokerage Cube Home Loans, and has been thriving ever since. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the regional broker to find out how he's successfully navigated his first three years of broking and his top tips for new brokers. Tune in to find out: The importa...

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 ongoing tariff turmoil and its impact to the cash rate. Why the Coali...

As housing affordability issues persist, home buyers are increasingly asking about lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) and how it can let them achieve their home ownership goals sooner. But what is fact and what is fiction? In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Greg McAweeney, Helia's chief commercial officer, to bust some of the most-common myths that brokers and home buyers hold around LMI....

Discover how one broker successfully transitioned from Melbourne to Byron Bay and built a thriving business serving high-net-worth clients in a new community. In this episode of Elite Broker, recorded live at the Better Business Summit NSW/ACT, host Annie Kane catches up with the Byron Bay-based broker to learn more about how she's running a brokerage in the NSW coastal town. Tune in to find out:...

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: Highlights from the Better Business Summit and Awards roadshow. The chang...

With a focus on culture and support, South Australia-based broker Scott Bament has created an environment where brokers can thrive at Mortgage Choice Morphett Vale. In this episode of Elite Broker, recorded live at the Better Business Summit South Australia, host Annie Kane catches up with Bament to learn more about his journey and approach. Tune in to find out: How he approaches hiring and retent...

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 timing of the federal election announcement and first reactions. Key broker takeaways f...

Brisbane-based broker Shelley McGinty has been building her brokerage, Preston Point Capital, with a specialist focus on SMSF lending but is now breaking into commercial. In this episode of Elite Broker, recorded live at the Better Business Summit Queensland, host Annie Kane catches up with the leading broker to find out her journey to where she is today. Tune in to find out: Why she loves SMSF lo...

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 from Bank Australia and Qudo Bank's merger plans. A senior leadership shake-up a...

In this special episode, host Annie Kane sits down with Anja Pannek, the CEO of the Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia, to unpack the big issues and opportunities facing the mortgage and finance broking industry in Australia. Tune in to find out: Why the payroll tax issue is threatening industry and borrowers. The value of brokers to the economy and borrowers. Why she believes minimum bro...