The Adviser Podcast Network

In this episode of Elite Broker, recorded live on stage at the Better Business Summit 2025 Western Australia, we catch up with the leading broker about how she's successfully building her growing brokerage. After a career in business banking, Bunbury-based Nicole Kennedy started her own brokerage, Verity Finance Group, eight years ago and has built a multi-site brokerage servicing clients across W...

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, commercial content writer Ben Squires and senior journalist Will Paige as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: A renewed call for brokers to be on the watch for inflated income declarat...

In this episode of Elite Broker, recorded live on stage at the Better Business Summit 2025 Victoria/Tasmania, we chatted with the leading broker about how she's built a thriving business. Victoria-based broker Melissa Gielnik may have started her broking career 25 years ago, but she's been aware of the industry since its infancy, with her father also being a broker. Tune in to find out: Why and ho...

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 from the MFAA on mortgage broker market share. ASIC updating its guidance on the t...

As the broking industry continues to grow, Lendi Group continues to invest in systems, support, and innovative technologies that help brokers expand their businesses and provide an enhanced service proposition for their customers.  In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with Sam Hyman, Lendi Group's new general manager, national sales, to find out: How Lendi Group's distribution structure helps...

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: ASIC's warning that 'failures are on the horizon' for the private credit market. New resear...

After joining Aussie and going through its graduate program, Jordan Hagicostas joined Aussie's number one store, Aussie Prospect, and accelerated his path to success. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the South Australian broker to find out how he's been tracking in his first seven months of broking and how he plans to keep growing his volumes. Tune in 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. 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 first rate cut for four years and why the easing cycle might be short...

In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with Legal Home Loans' broker and director of sales, Cullen Haynes, to find out: How and why the brokerage carved a niche writing loans for lawyers. How he's harnessed LinkedIn to build the brokerage's brand. Why they're opening a second brokerage. And much more!

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 launch of the Value of Mortgage Broking report and why it has the ind...

As a leading SME challenger bank, Judo Bank has been integral in supporting brokers and business customers with their banking and finance needs. We find out what challenges and opportunities they see in SME lending environment this year. In this episode of In Focus, we sit down with George Obeid, Chief Third-Party Officer at Judo Bank, to find out: The importance of character-first and judgement-b...

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 senior journalist Will Paige and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: How Macquarie is shaping up compared to the major lenders. The latest data regarding home v...

In this special episode of Mortgage and Finance Leader, host Annie Kane sits down with John Ruddick, libertarian member of the NSW Legislative Council and former broker, to explore the pressing issue of payroll tax and its implications for the broking industry in NSW. Tune in to find out: The motivations behind Ruddick's push for a parliamentary inquiry into the Payroll Tax Act 2007 . Why he belie...

Sydney-based brokerage Flint recently reshaped its ownership structure and leadership team following a merger with brokerage Confidence Finance. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with Flint directors Christian Stevens and Redom Syed to find out: Why they've merged their businesses Why and how Flint aims to support broker growth What's on the horizon for the brokerage And m...

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: Increasing optimism for rate cuts to come in February How and why brokers...

When former AFG state manager Joseph Khal made the leap into broking last year, he set himself some formidable goals, including writing $40 million across 122 loans in his first year. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the broker director at The Lending Alliance to find out how he's been tracking in his first seven months of broking and how he plans to keep growing his...

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 beginning of the end for Heritage-branded home loans. What's driving...

With eight years of broking experience, Natalie Denyer has been spreading her wings as a mortgage broker at award-winning brokerage Birdie Wealth. Having spread her wings from banking to broking, Denyer now focuses on financial literacy education and ensuring her clients are empowered in their home loan decisions. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the NSW-based mortga...

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 dive into the many appointment changes and the new Facebook advertising rules brokers need to be across. This week, they cover: Who the new heads of broker...

Regional broker Steven Toome was named the SA/NT Broker of the Year at the Better Business Awards 2024, recognising his efforts delivering outstanding service to the seafood capital of Australia and beyond. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with Loan Market Link broker Toome to find out: Why he's decided to become a branded broker. Why he's hosting Australia's largest tuna...

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, commercial content writer Ben Squires, and senior journalist Will Paige as they dive into the key developments shaping 2025. This week, they cover: What brokers, non-majors, mutuals, and non-banks are focusi...

Commercial broker Isabella Constantinou dominated the awards scene in 2024, winning multiple accolades including Commercial Broker of the Year at the inaugural Commercial Finance Awards 2024 and the Women in Finance Excellence Award. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane chats to the Simplicity Loans and Advisory broker to learn more about her journey and success in commercial broking....

Having become a broker in April 2022, Queensland-based broker Cathie Gandy's enthusiasm and expertise in broking has made her a successful broker, very fast. In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the Madd Loans broker to find out how she wrote $87 million in her first financial year of broking and how she's managed to triple that since then. Tune in to find out: How she wr...

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 unpack the biggest news stories of the year 2024. This week, they cover: What's been driving record broker market share. The big payroll tax decisions. The Se...

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 senior journalist Will Paige as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: Who's who on the two new RBA boards. Allegations being levelled at HSBC Australia. An early Christmas present fro...