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••3 minute read 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.
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theadviser.com.au | Annie Kane
••10 minute read With the Liberal-Nationals coalition having reformed, a new shadow cabinet has been announced, including a new shadow treasurer and financial services minister.
Opposition leader Sussan Ley and Nationals leader David Littleproud have announced the frontbench reshuffle, following the formal renewal of the Coalition agreement on Wednesday (28 May).
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theadviser.com.au | Robyn Tongol |Annie Kane
••3 minute read The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is Australia’s largest lender but has the smallest proportion of new broker flows of the major banks. But why? And what is the bank’s broker strategy?
In this episode of In Focus, sponsored by CBA, we speak with the general manager of third-party banking, Baber Zaka, to explore CBA's broker strategy and their plans for growth in the channel.
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theadviser.com.au | Robyn Tongol |Annie Kane
••6 minute read Scaling a high-performing business without sacrificing personal life is notoriously difficult, but the key might be ensuring you stay true to your core values.
In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with Aaron Christie-David, broker director of Atelier Wealth, to discuss how he’s built a successful brokerage with his wife Bernadette and how they’ve adapted business growth as their family has grown.
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theadviser.com.au | Annie Kane
••7 minute read Longer-than-anticipated claims to the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort will result in an underspend for FY25, to be offset against future levy estimates.
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theadviser.com.au | Annie Kane
••8 minute read The major aggregator has added a short-term commercial loan to its white label offering, becoming the fifth product in its lending line.
Wholesale aggregator Finsure Group has partnered with a private lender to roll out a new, white labelled solution to enable brokers to deliver faster commercial loan solutions for customers.
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2 weeks ago | 
theadviser.com.au | Annie Kane
••9 minute read With due diligence having been completed on another mutual merger, both boards are now recommending that the deal proceed.
The boards of both Teachers Mutual Bank Limited (TMB) and Australian Mutual Bank Limited (AMB) have formally endorsed the proposal to recommend merging the two mutual banks, following the completion of a comprehensive and successful due diligence process.
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theadviser.com.au | Annie Kane
In his column, author Anthony Macdonald said: “These banks typically pay brokers a 65 basis point upfront commission ($6500 on a $1 million loan) after a new loan settles, and trailing commissions worth another 15 basis points or so.
“If you just think about that upfront commission, what if banks could direct more business to their proprietary channels – to their branches, online, in-house brokers?
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2 weeks ago | 
theadviser.com.au | Annie Kane
••4 minute read With the world of broking being as busy as ever, it’s crucial that brokers ensure they can deal with the stress of a constant barrage of phone calls, emails, and meetings. We find out what brokers do to de-stress and unwind.
Find out what other brokers do to unwind and de-stress in The Adviser’s videos or learn more about how Australian mortgage and finance brokers are running their businesses and supporting Australian borrowers in The Adviser’s podcasts.
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theadviser.com.au | Robyn Tongol |Annie Kane
••6 minute read 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 sit down with the CEO and broker principal of Alcove to find out how he’s built an efficient brokerage.
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