<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title>Australian Broker</title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au</link> <description>Welcome to Australian Broker</description> <copyright>Copyright (C) 2012</copyright><ttl>5</ttl> <item> <title><![CDATA[Second tier deals cut to fixed rates]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/second-tier-deals-cut-to-fixed-rates-129077.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/second-tier-deals-cut-to-fixed-rates-129077.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A second tier lender has today adjusted its suite of fixed rates downward in a move the firm's head of broking said will appeal to price sensitive clients of mortgage brokers]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Brokers leaving money on the table]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/brokers-leaving-money-on-the-table-129066.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/brokers-leaving-money-on-the-table-129066.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Brokers are leaving money on the table with borrowers, with fewer than half of consumers being offered risk products]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Aggregators find brokers harder to budge ]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/aggregators-find-brokers-harder-to-budge-129064.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/aggregators-find-brokers-harder-to-budge-129064.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mortgage brokers are becoming harder to shift by new aggregators looking to build their distribution networks, even though innovative new offerings are clamouring for attention]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Insider: Aussies not alone in bank bashing]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/insider-aussies-not-alone-in-bank-bashing-129063.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/insider-aussies-not-alone-in-bank-bashing-129063.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[As ties between the countries deepen, China and Australia have found some more common ground: bank bashing]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Aussies headed toward debt spiral]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/aussies-headed-toward-debt-spiral-129035.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/aussies-headed-toward-debt-spiral-129035.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[While one out of five Australians are having trouble paying their current level of debt, a quarter say they would apply for more credit if the economy turned sour]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Brokers take spotlight in TV ad blitz]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/brokers-take-spotlight-in-tv-ad-blitz-129036.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/brokers-take-spotlight-in-tv-ad-blitz-129036.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A franchise brokerage has launched into a TV ad campaign it says will put its brokers centre stage]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Housing industry headed for recession]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/housing-industry-headed-for-recession-129055.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/housing-industry-headed-for-recession-129055.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[The residential building industry has claimed it is heading into a recession, and has warned the government to act to stave off job losses]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Housing industry headed for recession]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/housing-industry-headed-for-recession-129055.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/housing-industry-headed-for-recession-129055.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[The residential building industry has claimed it is heading into a recession, and has warned the government to act to stave off job losses]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Capital city bargains still abound]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/capital-city-bargains-still-abound-129056.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/capital-city-bargains-still-abound-129056.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Housing in capital city CBDs may be beyond the reach of many of your clients, but a research group has claimed there are good deals to be had in close proximity]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Capital city bargains still abound]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/capital-city-bargains-still-abound-129056.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/capital-city-bargains-still-abound-129056.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Housing in capital city CBDs may be beyond the reach of many of your clients, but a research group has claimed there are good deals to be had in close proximity]]></description> <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Major claims tough times on way to $7bn profit]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/major-claims-tough-times-on-way-to-7bn-profit-129021.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/major-claims-tough-times-on-way-to-7bn-profit-129021.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A major bank has beaten profit expectations on its way to a $7bn year, but has still claimed challenging conditions]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Vegas or bust for NSW broker]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/vegas-or-bust-for-nsw-broker-129015.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/vegas-or-bust-for-nsw-broker-129015.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A NSW broker has been handed a free trip to Las Vegas, but he's not expecting to break the bank]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Short and sweet, just how ASIC likes it]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/short-and-sweet-just-how-asic-likes-it-128984.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/short-and-sweet-just-how-asic-likes-it-128984.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just days after the MFAA said it wasn't happy with three different disclosure documents, advice out of ASIC says the regulator likes it short and sweet]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Insider: Banking on a Euro collapse]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/insider-banking-on-a-euro-collapse-128995.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/insider-banking-on-a-euro-collapse-128995.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A Eurozone collapse could play hell with the Aussie banking system, but brokers could make a bit of money on the side if they're willing to take a punt]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Bank behaviour bedevils Aussie mood]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/bank-behaviour-bedevils-aussie-mood-128996.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/bank-behaviour-bedevils-aussie-mood-128996.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A major bank economist has conceded that the big four's decision to pass on only part of the RBA's 50bp cut has dented consumer sentiment]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Aggregator grows legal arm]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/aggregator-grows-legal-arm-129020.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/aggregator-grows-legal-arm-129020.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[An aggregator has announced a staff boost to its burgeoning legal arm, which will deliver specialised services to its broker network]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 02:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Liberty brings SPARK to branded arm]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/liberty-brings-spark-to-branded-arm-129018.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/liberty-brings-spark-to-branded-arm-129018.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you've been desperate for more spark in your daily mortgage broking experience, then Liberty Network Services may just have the tincture for you]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Home building at decade-and-a-half lows]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-building-at-decadeandahalf-lows-129017.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-building-at-decadeandahalf-lows-129017.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A beleaguered building products company has claimed home building is at its lowest level in 15 years]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Home building at decade-and-a-half lows]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-building-at-decadeandahalf-lows-129017.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-building-at-decadeandahalf-lows-129017.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A beleaguered building products company has claimed home building is at its lowest level in 15 years]]></description> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Watchdog threatens banks on comparison rates]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/watchdog-threatens-banks-on-comparison-rates-128968.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/watchdog-threatens-banks-on-comparison-rates-128968.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A top broker has claimed comparison rates are unhelpful to consumers, as ASIC zeroes in on banks who are failing to correctly advertise them]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Investors: Four legs good, no legs bad]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/investors-four-legs-good-no-legs-bad-128971.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/investors-four-legs-good-no-legs-bad-128971.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Cats are fine in strata properties, but snakes should be banned due to their frequent escaping acts, according to an ongoing strata law review in NSW]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Great Australian Dream: A property for a song]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/great-australian-dream-a-property-for-a-song-128972.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/great-australian-dream-a-property-for-a-song-128972.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Do your clients have $35,000 sitting in the bank? Well, that would be enough to buy themselves a house in Australia’s cheapest suburb outright]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:50:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Broking sector to add 'hundreds of jobs']]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/broking-sector-to-add-hundreds-of-jobs-128961.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/broking-sector-to-add-hundreds-of-jobs-128961.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[An industry body expects 'hundreds of jobs' to be added to the mortgage broking sector, in spite of speculation that broker numbers are set to shrink]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:15:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Consumers calmer about rate slugs, major claims]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/consumers-calmer-about-rate-slugs-major-claims-128975.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/consumers-calmer-about-rate-slugs-major-claims-128975.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A major bank boss has claimed that public anger toward the banks over interest rate slugs is subsiding]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:10:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Fixing a fad as numbers hit four-year high]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/fixing-a-fad-as-numbers-hit-fouryear-high-128958.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/fixing-a-fad-as-numbers-hit-fouryear-high-128958.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fixed rate home loans have hit their highest level as a proportion of mortgages in nearly four years as interest rates fall to absolute levels not seen since the GFC]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Nine days left to nominate for the AMAs]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/nine-days-left-to-nominate-for-the-amas-128939.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/nine-days-left-to-nominate-for-the-amas-128939.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Would you like to receive more enquiries and strengthen referral relationships? James Green of Oxygen Home Loans says winning an AMA helped make that happen]]></description> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Forsyth 'not the right guy' for Firstfolio's future]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/forsyth-not-the-right-guy-for-firstfolios-future-128931.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/forsyth-not-the-right-guy-for-firstfolios-future-128931.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Firstfolio has made clear it will be moving in a different direction following the resignation of chief executive Mark Forsyth]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Major slashes fixed rate pricing to three-year low]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/major-slashes-fixed-rate-pricing-to-threeyear-low-128938.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/major-slashes-fixed-rate-pricing-to-threeyear-low-128938.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[A major bank is set to announce cuts to its fixed rates to bring the products to their lowest level in three years]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA['Tick and flick' to see half of Aussies ditch banks]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/tick-and-flick-to-see-half-of-aussies-ditch-banks-128929.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/tick-and-flick-to-see-half-of-aussies-ditch-banks-128929.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[New research has suggested nearly 50% of bank customers could dump their current bank when the government's &quot;tick and flick&quot; reforms start in July]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Facebook campaign a learning experience]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/facebook-campaign-a-learning-experience-128940.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/facebook-campaign-a-learning-experience-128940.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Melbourne-based broker Hany Pham said his business has learned a lot about Facebook as a result of a successful campaign last week]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[RBA surprised by housing weakness]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/rba-surprised-by-housing-weakness-128941.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/rba-surprised-by-housing-weakness-128941.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[The RBA has expressed its shock at the low level of home building over the last year]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:30:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Home lending gets pre-rate cut boost]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-lending-gets-prerate-cut-boost-128937.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-lending-gets-prerate-cut-boost-128937.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Home lending has seen a slight improvement, but the housing industry is calling for more RBA cuts to lift the sector off the floor]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Home lending gets pre-rate cut boost]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-lending-gets-prerate-cut-boost-128937.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/home-lending-gets-prerate-cut-boost-128937.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Home lending has seen a slight improvement, but the housing industry is calling for more RBA cuts to lift the sector off the floor]]></description> <pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 02:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA['Disgraceful' ACCC decision derided]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/disgraceful-accc-decision-derided-128900.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/disgraceful-accc-decision-derided-128900.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[An industry stakeholder has blasted the &quot;disgraceful&quot; ACCC decision allowing mandatory MFAA membership for some brokers, but claimed the broader market will not be affected]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Watchdog vows serviceability review]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/watchdog-vows-serviceability-review-128901.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/watchdog-vows-serviceability-review-128901.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[The banking watchdog has vowed to review banks' serviceability standards to ensure credit policies aren't being unduly loosened]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Game on: Talking footy with Firstmac and AFM]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/game-on-talking-footy-with-firstmac-and-afm-128904.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/game-on-talking-footy-with-firstmac-and-afm-128904.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Footy season is here and the mortgage industry has put its bets on the teams that are likely to win more business, if not the league itself]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Capital gain: Nairobi sure beats Sydney]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/capital-gain-nairobi-sure-beats-sydney-128905.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/capital-gain-nairobi-sure-beats-sydney-128905.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[Property investors looking for capital city price growth may have been better to look overseas last quarter -  and Nairobi was a good bet]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[Late rate moves for two lenders]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/late-rate-moves-for-two-lenders-128903.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/late-rate-moves-for-two-lenders-128903.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[More lenders have announced late rate cut moves, but only two have passed on the RBA's full 50bp cut]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> <item> <title><![CDATA[NAB vows to retain pricing title]]></title> <link>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/nab-vows-to-retain-pricing-title-128898.aspx</link> <guid>http://www.brokernews.com.au/article/nab-vows-to-retain-pricing-title-128898.aspx</guid> <description><![CDATA[NAB has vowed to continue beating its major rivals on rates following ANZ's rates announcement]]></description> <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate> </item> </channel></rss>
