The Adviser Podcast Network
Episodes
Why this broker is going hammer and tongs on asset finance
24 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning finance broker Will Hamer has been hitting the nail on the head when it comes to asset finance, running not one – but two – successf...
What’s Making Headlines – compliance in the mortgage industry
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
New Broker: How this new broker plans to write $250m next financial year
17 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An avid interest in property and wealth creation spurred Peter Savage to try his luck as a mortgage broker and, in no time at all, he turned his passi...
What’s Making Headlines: The closure of the Advantedge business
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: Why relationships matter in asset finance
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The asset finance space has been on a roller-coaster ride, but what does the future trajectory look like? In this episode of In Focus, we sit down wit...
Advice for new brokers from elite brokers
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What would elite brokers do differently if they had their time again? To find out, we asked some of our Elite Broker guests their top advice for new b...
What’s Making Headlines – home loan misconduct at RAMS
06 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: How broker feedback is shaping ApplyOnline®
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ApplyOnline is the cornerstone lending platform for the Australian mortgage and finance industry, used by thousands of brokers daily. But what do brok...
New Broker: How mentors and mentees can get the most out of their partnerships
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of New Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with Maulik Chaudhary from Brokio and Matt Turner from GSC Finance Solutions to discover how...
Women in Finance Podcast: Leading from the top at ANZ
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media was thrilled to host the Women in Finance Network Lunch in Sydney on 2 May, run with the support of principal partner ANZ. In this epi...
What’s Making Headlines – CBA’s broker strategy
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: The broker strategy of Australia’s biggest bank
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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? An...
Why broking is not business, it’s personal
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Scaling a high-performing business without sacrificing personal life is notoriously difficult, but the key might be ensuring you stay true to your cor...
What’s Making Headlines – RBA rate cut fallout
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How this broker settled $320m in a year
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 financ...
What’s Making Headlines – new leaders at the top
16 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: The evolution of Aussie
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 help...
New Broker: Starting an explosive career in broking
13 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What’s Making Headlines – the changing broker flows at the majors
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: How brokers can benefit from a specialist approach
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Non-bank lenders form an increasingly important part of the mortgage market, particularly when it comes to servicing clients with specialist finance n...
From coding to clients: How this broker harnesses AI in broking
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 tec...
What's Making Headlines - the federal election 2025
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: How to steer your SME clients to growth
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As Australia’s small and medium-sized enterprises navigate myriad challenges, brokers are playing an important role in charting a course to finance ...
New Broker: Creating an aspirational brokerage for high-net-worth clients
29 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After a decade in banking, Estelle Dejean and her husband Devon Mohi started their own brokerage last year and have been rapidly growing their Queensl...
What’s Making Headlines – pressure rising for first home buyers
24 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How this finance broker is helping SMEs grow
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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, hos...
What’s Making Headlines – election promises for first home buyers
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: How to build a solid relationship with your BDM
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The relationship you have with your business development manager can be the key to ensuring loans are processed quickly and efficiently. But how do yo...
New Broker: The importance of choosing the right mentor and finding the right fit
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Queensland-based Spencer Clarke made the move from sales into broking three years ago, joining the award-winning brokerage Cube Home Loans, and has be...
What’s Making Headlines – reforming or scrapping the CSLR
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: Unpacking broker myths surrounding lenders mortgage insurance
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As housing affordability issues persist, home buyers are increasingly asking about lenders mortgage insurance (LMI) and how it can let them achieve th...
How this broker scaled a brokerage in a new location
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Discover how one broker successfully transitioned from Melbourne to Byron Bay and built a thriving business serving high-net-worth clients in a new co...
What’s Making Headlines – US tariffs and their impact on Australia’s cash rate
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
How this broker builds and manages his team
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With a focus on culture and support, South Australia-based broker Scott Bament has created an environment where brokers can thrive at Mortgage Choice ...
What’s Making Headlines – countdown to the federal election
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How this broker has been supercharging on SMSF
25 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brisbane-based broker Shelley McGinty has been building her brokerage, Preston Point Capital, with a specialist focus on SMSF lending but is now break...
What’s Making Headlines – mutual merger gains momentum
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
MORTGAGE AND FINANCE LEADER: Anja Pannek, MFAA CEO
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 iss...
How this WA broker builds her construction loan book
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
What’s Making Headlines – Australians lying about their income
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Lessons in success from second-generation broker Melissa Gielnik
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What’s Making Headlines – broker market share hits record high
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: How Lendi Group’s support helps build better brokers
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the broking industry continues to grow, Lendi Group continues to invest in systems, support, and innovative technologies that help brokers expand t...
What’s Making Headlines – unpacking the mental health impact of clawbacks
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
New Broker: How this young broker is succeeding at Aussie’s #1 store
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After joining Aussie and going through its graduate program, Jordan Hagicostas joined Aussie’s number one store, Aussie Prospect, and accelerated hi...
What’s Making Headlines – the first rate cut for 4 years
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How this broker utilises the Laws of LinkedIn to build his book
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What’s Making Headlines – The value of mortgage and finance brokers
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: Unveiling opportunities in SME finance
12 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As a leading SME challenger bank, Judo Bank has been integral in supporting brokers and business customers with their banking and finance needs. We fi...
What’s Making Headlines – lenders, latest data, and big announcements
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
MORTGAGE AND FINANCE LEADER – John Ruddick, libertarian member of the NSW Legislative Council
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of Mortgage and Finance Leader, host Annie Kane sits down with John Ruddick, libertarian member of the NSW Legislative Council...
How these elite brokers have merged to spark success at Flint
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sydney-based brokerage Flint recently reshaped its ownership structure and leadership team following a merger with brokerage Confidence Finance. In th...
What’s Making Headlines – why all 4 major banks think there will be a February rate cut
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
New Broker: How this new broker wrote $2.8m in his first month
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When former AFG state manager Joseph Khal made the leap into broking last year, he set himself some formidable goals, including writing $40 million ac...
What’s Making Headlines – the end of a Heritage brand
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How this broker is building a flock of happy clients
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With eight years of broking experience, Natalie Denyer has been spreading her wings as a mortgage broker at award-winning brokerage Birdie Wealth. Ha...
What’s Making Headlines – new heads of broker at the majors
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How the SA/NT Broker of the Year 2024 is ramping up for 2025
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Regional broker Steven Toome was named the SA/NT Broker of the Year at the Better Business Awards 2024, recognising his efforts delivering outstanding...
What's Making Headlines – what to expect in 2025
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
What it takes to be Australia’s Commercial Broker of the Year
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Commercial broker Isabella Constantinou dominated the awards scene in 2024, winning multiple accolades including Commercial Broker of the Year at the ...
New Broker: Why Cathie Gandy is madd about loans
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Having become a broker in April 2022, Queensland-based broker Cathie Gandy’s enthusiasm and expertise in broking has made her a successful broker, ...
What’s Making Headlines – Reflections on 2024
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, distille...
What’s Making Headlines – the new RBA board appointments
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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, distille...
Mortgage and Finance Leader: Luke Howarth MP, shadow financial services minister and shadow assistant treasurer of Australia
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, host Maja Garaca Djurdjevic sits down with Luke Howarth, the shadow financial services minister and shadow assistant treasure...
In Focus: Navigating burnout and recharging for the new year
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we head into the holiday season, we catch up with Bronwyn Penhaligon to uncover her practical tips for managing burnout, setting purposeful goals, ...
What’s Making Headlines: The final rate decision of the year
13 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
How Ben Finis marries resi and commercial broking
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former banker-turned-broker Ben Finis may have won several awards for residential broking, but he’s increasingly being celebrated as a commercial br...
What’s Making Headlines – new CEOs at the lenders
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women in Finance Podcast: Business advice from the Mortgage Broker of the Year 2024
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media was thrilled to host the Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards in Sydney on 15 November. In the ninth episode of the Wome...
New Broker: How this processor made the jump into broking
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Tessmann emerged as a mortgage broker at Queensland-based brokerage Emerge Finance two years ago and now writes around nine loans a month. In t...
What’s Making Headlines – the Senate’s home ownership inquiry report
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women in Finance Podcast: How Westpac is creating better equilibrium
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media was thrilled to host the Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards in Sydney last Friday (15 November). In the eighth episode...
How this brokerage is rethinking investor loans
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former financial planner Son Pham wrote his first mortgage about 13 years ago and quickly realised that broking was his calling. For the past seven ye...
What’s Making Headlines – more lenders changing clawbacks
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women in Finance Podcast: Takeaways from the Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards 2024
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media was thrilled to host the Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards in Sydney last Friday (15 November), in partnership with p...
Fulfilling the rising demand for home loans in Newcastle
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The NSW city of Newcastle has been one of the boom markets in recent years, with prices having jumped 25 per cent in the last three years. But why? I...
In Focus: Transforming business finance with AI
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the year draws to a close, businesses are busy preparing for the festive season, with many needing finance, and fast. Here, we explore the trends i...
What’s Making Headlines – the change in major banks’ broker flows
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
New Broker: How this new broker wrote 100 loans in her first year
05 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The first year of broking is arguably the most difficult, but Samantha Barnett from Loan Market Scenic wrote a remarkable 100 deals – or an average ...
What’s Making Headlines – a record number of brokers
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women in Finance Podcast: Breaking barriers and building futures
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media is thrilled to be hosting the sixth annual Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards in Sydney on 15 November. In this fifth ...
How this AFL umpire became a best-on-ground broker
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
While he may be widely known for his stint as an AFL umpire, Ray Chamberlain – or Razor Ray – has also made a mark as a broker. In this episode o...
Women in Finance Podcast: Why we need to stop being ‘busy’
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media is thrilled to be hosting the sixth annual Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards in Sydney on 15 November. In this fourt...
Trading in the 4 Ps of retail for the 5 Cs of credit
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After a corporate career in e-commerce and retail, Melbourne-based Vaughan Clark decided to trade in his focus on aisles for assets, starting his brok...
What’s Making Headlines – more mutual bank mergers
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women in Finance Podcast: Feminising the fintech space
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media is thrilled to be hosting the sixth annual Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards in Sydney on 15 November. In thi...
In Focus: Utilising open banking and AI in mortgages
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the Consumer Data Right having been ‘reset’ and artificial technology becoming more mainstream, we find out how these technologies are innova...
What’s Making Headlines – broker submissions to the Senate inquiry
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Women in Finance Podcast: Overcoming feelings of isolation through community
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media is thrilled to be hosting the sixth annual Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards – run with the support of principal pa...
New Broker: How Aimee Bergan settled $20m in her first year
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Canberra-based broker Aimee Bergan from APC Home Loans has only been broking for a year, but has already settled $20 million in loans. As she ramps up...
Women in Finance Podcast: What to expect from the 2024 event
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Momentum Media is thrilled to be hosting the sixth annual Women in Finance Summit and Women in Finance Awards – run with the support of principal pa...
How this broker and accountant forged a winning partnership
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With their client lists comprising many high-net-worth individuals, Pristine Finance broker Marinko Radomir and Parras & Associates accountant Nick Pa...
What’s Making Headlines – negative gearing reform
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Focus: What’s driving the surge in investor lending?
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investor lending has been growing apace over the past year, with more borrowers seeking more opportunities in market and turning to brokers to access ...
What’s Making Headlines – the mutual merger that wasn’t meant to be
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join ho...
Why this broker is helping clients pay off their mortgage
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It might seem counterintuitive for brokers to help Australians get rid of their mortgage debts, but for Crown Money, it’s the be-all and end-all of ...
What’s Making Headlines – broker mental health
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join ho...
How Phil Rice aims to make broking easier
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past 28 years, Phil Rice has been building his broking business writing both residential and commercial loans and now he’s coaching other b...
What’s Making Headlines – clawback changes
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Adviser’s What’s Making Headlines podcast runs down the big news stories for the week into bite-sized chunks to keep you in the loop. Join ho...
How this broker built an endurance business
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ten years after starting his own brokerage, Dylan Salotti has been mastering the art of running an endurance broking business while running an enduran...