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LIXI looking for full-time commitment Industry standards body LIXI is currently in the hunt for a new CEO after deciding a part timer could no longer get the job done - its also clearly defined its goals for the rest of the year -
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Dress for success Although proficient in many fields, brokers as a group often fail to deliver on the fashion front. To amend the industry's poor performance, AB'sAgnes Gajewska asked a crew of experts to demonstrate how brokers can avoid sending their business wardrobes into default - then they gave two brokers the ultimate business make-over -
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Gold Coast round-up: Brokers uneasy about future The wave of new commission models has left brokers and aggregators contemplating life under quality metrics, star ratings, cross-sell bonuses and new clawback schemes. AB'sAgnes Gajewska asked senior industry figures what they make of these changes -
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Top brokers want better body Some of the industry's top performing brokers have called for a new industry body to better represent the needs of brokers in the challenging economic environment. -
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Non-bank joins forces with specialist aggregator
Nationwide Lending has become the latest non-bank lender to join Oasis Mortgage's panel, with CEO Glen Jones claiming the newly formed group gives brokers a chance to win back market share from the major banks. -
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Broker law roundtable gets off on right foot
The FBAA has welcomed the latest government roundtable on the regulation of the broking industry, with FBAA president Peter White telling AB the talkfest allowed stakeholders to air their concerns about the pending legislation. -
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S&P sees tide turning in securitisation market
Standard & Poor's has hailed Members Equity's successful placement of a $470m residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) issue as a positive sign for the nation's securitisation market. -
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New Choice chief sees blue skies ahead
Brendan O'Donnell, who has taken over from Michael Russell as head of Choice, has a philosophical outlook on the current challenges facing the industry and is expecting good brokers to survive and thrive. -
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US set for second credit squeeze
The US-led credit crunch may be about to enter into a second phase, with the sub-prime mortgage meltdown only the first part, according to a top-level New York banker. -
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WA gas explosion may hurt housing segment
The Varanus Island gas explosion, which has crippled gas supplies in WA since early June, may also have an impact on home loan arrears rates and the housing market more broadly in the boom state. -
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PLAN defends marketing strategy
PLAN Australia CEO Ray Hair has defended a marketing campaign which targeted members of rival aggregator firms trying to persuade them to switch. -
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RAMS listing "the biggest loser"
"Just what were we thinking?" may still be the question running through the minds of many RAMS investors who bought shares in the non-bank when it listed in July last year. -
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