RBA cash rate decreased at 0.50%

The cash rate decision for March has been announced by the RBA with a rate cut. The RBA has reduced the cash rate to a new record low of 0.50% in response to the economic threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak and bushfire crisis. Whilst the Reserve Bank would have been encouraged by recent economic […]

What is SEO and why does it matter for my business?

Father and son

SEO stands for search engine optimisation and it’s the process of affecting the visibility of a website in a search engine’s unpaid or organic search results. In other words, it means your website appears clearly in the searches returned when a customer types your business name into Google or a similar search engine. An SEO […]

RBA cash rate unchanged at 0.75%

Reserve bank of australia sign

The first cash rate decision for 2020 has been announced by the RBA with the rate unchanged at 0.75%, as it assesses the economic threat posed by the bushfire crisis and the coronavirus outbreak. The Reserve Bank will have been encouraged by positive employment, inflation and house price figures and will be hoping these threats […]

Low interest rates and property market recovery drive renewed home loan activity

Aerial view of Wollongong

Australia’s home loan market enters 2020 with renewed confidence after new lending figures showed the low interest rate environment combined with changes to benchmark interest rate buffers have helped lock in the recovery in mortgage volumes over the past quarter. The AFG Index released today also revealed the exodus of homebuyers from the big banks […]

AFG appoints senior sales executive in NSW

AFG State Sales Manager David Vizza

AFG is strengthening its sales team with the appointment of David Vizza as State Sales Manager for New South Wales. AFG National Manager Strategic Partners and Recruitment Them Lam announced David’s appointment today: “David has more than 10 years’ experience in the finance industry and we are thrilled to have him on board. “David has […]

2020 Finalists – Better Business Awards

Better Business Awards 2020

The Adviser announced their state-based finalists for the 2020 Better Business Awards. The awards celebrate the top performing brokers around the country and also the aggregator and lender BDMs who partner with their brokers to grow their businesses. Once again, AFG Brokers and AFG BDMs are represented in force amongst the finalists this year. We […]

AFG enhances home loan transparency

AFG Head office

Australian Finance Group Ltd (AFG) has raised the bar on transparency for the home loan market, unveiling a new standard that summarises crucial mortgage information in a consumer-friendly format for home loan customers. Home loans arranged by authorised credit representatives in AFG’s national network of mortgage brokers now require both the customer and the mortgage […]

AFG appoints WA Sales Manager

AFG has today announced the appointment of Anita Lindsay to the role of Sales Manager for Western Australia. AFG National Manager Strategic Partners and Recruitment, Them Lam, said Anita’s depth of experience in business development will be a valuable asset to the AFG WA team. “Anita joins AFG from NAB and she has a proven […]

RBA cash rate unchanged at 0.75%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has delivered its final cash rate announcement for the year with the decision to leave the rate unchanged at 0.75%. In making the decision the RBA appears to be assessing the impact on the broader economy of the three previous cash rate reductions together with recent tax cuts, government […]

Australian Finance Group prices $500 million RMBS issue

Australian Finance Group Ltd (ASX:AFG) has successfully priced its $500 million AFG 2019-2 Trust Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS) issue after once again receiving strong oversubscription. This is the second RMBS issue this year for AFG. AFG Chief Executive Officer David Bailey welcomed the issue. “Building on the success of the 2019-1 issue earlier this […]