AFG National Broker Conference 2017: Sydney
We don’t like to make blanket statements at AFG. Our industry works in facts, figures and codes. But the words being used to describe AFG’s National Broker Conference 2017 are worth sharing here and the 1,150 who attended will confirm them: An industry first The largest gathering ever of mortgage brokers in Australia Insights from […]
Mortgage brokers provide competition and choice for consumers
With mortgage brokers now responsible for more than 52% of home lending flows, Australian consumers are clearly indicating a high level of comfort with the service they receive. Today’s results are a testament to our focus on maintaining a strong core broking business, which continues to provide essential competition in the lending market and a […]
AFG State Awards Night – South Australia
Congratulations to all of our SA Award finalists and ultimate winners in each category for the 2016/2017 year. SA Broker Group Of The Year WINNER: Assured Home Loans Second Place: Afirm Financial Third Place: Oracle Lending Solutions SA Broker Of The Year WINNER Leon Spadavecchia, Afirm Financial Second Place Judy Wang, J & H Finance […]
Our South Australian brokers are kicking goals for their clients
Each year we reward our brokers across Australia for their efforts in helping you find the right loan. Considering using a broker? Read about the service and potential benefits they can provide you. We’d like to give a big congratulations to all of our South Australian award finalists and to the ultimate winners for each category […]
The business of diversification
Offering your clients a holistic finance offering is more important than ever. Diversification of your product offerings and your value proposition helps attract a wider range of business development opportunities and it can help safeguard your income when regulatory or policy changes affect one of your market segments. It can create additional income streams and […]
AFG’s award-winning brokers
At AFG, we’re very proud of the continued success of our brokers in providing choice for their clients, and 2017 has been a year which has seen them nominated and awarded for this across the country. And it’s not even over yet! We want to make particular mention of South Australian mortgage broking and financial […]
Algorithms and machine learning
As buzzwords become more ubiquitous, it’s easy to tune out. Disruption, virtual reality, fintech, chatbots, blockchain, robo-somethings, robo-everythings, algorithms, machine learning… the list goes on. The good news is we’re here to wade through it all for you, serving you up what you need to know when you need to know it, and breaking down […]
A healthy broking business needs a healthy state of mind
Our role is to help support and help you grow your business, and we’ve talked a lot on this blog about just some of the ways we achieve these aims. Something somewhat outside our remit, but something that is important to mention, particularly on the back of the presentation held at this year’s National Broker […]
Running a Facebook Advertising Campaign
There are four mandatory requirements for a Facebook advertising campaign to be successful; Well worded ad/s that capture the interest of viewers in 2 seconds or less Images that suit the campaign and increase engagement A call to action or lead magnet that makes people want to click An active Facebook business page to support […]
AFG Mortgage Index – June Quarter 2017
Non-majors and fixed rates in favour Australian Finance Group (ASX: AFG) has today released the AFG Mortgage Index for the final quarter of the 2016/17 financial year. AFG CEO David Bailey welcomed the news that the non-major share of the market is now at 35%. “Significant structural change to the lending market brought about by […]