Articles tagged with 'Mortgage Express'
Advisers may be unprepared for new regime: Johnston
6 May 2019 - Astute Financial Management CEO Sarah Johnston fears many advisers have not had “clear directions from their groups” concerning incoming changes to the Financial Advisers Act.
Industry shakeout good for advisers
16 April 2019 - Regulation will lead to a reduction in adviser numbers in the coming years, a positive for those remaining in the industry, according to leading industry figures.
Mortgage Express hires banker in south Auckland
25 March 2019 - Mortgage Express has hired a banker from BNZ to add to its team in the south Auckland area.
Mortgage Express makes Auckland hire
14 December 2018 - Mortgage Express has hired Anish Martis as an Auckland-based mortgage adviser, after signing its joint venture agreement with Australian group Astute Financial.
Mortgage Express hires ex-ANZ banker
7 November 2018 - Adviser group Mortgage Express has hired former ANZ banker Donna Marks to bolster its Wellington operations.
Mortgage Express confirms Aussie joint venture
29 October 2018 - Mortgage Express New Zealand has confirmed a joint partnership agreement with Australian adviser group Astute Financial Management. The deal will see see Sarah Johnston become CEO of the Aussie group and David Gopperth become MX's General Manager.
Aussie group buys into Mortgage Express
24 September 2018 - [UPDATED] Australian dealer group Astute Financial has taken a 50% stake in Mortgage Express.
Mortgage Express hires Sara Hartigan
6 September 2018 - Adviser group Mortgage Express has hired TV and radio personality Sara Hartigan from Loan Market to boost its Auckland office.
Mortgage Express adds experience to Auckland office
24 July 2018 - Adviser group Mortgage Express has hired former BNZ business development executive Pete Fenwick to its Auckland office.
Dealer groups divided on Code
23 July 2018 - The three mortgage groups that made submissions on the Code Working Group's proposals offered opposing views on ethics and who should take responsibility for advice given.
Loan Market numbers revealed; New Jobs section now live; AIA finally gets hold of Sovereign
6 July 2018 - This week we can reveal how many mortgages Loan Market settled in the recently completed financial year. It's an impressive increase on the year before and helps show how important the mortgage adviser channel is for New Zealanders
Mortgage Express targets China with Auckland hire
4 July 2018 - Adviser group Mortgage Express has bolstered its Auckland team with the appointment of Ray Gong, a multilingual adviser who will spearhead the company's push for Chinese clients.
SBS cuts; Cairns and Lockie back in the market
14 May 2018 - SBS has made some changes to its one and two-year fixed rate home loans. It's two-year rate changes put it on par with the changes recently made by other...
Rate cuts; Old, new face returns to the industry
19 April 2018 - We had a couple of rate cuts yesterday with SBS lowering its one-year Special slightly and The Co-operative Bank cutting 18-month and two-year rates. Reports...
Goppy returns
13 April 2018 - Westpac's former head of third party distribution, David Gopperth, has returned to the industry in a regional sales manager role.
Two week lull ends
13 April 2018 - It's nearly two weeks since we saw any rate changes, but that has ended today with ASB and BNZ making changes to, predominantly, their two-year offerings...
Multilingual adviser joins top firm
10 April 2018 - New role allows for client-focus
Bank mortgage adviser joins Auckland team
10 April 2018 - Adviser says he can meet unique needs
BNZ first bank to market with online lodgement tool
13 November 2017 - BNZ is set to launch an electronic lodgement process to help advisers and improve turnaround times on loan applications.
Time to get rates back to normal
7 November 2017 - Today have an interesting Opinion piece from BNZ Head of Research Stephen Toplis, who argues it's possibly time to "normalise" interest rates. Also this...
What's going to happen with the OCR next week?
3 November 2017 - Today we have the results of our regular OCR Preview survey. It's interesting to see what economists are thinking now we have a new government. [Read On] ...
Mortgage Express boosts Wellington team
25 October 2017 - After three years in London, working in corporate and investment banking, this adviser has followed his dreams back to the capital.
Kickbacks to agents shouldn't happen, but do
11 October 2017 - Relationships between mortgage advisers and real estate agents are being questioned by Consumer NZ, which is concerned about financial kickbacks.
Newest adviser to join Mortgage Express
11 September 2017 - Sarah Kim is the newest adviser to join Mortgage Express’ Auckland team of mortgage advisers. Kim has a background in banking and real estate with seven...
Mortgage Express and Q Advisor groups join together
10 August 2017 - Mortgage Express and Q Advisor Groups have combined together to appoint a joint internal Compliance and Training Manager. Leigh Hodgetts, is a qualified...
Mortgage Express adds another adviser
14 June 2017 - Mortgage Express is pleased to announce the appointment of Cristina Simeonidis as mortgage and insurance adviser. Simeonidis joined the mortgage and insurance...
One little change today
17 May 2017 - We have a little change today and that sees The Co-operative Bank increase its floating rates by 10 basis points. ...
ASB lenders reduce rates
28 April 2017 - ASB, Bank Direct and Sovereign have all made small decreases to their one-year standard and Special rates today. ...
Broker concerns referred to FMA
12 April 2017 - Concerns over the activities of brokers at Brilliant Finance Ltd have led Mortgage Express to cut their ties with them and go to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA).
Mortgage Express, Q Advisor Group signal closer ties
4 April 2017 - Q Advisor Group and Mortgage Express have signed an agreement to create a joint platform to help meet new regulatory requirements.
Three rises from SBS
20 March 2017 - SBS has increased three of its fixed term rates today. Changes have been made to its one-year, 18-month and two-year Special rates. ...
Not so normal Christmas
23 December 2016 - Normally the weeks leading into Christmas are quiet with little in the way of home loan rate changes - that's not the case this year. Banks continue to...
More than one reason why rates rising
22 December 2016 - Fixed mortgage rates continue to nudge higher with Westpac the latest to lift rates. The obvious cause is movements up in wholesale rates but blaming them...
Mortgage Express appoint new regional manager
9 August 2016 - Mortgage Express has appointed Debbie Haywood as Regional Manager – Wellington and South Island. Haywood has spent more than 25 years in sales and banking...
New CEO for Mortgage Express
17 May 2016 - Mortgage Express has appointed Sarah Johnston to the role of chief executive for the company’s New Zealand operations.
Mortgage Express expands team
22 April 2016 - After more than three decades in banking Pete Tilley has made the move to be a mortgage adviser. Tilley joined the Mortgage Express team based in Paremata...
Rob Tucker takes on new role
1 April 2016 - Rob Tucker has joined Mortgage Express as its regional manager Northern/Central North Island. Tucker’s role at Mortgage Express will focus on strengthening...
Rob Tucker takes on new role
1 April 2016 - Rob Tucker has joined Mortgage Express as its regional manager Northern/Central North Island. Tucker’s role at Mortgage Express will focus on strengthening...
BNZ signs up second dealer group
21 March 2016 - BNZ, which entered the broker market last year, has inked a deal with a second dealer group which adds another 80 advisers to its growing network.
More cuts
14 July 2015 - In the latest changes we have Westpac taking 10 points off its two-year Special; SBS taking its 18-month rate to 4.85%; HSBC cutting its three-year Premier...
TSB's turn
29 June 2015 - New in the table today are changes to TSB's home loan rates. It joins the growing number of lenders with a two-year fixed rate below the five percent mark...
Competitive pricing puts pressure on bank margins
25 June 2015 - Bank profits are still pretty darn good in New Zealand, however competition is putting pressure on lenders' net interest margin. For more on how the banks...
SBS finally moves - and what a move
24 June 2015 - SBS has finally moved its fixed term rates and has taken a strong market position pitching special 4.99% rates on one, two and three-year fixed rates....
BNZ joins the sub-five group
23 June 2015 - BNZ has today taken it's two-year fixed rate under the 5% mark with the launch of a 4.99% Special rate. It has also reduced Standard rates for its...
Showtime: Big banks v smaller lenders
22 June 2015 - With all the rate changes happening in the market we have compared how the big banks stack up against each other, plus how the smaller lenders compare...
Yield Curve: Small lenders v Big banks
20 June 2015 - With so many home loan rate changes at the moment we have done some comparisons between various lenders to see who they stack up against each other.
[People] Mortgage Express recruits from outside
28 April 2015 - Mortgage Express has appointed Marcia Smythe as a mortgage adviser.
