Former tax accountant Ankur Ahluwalia has been hitting the ground running as a residential broker at Smartfinn Advisors, writing $20 million in his first nine months.

In this episode of the New Broker podcast, host Annie Kane sits down with the Sydney-based broker to find out how he built strong foundations as a broker, and why and how he’s intending on doubling his volumes in the next year.

Tune in to find out:

• The crucial role of mentorship.
• The biggest surprises he faced as a new broker.
• What he wishes he knew when he first started out.

And much more!

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 bite-sized insights.

Join host Annie Kane, senior journalist Will Paige, and commercial content writer Ben Squires as they review the news of the week.

This week, they discuss:

• New data on the size, scale, and systemic issues with private lending.
• The changing nature of broker complaints.
• Why cash rate forecasts are shifting.

And much more!

Self-employed lending has typically been seen as more complex and time-consuming, leading borrowers and brokers alike feeling underwhelmed. But a new broker-built tool aims to transform how brokers handle self-employed clients.

In the latest In Focus podcast, host Annie Kane sits down with Accurateli co-founders Joel Wyld and Ben Callaghan from brokerage Peasy, who’ve channeled their frustration with self-employed lending into building what they believe could be a game-changing solution for brokers.

Tune in to discover:

• How Accurateli automates lender-ready income reports and notes.
• How the tool addresses compliance and best interests duty requirements.
• What early adopters are saying about streamlining their self-employed processes.

And much more!