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How Kirsty McKinnon writes a loan a day from a cottage office

July 14, 2026

Ditching the salon for the spreadsheet might not seem like a traditional career path, but for Kirsty McKinnon of Flair Finance, it was the stepping stone to building one of regional NSW's most successful brokerages. Having recently taken home the Editor's Choice Award for NSW/ACT at the Better Business Awards 2026, the Dubbo-based broker has built a high-volume business based entirely on customer comfort and deep community connections. In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits dow...

What's Making Headlines – Is today's mortgage burden worse than in the 90s?

July 10, 2026

The jury is in: paying off a mortgage now is harder than it has ever been – even when interest rates were up around 17 per cent. But why? 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, commercial content writer Ben Squires, and senior journalist Charlie Tchetchenian as they review the news of the week. This week, they discuss: Why today's mortgage ...

Fighting fires and financing excavators – How James Allan is writing millions in heavy machinery asset finance

July 07, 2026

From forklift salesman to financing multimillion-dollar firefighting helicopters and 200-tonne excavators, James Allan has carved out a unique and highly successful lane in the asset finance space. As the director of Sydney-based brokerage MFG Finance, he has bypassed the high-volume car loan market to focus entirely on heavy machinery, mining, and civil construction assets across Australia. In this week's episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane catches up with the heavy equipment specialist...