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 Charlie Tchetchenian, commercial content writer Ben Squires, and senior journalist on Broker Daily, Julian Barnes, as they review the news of the week.

This week, they discuss:

• The latest results from some of the industry's biggest lenders and aggregators.
• Fallout from the alleged cyber incident involving asset finance fintech youX.
• A new shadow ministry and IMF warnings about the 5 per cent Deposit Scheme.

And much more!

As demographic shifts, rising complexity, and evolving income trends reshape the lending landscape, brokers have a powerful opportunity to step up.

In this episode of In Focus, Annie Kane speaks with Ryan Harkness, co-founder and COO of ORDE Financial, about why non-bank lenders are becoming critical partners in helping brokers support self-employed Australians, complex borrowers, and the next wave of upsizers.

Tune in to learn:

• Why complex scenarios are where brokers build the strongest client relationships.
• How population growth and changing workforce trends will impact lending demand.
• What role non-banks can play as income streams become more diverse.

And much more!

Having navigated the shift from a downturn to a booming Western Australian market, Adam Donald of Capita Finance has been scaling his brokerage into one of the state's most decorated businesses.

In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane welcomes back the founder and multi-award-winning broker Donald to discuss how his business has evolved over the years and different economic cycles and how he manages a high-volume brokerage, while maintaining a strict four-day work week.

Tune in to find out:

• How he writes over 380 loans a year, while focusing only on client-facing tasks.
• Why he moved away from traditional real estate referral partnerships.
• His "Die with Zero" philosophy on work/life balance and mental health.

And much more!