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:

• The news that Peter White is stepping down as managing director of the FBAA.
• Treasurer Chalmers' position on scrapping clawbacks.
• REA Group's move to acquire a commercial brokerage.

And much more!

Having made the leap from aggregation to broking, Colin Mason and Jessie Spencer at Mason Finance Group have been leading one of Australia's Top 25 Brokerages through a season of massive transformation.

In this episode of Elite Broker, host Annie Kane sits down with the leaders of Mason Finance Group – which recently merged with Invest Blue (part of Ironbark Group Australia) – to discuss how they've grown the Queensland-based brokerage from a small business to one of the nation's top broking businesses.

Tune in to find out:

• How they quickly built a high-performing team writing over $130 million a month.
• How "front office ninjas" help improve efficiencies.
• Why they've merged with Invest Blue and what a major merger entails.

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, commercial content writer Ben Squires, and senior journalist Charlie Tchetchenian, as they review the news of the week.

This week, they discuss:

• Why the RBA decided to lift rates this week.
• Why ASIC levies are coming in higher than expected.
• What the broking industry wants to see in the federal budget.

And much more!