Useful Links

Listed below are some sites that may be of interest to people working in the financial services industry:

	www.apra.gov.au
	www.asic.gov.au
	www.ft.com
	www.rba.gov.au

Mortgage Processing 2009

24th-27th February Includes:

STP Focus Day – 24th
Main Conference – 25th-26th
4 Workshops – 27th

In an uncertain economic climate cost saving initiatives are crucial to your sustainable business model. Straight Through Processing (STP) initiatives in mortgage processing are essentially adopted on the promise of cost savings and quicker turnaround times. Is your cost saving approach living up to your expectations?

With limited time on your hands and increasing pressures to deliver greater value to your business, you need to select the most suitable technology, streamline both the front and back-end processes whilst focusing on customer service delivery to compete in a shrinking market.

Mortgage Processing 2009 boasts representatives from the major financial players to benchmark your processing and efficiency strategies against. Join us to discuss key issues, gain insight and network with best practice implementers and innovators in mortgage operational efficiency!

ANZ • NAB • Bankwest • Commonwealth Bank • St George • HBOS UK • Bendigo & Adelaide Bank • Freddie Mac • AMP • Standard Chartered Bank • RAMS • Suncorp • HSBC

Featuring keynote case studies and presentation from:

FREDDIE MAC’s VP of Operational Customer Management and Technical Integration on generating optimal mortgage processing operations
HSBC AUSTRALIA’s Chief Operating Officer on enhancing customer servicing by improving operational efficiency
BANKWEST on harnessing STP to revolutionise mortgage lending
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA strengthening their operations through bank-office efficiencies

NEW FOR 2009:

FOCUSED STREAMS: Covering both the technological advances and latest strategic updates

EXPERT PANEL DISCUSSIONS - Including key talking points:

Economist climate update
Maintaining a presence in an increasingly competitive market
Evolving Broker-Lender relationship
Limitations & opportunities in the current processing environment

STP-FOCUS DAY: Featuring international case studies, business strategies and operational success

Don’t miss out on this excellent opportunity to learn from industry leaders focusing on the latest issues and strategies that will enable you to keep pace with operations innovation in mortgage processing.

New Qualification!

Diploma of Financial Services (Lending Stream) - FNS50104
Available NOW!

The IFS is pleased to announce its new qualification available for delivery now.

This qualification contains 6 modules:

FS 501L - Business Basics
FS 502L - The Industry & the Legislation
FS 503L - Customer Relations & Financial Performance
FS 504L - Risks in Lending
FS 505L - Evaluating & Processing Loans
FS 506L - Settling Loan Applications

Click here for more information about this course.

e-Learning

We have an e-Learning tool available to organisations who wish to train and assess their staff in-house.

The IFS can convert training programs you currently deliver face-to-face, or develop and design customised programs in an e-Learning format. These programs can be set up as a suite of training courses and accessed by appropriate staff members as required.

For more details click on e-Learning.

Training Consultancy

We can map competencies against training programs which are currently delivered by organisations' training departments. These courses can be re-designed to become pathways to full qualifications ie Certificate III, Certificate IV or Diploma courses.

This is done through a training partnership agreement and can include a shared database to collect assessment results from in-house training as well as IFS supplementary training.