Office address: Level 16, 535 Bourke St Melbourne VIC 3000
Website: www.liberty.com.au
Year established: 1997
Company type: financial services
Employees: 500+
Expertise: residential finance, secured finance, financial services, specialty lending
Parent company: Liberty Financial Group
CEO and key people: James Boyle, CEO
Financing status: -
Liberty is an independently-owned Australian non-bank lender that has been offering a broad spectrum of financial products and services since 1997. Recognised for providing greater choice and freedom through what it calls free-thinking solutions, Liberty caters to customers across Australia and New Zealand.
Liberty was set up in 1997 with a mission to offer innovative and flexible financial solutions. Its targets are those who:
For 25 years, Liberty has successfully served more than 850,000 customers, underlining its pivotal role in enabling financial freedom and choice for a broad clientele. It is a certified B Corp organisation, placing equal emphasis on purpose and profit. When it earned accreditation in 2020, Liberty was the largest B Corp entity in Australasia.
Liberty's product range includes these services, especially aimed at free thinkers:
Liberty's culture is driven by their FLAIR values: Fair, Learning, Accountable, Invested, and Resourceful, which reflect their commitment to diversity, inclusion, and continuous learning.
The company offers comprehensive employee benefits with an emphasis on health, well-being, and financial security. Their recruitment process is designed to be inclusive, welcoming candidates from diverse backgrounds to join their team. In the Liberty workplace, innovation, responsibility, and personal growth are highly valued.
James Boyle has been leading Liberty as its CEO since 2016, taking on the additional role of Director of the Liberty Financial Group in November 2020. Boyle's leadership is marked by a focus on agility, curiosity, and innovation.
Boyle has nearly 30 years’ experience in the financial services industry, 20 years of which were with Liberty. Before he joined the company as COO in 2003, he was vice president at US investment firm State Street. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.
Liberty is financially robust with plans to expand its product range and reach more customers, leveraging its investment-grade status for growth while navigating potential challenges.
The company is enhancing ESG practices, marked by a significant improvement in its B Impact score and launching eco-friendly loan options. Liberty is also aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030. Future strategies include sustainable growth, enhancing digital customer experiences, and maintaining a disciplined approach to benefit stakeholders.
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