THE AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE AWARDS 2018 FINALISTS
National Awards
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
This award recognises the most outstanding mortgage broker in Australia and is one of the highest accolades offered to an individual in the mortgage industry. The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual broker categories: Broker of the Year – This award recognises the most outstanding mortgage broker in Australia and is one of the highest accolades offered to an individual in the mortgage industry. The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual broker categories
- Broker of the Year - Commercial
- Broker of the Year – Independent
- Broker of the Year – Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life)
- Broker of the Year – Productivity
- Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
This category is not open for nominations. Finalists will be announced at the Australian Mortgage Awards.
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Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year
This award recognises the most outstanding brokerage operation in Australia regardless of size and is one of the highest accolades offered to a brokerage in the mortgage industry. The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the brokerage categories:
- Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
- Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
- Brokerage of the Year (Over 20 staff)
- Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
- New Brokerage of the Year
This category is not open for nominations. Finalists will be announced at the Australian Mortgage Awards.
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Australian Young Gun of the Year
This award recognises the most outstanding broker in Australia with less than 2 years’ experience and is one of the highest accolades offered to an individual in the early stages of their career as a broker. The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual Young Gun categories:
- Young Gun of the Year - Franchise
- Young Gun of the Year – Independent
This category is not open for nominations. Finalists will be announced at the Australian Mortgage Awards.
MPA Australian BDM of the Year
This award recognises the most outstanding BDM in Australia regardless of industry segment and is one of the highest accolades offered to a BDM in the mortgage industry. The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual BDM categories:
- Best Aggregator BDM
- Best Major Bank BDM
- Best Non-Bank BDM
- Best Non-Major Bank BDM
This category is not open for nominations. Finalists will be announced at the Australian Mortgage Awards.
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Broker Awards
ANZ Broker of the Year - Commercial
- Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance
- Chris Krotiris, Fundamental Business Finance
- Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
- Faris Dedic, Red Door Financial Group Pty Ltd
- Frank Durso, AUS Finance Group
- George Giovas, Axius Partners Pty Ltd
- Ryan Baddock, RB Finance QLD
- Xiaoyang (George) Sha, Balanz Pty Ltd
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FBAA Broker of the Year- Independent
- Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance
- Cathy Brown, Activ8 Finance
- Daniel O'Brien, Pfs Financial Services
- Gary Rock, Nectar Mortgages
- Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services
- Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
- Mark Davis,The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
- Simon Orbell, Smartmove
- Will Unkles, 40 Forty Finance
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ALI Group Broker of the Year- Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life)
- Darryl Bevan, Direct Financial
- Leah Busby, Blackfish Finance
- Maxine Farmer, Maxine Finance
- Nicholas Kakalis, Finance Unlimited
- Norman Moon, Aussie
- Sarah Thomson, Loan Market Geelong
- Shareek Mohammed, Aussie
- Trevor Shand, Ali Group
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Pepper Money Broker of the Year- Specialist Lending
- Aaron Greffenius, Loan Market Picton
- Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
- Jason Miller, Loan Market - Picton
- Margaret Wilcock, MW Mortgage And Wealth
- Stuart Styles, Arthurmac & Co Pty Ltd
- Vincent Moore, Entourage Finance Pty Ltd
- Zhuliang Huang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
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Equity-One Broker of the Year- Productivity
- Balpreet Bal, Loan Market Welshpool
- Bernard Desmond, Loan Market - Feedback Finance
- Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
- Jason Guo, Centum Mortgage
- Jinkai (Ryan) Zhang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- Josh Bartlett, Loan Market Bayside
- Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South/Gippsland
- Josh Gilbert, Smart Choice Loans Pty Ltd
- Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
- KD Singh, Money Merchants Financial Services
- Zhen (Richie) Wang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
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MFAA Young Gun of the Year (Franchise)
- Andrew Mudie, Yellow Brick Road
- Beau Duggan, Nectar Mortgages
- Benjamin Hennessey, Aussie Home Loans
- Bernard Desmond, Loan Market - Feedback Finance
- James Leotta, Aussie Balmain
- Kapil Virmani, Smartline
- Michael Vasilaras, Loan Market - Clarity Finance Pty Ltd
- Mick O'Shea, Loan Market
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Young Gun of the Year (Independent)
- Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
- Amanda Liszewski, Award Home Loans
- Belinda Caesar, Buyers Choice
- Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
- Craig Mowbray, Be There Financial Services
- Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Finance
- Jinkai (Ryan) Zhang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- Peter Vassilis, Black and White Finance
- Sandeep Jagtap, Finsource
Brokerage Awards
Bluestone Brokerage of the Year- Diversification
- Bell Partners Finance
- DPN
- Finestream Capital
- IFA Mortgages & Finance
- Loan Market - Geelong
- Shore Financial
- TM Finance Group
- VIP Mortgage Solutions
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ANZ Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
- Activ8 Finance
- Astute Ability Group
- Aussie Coolum
- Bundy Financial Services
- Educated Finance
- Infinity Group Finance
- InReach Finance
- Loan Market - Bayside
- Money Merchant Financial Services
- Zippy Financial Group
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Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
- Balanz Banking Solutions & Advice
- Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
- Entourage Finance
- Loan Market - New Farm
- Mortgage Choice Melbourne
- Nectar Mortgages - Canberra (ACT)
- Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- The Financiers Group
ME Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
- Home Loan Connexion Pty Ltd
- Home Loan Experts
- N1 Loans
- Oxygen Home Loans
- Shore Financial
- The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
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NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
- Atelier Wealth
- Aussie-Queanbeyan
- Australian Finance Hub
- Connected Finance
- Entourage Finance
- Loan Market - Feedback Finance
- Infinity Group Finance
- Insight Property Finance
- Loan Market - Wyndham
- Mortgage And Finance Expert
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Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
- Astute Ability Group
- Australian Finance Hub
- Black and White Finance
- Citadel Capital Solutions
- Entourage Finance
- Loan Market - Feedback Finance
- Foster Ramsay Finance
- Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
- TM Finance Group
- VIP Mortgage Solutions
- Yellow Brick Road - Maitland
- Zippy Financial Group
Australian Broker Most Effective Online Presence - Broker
- 1st Street
- Black and White Finance
- Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
- Loan Market - Feedback Finance
- Shore Financial
- VIP Mortgage Solutions
- Zippy Financial Group
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Industry Awards
Best Industry Advertising Campaign
- Bluestone
- CoreLogic
- La Trobe Financial
- Liberty
- NAB
- Pepper Money
- Suncorp
Best Industry Service
- CoreLogic
- Finsure Broker Academy
- Integrity Education Group
- Loanworks Technologies Pty Ltd
- Masters Broker Group
- NextGen.Net
- Simpology Pty Ltd
- Trail Book Loans
Aggregator Awards
Deposit Power Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
- Astute Financial Management
- Liberty Network Services
- Outsource Financial
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OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
- Connective
- Finance & Systems Technology (FAST)
- Finsure
- Loan Market Group
- PLAN Australia
- Specialist Finance Group
- Vow Financial
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Most Effective Online Presence - Aggregator
- Finsure
- Vow Financial Pty Ltd
BDM Awards
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
- Daniel Kairouz, Vow Financial Pty Ltd
- James Brett, Connective
- Kiky Tse, Choice Aggregation
- Mark Lewis, Fast
- Nick Green, Plan Australia
- Noushig Megerditchian, Finsure
- Phillip Donaldson, Finsure
- Suzi Trajanovski, Loan Market
- Tim Schneider, Choice Aggregation
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Best Major Bank BDM
- Blake Hauber, Westpac
- Craig Dunning, Westpac
- Donovan Blanch, ANZ
- James Shacallis, Commonwealth Bank
- John Kakakios, ANZ
- Rosa Primerano, National Australia Bank
- Tamieka Trott, Westpac
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
- Andrew Downie, Mystate Bank
- John Loukadellis, Macquarie
- Lauri Kroon, ME
- Michael Ponchard, Bankwest
- Robert Tassone, ING
- Sally Hillman, St.George
Best Non-Bank BDM
- Andrew Crossley, Homeloans Ltd
- Casandra Wright, Advantedge
- Clinton Sharpe, Mortgage Ezy
- David Wilson, Firstmac
- Denya Dean, Bluestone
- Natalie Pavlovich, Pepper Money
- Nigel Anthony, Liberty
- Pasquale Caia, Pepper Money
- Reece Hinchy, Bluestone
- Richard Galvin, Advantedge
- Rose Portia, Virgin Money Australia
Lender Awards
Major Bank of the Year
- ANZ
- NAB
- Westpac
MSA National Non-Major Bank of the Year
- Bank of Queensland
- Bankwest
- ING
- Macquarie
- ME Bank
- MyState Bank
- St.George Banking Group
- Suncorp
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Non-Bank of the Year
- Advantedge Financial Services (Advantedge)
- Heartland Seniors Finance
- Homeloans Ltd
- La Trobe Financial
- Liberty
- Mortgage Ezy
- Newcastle Permanent Building Society
- Pepper Money
Most Effective Online Presence - Lender
- Bankwest
- Heartland Seniors Finance
- MyState Bank
- OnDeck
- Pepper Money
- Suncorp
- St.George Banking Group
- Westpac