2018 finalists

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

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

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

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

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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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

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.


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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