The Australian Mortgage Awards 2016 Finalists
National Awards
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WESTPAC Australian Broker of the Year
The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual broker categories (Broker of the Year – Productivity, Broker of the Year – Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life), Broker of the Year – Independent, Broker of the Year – Non-Conforming, and Broker of the Year – Commercial).
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NAB Australian Brokerage of the Year
The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the brokerage categories (Brokerage of the Year ≤5 Staff - Independent, Brokerage of the Year > 6 Staff - Independent, Brokerage of the Year – Franchise, Brokerage of the Year – Diversification and New Brokerage of the Year).
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COMMONWEALTH BANK Australian Young Gun of the Year
The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual Young Gun categories (Quality Young Gun of the Year - Franchise and Quality Young Gun of the Year – Independent).
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Australian BDM of the Year
The finalists in this category comprise the winners of the individual BDM categories (Best Major Bank BDM, Best Non-Major Bank BDM, Best Non-Bank BDM and Best Aggregator BDM).
Brokerage Awards
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ANZ Brokerage of the Year (≤5 staff) – Independent
- Astute Ability Group
- Lending4U
- Mortgage & Finance Solutions
- PFS Financial Services
- Priority Home Loans
- The Financiers Group
- Touch of Finance
- Unique Finance Services Pty Ltd
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ME Brokerage of the Year (>6 staff) - Independent
- 1st Street Pty Ltd
- Acceptance Finance
- Astute Sydney City Central
- Green Finance Group
- iconic home loans
- N1 Loans
- Oxygen Home Loans
- Shore Financial
- Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
- The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
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Brokerage of the Year - Diversification
- Assured Home Loans
- Astute Sydney City Central
- Finance Made Easy
- Green Finance Group
- Hunterwood Solutions
- N1 Loans
- Shore Financial
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NEXTGEN.NET New Brokerage of the Year
- Cairns Mortgage Brokers
- Entourage Finance
- Equatorial Finance Solutions
- Hunterwood Solutions
- N1 Loans
- Peasy
- Right Angle Home Loans
- The Financiers Group
- VIP Mortgage Solutions
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Brokerage of the Year - Franchise
- Aussie Parramatta
- Century21
- Choice Home Loans North Parramatta
- Loan Market Bayside
- Loan Market Chermside
- Mortgage Choice Buderim
- Yellow Brick Road West End
Broker Awards
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FBAA Broker of the Year - Independent
- George Karam, Byblos Finance
- Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
- Andrew Mirams, Intuitive Finance
- Colin Lamb, Mortgage & Finance Solutions
- Joel Wyld, Peasy
- Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
- Theo Chambers, Shore Financial
- Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
- Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
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PEPPER MONEY Broker of the Year – Non-Conforming
- Stuart Styles, Arthurmac & Co
- Benjamin Hennessey, Aussie Home Loans Dapto
- George Karam, Byblos Finance
- Giulio Avian, Fundsnational Pty Ltd
- Oliver LI, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- Abraham Tuckett, PTR Property Finance
- Bryan Gregory Freemantle, Wealth First Lending Pty Ltd
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ANZ Broker of the Year - Commercial
- David Kimmorley, Balmain Commercial Canberra
- George Karam, Byblos Finance
- Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
- Dan Holden, HoldenCAPITAL
- Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
- Jayden Vecchio, Red & Co
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COMMONWEALTH BANK Broker of the Year - Productivity
- Moshe Moses, Astute Sydney City Central
- George Karam, Byblos Finance
- Griffin Czipri, eChoice
- Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
- Will Rademeyer, Mortgage Box
- Oliver LI, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- Joel Wyld, Peasy
- Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
- Ismail Ozsoy, Touch of Finance
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ALI GROUP Broker of the Year – Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life)
- Steven James, Astute Financial Townsville
- Kathy Doherty, Aussie Home Loans
- Rochelle Hall, Aussie Home Loans Strathpine
- Nicholas Kakalis, Finance Unlimited
- Maxine Farmer, Maxon Finance Pty Ltd
- Terry Hill, Queensland Financial Services Pty Ltd
- Martin Ireland, Resolve Finance
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Quality Young Gun of the Year - Franchise
- Christopher Franklin, Aussie Home Loans Gisborne
- Sharon Bal, Loan Market
- Nelson Bedoya, Loan Market
- Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market
- Alex Politis, Rams Home Loans Adelaide Central
- Gavin Tandon, Smartline Home Loans
- Sze Chuah, Yellow Brick Road Parramatta
- Hung Chuy, Yellow Brick Road Randwick
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Quality Young Gun of the Year – Independent
- Yuval Bloomfield, 1st Street Pty Ltd
- Weng Wong, Equatorial Finance Solutions
- Matthew Posselt, iconic home loans
- Steven Ryan, INTERSTELLAR Finance
- Harry Favetti, Shore Financial
- Paris Galombik, Shore Financial
- Mitchell Shad, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
- Natasha Choi, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
- Chris Huynh, The Financiers Group
- Carl Violeta, Violeta Finance
BDM Awards
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Best Major Bank BDM
- James Higgs, ANZ
- John Kakakios, ANZ
- Rick Pudsey, ANZ
- Ian Jeffries, CBA
- Keryn McLennan, CBA
- Susan Kennedy, Nabbroker Qld
- Erin Williams, National Australia Bank
- Shannon Gibbons, Westpac
- Glenn Howlett, Westpac
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Best Non-Bank BDM
- Karen Kay, Advantedge financial services
- Lili Amphone, Australian First Mortgage
- Anusha Haran, Bluestone Mortgages
- Andrew Crossley, Homeloans
- Jasmine Kourouche , Homeloans
- Alf Vasta, Liberty Financial
- Kama Atcheson, Pepper Money
- Natalie Pavlovich, Pepper Money
- Dianne Robinson, Pepper Money
- Darren Stratford, RESIMAC
- Rachel Walsh, Virgin Money
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Best Non-Major Bank BDM
- Robert Thomas, AMP Bank
- Christopher-Lee Emanuel, Bank of Melbourne
- Heather Gallagher, Bank of Queensland
- Trent Clyne, Bankwest
- Stuart Moore, ING DIRECT
- Emily Farrell, Macquarie Bank
- John Loukadellis, Macquarie Bank
- Sally Hillman, St. George Bank
- Romney Ferguson, Suncorp Bank
- Dino Pacella, Suncorp Bank
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BANKWEST Best Aggregator BDM
- Chris Straw, AFG
- Fiona Brown, Connective
- Justine Hockley, Connective
- Nick Dalamagas, eChoice
- Mark Lewis, FAST
- Damien Thompson, Finsure
- Suzi Trajanovski, Loan Market Victoria
- Helen Taylor, PLAN Australia
- Peter Bryant, Vow Financial
New Aggregator Awards
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Aggregator of the Year (>500 brokers)
- Choice Aggregation Services
- Connective
- FAST
- Finsure Finance and Insurance
- Vow Financial
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Aggregator of the Year (<500 brokers)
- Astute Financial Management
- Buyers Choice Home Loan
- eChoice
- Finconnect (Australia) Pty Ltd
- KeyInvest Lending Services
- Loan Market
- Outsource Financial
- Specialist Finance Group
Other Awards
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AFM Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
- Astute Ability Group
- Home Loan Connexion
- Intelligent Finance
- Intuitive Finance
- KeyInvest Lending Services
- Link Finance Group
- Loan Market Townsville City
- Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
- Violeta Finance
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Best Community Engagement
- 1st Street Pty Ltd
- Astute Ability Group
- Beach Finance
- Cairns Mortgage Brokers
- Mortgage Success Pty Ltd
- Pink Finance
- Violeta Finance
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Best Industry Advertising Campaign
- ANZ
- La Trobe Financial
- Liberty
- NAB Broker
- Pepper Money
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Best Industry Service
- Boutique Outsource Solutions
- Breezedocs
- CoreLogic
- Loanworks Technologies
- NextGen.Net
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Most Effective Internet Presence
- ARG Finance
- Cairns Mortgage Brokers
- Entourage Finance
- Go Mortgage Corporation
- N1 Loans - LoanRobot.com.au & Chengdai.com.au
- Naked Loans
- Violeta Finance








