2017 Finalists
Friday 17 October 2025 | THE FULLERTON HOTEL SYDNEY
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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 – 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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NAB 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 (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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COMMONWEALTH BANK 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 – Independent
This category is not open for nominations. Finalists will be announced at the Australian Mortgage Awards.
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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 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.
Broker Awards
ANZ Broker of the Year - Commercial
George Karam, BF MONEY
Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
Jason Arnold, Quattro Finance & Advisory
Jeff Schembri, Schembri Financial Consulting Pty Ltd
Kevin James Wheatley, Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages
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FBAA Broker of the Year- Independent
Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
Darryl Bevan, Direct Financial
Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
Karen Bashford, South Coast Business & Financial Solutions
Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Simon Orbell, Smartmove
Sponsored by
ALI Group Broker of the Year- Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life)
Dianne Fraser, Aussie
Frank Xiriha, Zebra Financial Pty Ltd
James Florence, Mortgage Choice
Maxine Farmer, Maxon Finance
Nicholas Kakalis, Finance Unlimited
Phil Rogers, Loan Market
Robert Trewin, Robert Trewin Mortgage Broking Pty Ltd
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Pepper Money Broker of the Year- Specialist Lending
Giulio Avian, Fundsnational Pty Ltd
Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
Margaret Wilcock, MW Mortgage & Wealth
Oliver Li, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
Scott Vine, Lending Solutions Group
Stuart Styles, Arthurmac & Co Pty Ltd
Vincent Moore, Entourage Finance
Sponsored by
CBA Broker of the Year - Productivity
Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links
Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South/Gippsland
Josh Gilbert, Loan Market
Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Moshe Moses, Astute Sydney City Central
Sponsored by
Australian Broker Young Gun of the Year (Franchise)
Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market Melbourne CBD
Michelle Kerr, Nectar Mortgages
Nick Ash, Loan Market
Paddy O'Sullivan, Mortgage Choice
Sam Panetta, Yellow Brick Road - Dee Why
Scott Baker, Aussie Home Loans-Torrensville
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ING Young Gun of the Year (Independent)
Chris Raymond, Australian Credit & Finance
Matthew Ford, Finestream Capital
Misa Huynh, Smartmove
Mustafa Haddad, Anne Street Partners
Natasha Choi, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Nathan Vecchio, Hunter Galloway
Nathaniel Nhan Truong, The Loan Lounge
Redom Syed, Confidence Finance
Xianjun Zhou, The Financiers Group
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Brokerage Awards
Bluestone Brokerage of the Year- Diversification
Assured Home Loans
DPN
Finance Made Easy
Finance Unlimited
Home Loan Connexion
N1 Loans
Thomas Magdalene Finance Group Pty Ltd
Wholistic Financial Solutions
Wilson Financial
Sponsored by
ANZ Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
Bell Partners Finance
Financially Healthy Pty Ltd
Loan Market
PFS Financial Services
Schembri Financial Consulting Pty Ltd
The Financiers Group
Unique Finance Services Pty Ltd
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Giant Finance Group Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
Alliance Mortgage Solutions
BF Money
Centric Wealth
Entourage Finance
Intelligent Finance
Intuitive Finance
Loan Market - One Network Broking
Red & Co
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ME Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
Home Loan Experts
N1 Loans
Oxygen Home Loans
Shore Financial
Smartmove
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
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NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
Black and White Finance
Choice Home Loans Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga
Entourage Finance
Loan Market Perth CBD
Neue Black
Sunraysia Home Loans
Thatcher & Co Finance Specialists
The Limitless Group
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La Trobe Financial Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Bell Partners Finance
Connected Finance
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Entourage Finance
Ikaya
Loan Market Berkeley Vale
Nectar Mortgages
PFS Financial Services
Smartmove
TM Finance Group
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Most Effective Online Presence - Broker
Black and White Finance
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Entourage Finance
Intuitive Finance
My Mortgage Freedom
N1 Loans
Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
PFS Financial Services
Violeta Finance
Industry Awards
Best Industry Advertising Campaign
Bluestone Mortgages
La Trobe Financial
Liberty Financial Pty Ltd
NAB
Pepper Money
Best Industry Service
CoreLogic
Cornerstone Mentoring
Loanworks Technologies Pty LTD
NextGen.Net
QED CompliFast
Aggregator Awards
Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
eChoice
Giant Finance Group
Liberty Network Services
Outsource Financial
Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers
Specialist Finance Group
Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
eChoice
Giant Finance Group
Liberty Network Services
Outsource Financial
Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers
Specialist Finance Group
Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
FAST
Finsure Finance & Insurance
Loan Market
Most Effective Online Presence - Aggregator
Connective
eChoice
Mortgage Choice
My Local Aggregation
BDM Awards
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
Bijan Robilliard, Loan Market
Colin Hawkins, Plan Australia
Fiona Brown, Connective
James Cerolini, My Local Aggregator
Jayden Cheers, eChoice
Kiky Tse, Choice Aggregation
Mark Lewis, FAST
Peter Bryant, VOW
Suzi Trajanovski, Loan Market
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Best Major Bank BDM
Andrew Thompson, CBA
Daniel Puca, NAB
Donovan Blanch, ANZ
John Kakakios, ANZ
Julianne Brown, CBA
Matt Poulter, CBA
Tamieka Trott, Westpac
Theodore Tekidis, Westpac
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Christopher-Lee Emanuel, Bank Of Melbourne
Dino Pacella, Suncorp Bank
Geoff Murphy, ING
John Loukadellis, Macquarie Bank
Sally Hillman, St George
Simon Adam, ME
Sonia Partol, AMP
Best Non-Bank BDM
Anthony Wickremasinghe, Liberty Financial
Darren Stratford, RESIMAC
David Wilson, Firstmac
Lili Amphone, Australian First Mortgage
Michelle Sargeant, Pepper Money
Nicole Campbell-Burns, Pepper Money
Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe Financial
Lender Awards
MPA Major Bank of the Year
CBA
NAB
Westpac
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MSA National Non-Major Bank of the Year
Bankwest
ING
Macquarie Bank
ME
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp
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Non-Bank of the Year
Bluestone
Heartland Seniors Finance
Homeloans
La Trobe Financial
Liberty Financial
Mortgage Ezy
Newcastle Permanent Building Society
Pepper Money
Most Effective Online Presence - Lender
Commonwealth Bank
Heartland Seniors Finance
Liberty Financial
Pepper Money
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp
Westpac