2014 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Friday 18 October 2024 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney

Award Categories


AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Raymond Xue, ACA Mortgage Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Mardee Thomas, 1st Street Home Loans
Giulio Avian, Fundsnational
Josh Bartlett, Loan Market
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR


Winner: Jason Back, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alliance Mortgage Solutions
Astute Sydney City Central
Choice Home Loans Blue Mountains
Intelligent Finance

AUSTRALIAN YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR


Winner: George Farmer, Aussie Bundaberg

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

David Ray, Elite Finance Professionals
Tiffen & Co

AUSTRALIAN BDM OF THE YEAR


Winner: Craig Dunning, Westpac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

James Brett, ME Bank
Nicole Campbell – Burns, Pepper
Peter Byrant, Vow Financial

QUALITY YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT


Winner: David Ray, Elite Finance Professionals

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Kristisha Ramanan – Astute Sydney City Central
Michael Glasgow – Blueprint Mortgage Specialists Pty Ltd
Jayden Vecchio – Discovery Finance Group
Joel Wyld – Oxygen Home Loans
Andrew Strogylos – Positive Financial Services
Nermalee Bowe – QuickSelect
James Schulze – Rise High Financial Solutions
George Fennel – Shore Financial
Thomas Hawley – Shore Financial
Loren Adams – Smartmove
Sam Wong – Straight Line Finance

QUALITY YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE


Winner: George Farmer, Aussie Bundaberg

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Nick Egan – Club Financial Services
Gippsland Griffin Czipri – eChoice Home Loans
Theo Jansen – Mortgage Choice
Hayden Dempsey – Premium Portfolio Finance
Martin Roach – Smartline Norwood

NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR


Winner: Alliance Mortgage Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aston Mortgage & Finance
Astute – Melbourne City South
Bundy Financial Services
Capital Home Loans
Finance365
Shore Financial
Straight Line Finance

MOST EFFECTIVE INTERNET SERVICE


Winner: Westpac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ Bank
Commonwealth Bank Australia
National Australia Bank
Suncorp Bank

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE


Winner: Choice Home Loans Blue Mountains

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aussie Bundaberg
Club Financial Services Gippsland
Club Financial Services Norwood
Loan Market – Oakleigh
Mortgage Choice Brisbane
Smartline Blackwood

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (≤ 5 STAFF) – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Intelligent Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Maroochydore
B2B Finance Brokers
Financing Property
First Point Group
My Mortgage Freedom
Tungsten Home Loans
TV Financial

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>6 STAFF) – INDEPENDENT


Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Home Loan Experts
KeyInvest Lending Services
Loan Gallery
Oxygen Home Loans
Shore Financial
Smartmove
Tiffen & Co

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION


Winner: Astute Sydney City Central

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

1st Street Home Loans
Astute Dee Why
Bluehive Financial Services
Cube Central
Diversifi
Momentum Wealth
Positive Lending Solutions

BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY


Winner: Mardee Thomas – 1st Street Home Loans

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Mark Ballard – Choice Home Loans Bayswater WA
Justin Doobov – Intelligent Finance
Sarcha Sagisaka – Momentum Wealth
Tom Caesarowicz – Positive Lending Solutions
Sarah Farrugia – SAF Finance Group
Theo Chambers – Shore Financial
Mark Davis – The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

BROKER OF THE YEAR – NON-CONFORMING


Winner: Giulio Avian – FundsNational

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Stuart Styles – Arthurmac
Genene Ethell – Non- Conforming Loans
Graham Reibelt – Oasis Mortgage Group
Melanie Burns – Sherlock Holmes Lending Solutions

BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Raymond Xue – ACA Mortgage Solutions

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Mardee Thomas – 1st Street Home Loans
Peter Gwynne – Financing Property
Xavier Quenon – Go Mortgage
Justin Doobov – Intelligent Finance
Colin Lamb – Mortgage Solutions Australia
Anthony Alabakov – My Mortgage Freedom
Theo Chambers – Shore Financial
Simon Orbell – Smartmove
Mark Davis – The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

BROKER OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE


Winner: Josh Bartlett – Loan Market

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Peter Ellis – Century 21 Home Loans
Peita Davies – Choice Home Loans Blue Mountains
David Wegener – Club Financial Services Norwood
Alex Lambros – LJ Hooker Home Loans Eastern Suburbs/ Inner West
Jason Basseal – Loan Market
Cathy Anderson – Smartline Blackwood
Phillip Elliott – Yellow Brick Road

BROKER OF THE YEAR – FINANCE


Winner: Mark Davis – The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Mardee Thomas – 1st Street Home Loans
Daniel Green – Green Finance Group
George Samios – My Address Finance
Tom Caesarowicz – Positive Lending Solutions
Diana Liu – Wealth Connected
Greg Wells – Wells Partners/Mortgage Link Group

BEST NON – MAJOR BANK BDM


Winner: James Brett – ME Bank

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Fabio De Castro – AMP Bank
Christine Shen – Citibank
Andrew Galloway – Heritage Bank
Julie Nguyen – Macquarie Bank
Russell Scott – Macquarie Bank
Sally Hillman – St.George Bank
Rick Cavangh – Suncorp Bank

BEST NON – BANK BDM


Winner: Nicole Campbell – Pepper

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Karen Jones – Advantedge Financial Services
Paul Saba – Advantedge Financial Services
Melanie Davis – Australian First Mortgage
Lynn Sawyer – Barnes Home Loans
Glenn Gillespie – Better Mortgage Management
Sally Carmichael – Homeloans Ltd
Lorraine Lyford – Iden Group
Anthony Wickremasinghe – Liberty Financial
Craig Stuart – Resimac

BEST MAJOR BANK BDM


Winner: Craig Dunning – Westpac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adrian Sadovy – ANZ
Sornkin Sairlao – ANZ
Mark Schultz – Commonwealth Bank Australia
Tony Semrani – Commonwealth Bank Australia
Siobhan Burke – National Australia Bank
Chris Raymond – National Australia Bank
Isaiah Tait – NAB Broker
Shannon Gibbons – Westpac

BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE


Winner: RP Data

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Australis College
Cornerstone Sales Consulting
Finware Australia
Loanworks Technologies
QED Risk Services

BEST INDUSTRY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN


Winner: NAB Broker

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Connective
LJ Hooker Home Loans
Macquarie Bank
ME Bank
National Australia Bank
Pepper

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE


Winner: KeyInvest Lending Services

BEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT


Winner: Loan Market

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aussie – Gosnells WA
Choice Home Loans Blue Mountains
Cornerstone Home Loans
Intelligent Finance
KeyInvest Lending Services
PLAN2day Financial Strategies
Rise High Financial Solutions
Smartmove

BEST AGGREGATOR BDM


Winner: Peter Bryant – Vow Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cathy Mattinson – Astute
Robbie Debari – Choice Aggregation
Fiona Brown – Connective
Aaron Hase – Connective
Marcus O’brien – FAST
Simon Bednar – Finsure