2015 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Friday 17 October 2025 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney

Award Categories


AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance Pty LTD

AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR


Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

AUSTRALIAN YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR


Winner: Rachelle Eyndhoven, Sphere Finance Pty LTD

AUSTRALIAN BDM OF THE YEAR


Winner: Timothy Schneider, Choice

QUALITY YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Rachelle Eyndhoven, Sphere Finance Pty LTD

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Martie Irwin, Acceptance Finance
Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services
Eamonn Keogh, Business 500
Kaitlin Kenney, Iconic Home Loans
Loren Hill, Smartmove
Mitchell Shad, Smartmove

QUALITY YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE


Winner: Marshall Condon, Mortgage Choice South Yarra

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Luke Abraham, Aussie Home Loans
Stephen Franklin, Aussie Home Loans
John Tindall, Choice Homeloans Wattle Grove
Griffin Czipri, eChoice
Aaron Christie-David, Mortgage Choice South Sydney
Luke Camilleri, Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers

NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR


Winner: Time Home Loans

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Australian Credit & Finance
Bell Partners Finance
Bundy Financial Services
Capital Home Loans
Straight Line Finance
Up Loans

MOST EFFECTIVE INTERNET SERVICE


Winner: Westpac Broker Distribution

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ Bank
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
eChoice
Loan Market
NAB Broker

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE


Winner: Mortgage Choice in Brisbane & Sunnybank

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Century21 Home Loans
Choice Home Loans Parramatta
LJ Hooker Home Loans Eastern Suburbs
Mortgage Choice Buderim
Yellow Brick Road Frankston

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (≤ 5 STAFF) – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Time Home Loans

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Finance Group
Go Loans
Intuitive Finance
PFS Financial Services
Touch of Finance

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>6 STAFF) – INDEPENDENT


Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alliance Mortgage Solutions
Australian Credit & Finance
Green Finance Group
Home Loan Experts
Oxygen Home Loans
Shore Financial
Smartmove

BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION


Winner: The 500 Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Finance Group
Cube Central
Green Finance Group
Momentum Wealth
Smartline Castle Hill

BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY


Winner: Damien Roylance, Entourage Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Hany El’Sadre, Amani Finance
Steven Dodd, Business 500
George Karam, Byblos Finance
Anne Quick, Lynch Financial Group
Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services
Theo Chambers, Shore financial
Ismail Ozsoy, Touch of Finance

BROKER OF THE YEAR – NON-CONFORMING


Winner: Giulio Avian, Fundsnational

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Stuart Styles, Arthur Mac & Co
Matthew Trad, Home Loan Experts
Margaret Wilcock, Mortgage 500
Genene Ethell, Non Conforming Loans
Graham Reibelt, Oasis Mortgage Group

BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT


Winner: Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Mirams, Intuitive Finance
Steve Milligan, Launch Finance
Matt Carr, MC Mortgage Solutions
Colin Lamb, Mortgage & Finance Solutions
Nixon Alex, New Era Finance
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

Adrian Bryers, Choice Home Loans Parramatta
Alex Lambros, LJ Hooker Home Loans Eastern Suburbs
Jason Basseal, Loan Market Burwood
Marshall Condon, Mortgage Choice South Yarra

BROKER OF THE YEAR – FINANCE


Winner: George Karam, Byblos Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Kelly, Anasta Finance Consulting
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Daniel Holden, HoldenCAPITAL
Jean-Pierre Gortan, Lending Association
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Greg Wells, Wells Partners/Mortgage Link Group

BEST NON – MAJOR BANK BDM


Winner: Janita De Paoli, Bank of Melbourne

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Rob Thomas, AMP Bank
Lauren Smith, Bank of Melbourne
Christine Shen, Citibank
Natasha Sultan, Citibank
Gerard Vear, ING Direct
Michael Abboud, Macqaurie Bank
John Loukadellis, Macqaurie Bank
Dino Pacella, Suncorp Bank

BEST NON – BANK BDM


Winner: Grant Smith, Liberty Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Melanie Davis, Australian First Mortgage
Gavin Robinson, Better Mortgage Management
Sally Carmichael, Homeloans
Andrew Crossley, Homeloans
Nicole Campbell-Burns, Pepper Home Loans
Christian Malouf, Pepper Home Loans

BEST MAJOR BANK BDM


Winner: Tony Semrani, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Jonathon Angelucci, ANZ Bank
Rebecca Goodwin, ANZ Bank
Mark Dean, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Stephanie Thomas, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Susan Kennedy, National Australia Bank
Craig Dunning, Westpac
Shannon Gibbons, Westpac
Adam Pisani, Westpac

BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE


Winner: CoreLogic RP Data

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Classic Mentoring & Coaching
Loanworks Technologies
NextGen.Net
QED CompliFast

BEST INDUSTRY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN


Winner: Pepper Home Loans

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ Bank
Defence Housing Australia
Liberty Financial
NAB Broker
Suncorp Bank
Westpac Broker Distribution

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE


Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory Pty LTD

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Sydney City Central
Australian Credit & Finance
Bell Partners Finance
Home Loan Experts
Indigo Finance
Mortgage Choice South Yarra
PFS Financial Services
Smartline Gold Coast

BEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT


Winner: Home Loan Experts

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amani Finance
Capital Home Loans
North Brisbane Home Loans
Pink Finance

BEST AGGREGATOR BDM


Winner: Timothy Schneider, Choice

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Fiona Brown, Connective
Lara MacKay, Connective
Patrick Clarkson, FAST
Marcus O’Brien, FAST
Mark Bowyer, PLAN Australia
Peter Bryant, VOW Financial NSW / ACT

BROKER OF THE YEAR INSURANCE (MORTGAGE PROTECTION AND LIFE)


Winner: Peita Davies, Choice Home Loans – Blue Mountains

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Leah Busby, Blackfish Finance
Tricia Masin, Choice Home Loans Wangaratta – Myrtleford
Bren Rodda, Loan Market
Sarah Thomson, LoanMarket Geelong
Norm Moon, Loans For You
Robert Trewin, Robert Trewin Mortgage Broking