Award Categories

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WESTPAC AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners

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


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NAB AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: 1st Street Financial

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


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COMMONWEALTH BANK AUSTRALIAN YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market Melbourne CBD

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


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GIANT FINANCE GROUP BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)

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Winner: 1st Street Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alliance Mortgage Solutions
BF Money
Centric Wealth
Entourage Finance
Intelligent Finance
Intuitive Finance
Loan Market – One Network Broking
Red & Co


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ANZ BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)

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Winner: Loan Market Cheltenham

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Group
Bell Partners Finance
Financially Healthy Pty Ltd
PFS Financial Services
Schembri Financial Consulting Pty Ltd
The Financiers Group
Unique Finance Services Pty Ltd


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BLUESTONE BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION

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Winner: TM Finance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

1st Street Financial
Assured Home Loans
DPN
Finance Made Easy
Finance Unlimited
Home Loan Connexion
N1 Loans
Wholistic Financial Solutions
Wilson Financial


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NEXTGEN.NET NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Choice Home Loans Coffs Harbour and Woolgoolga

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ayers Home Loans
Black and White Finance
Entourage Finance
Loan Market Perth CBD
Neue Black
Sunraysia Home Loans
Thatcher & Co Finance Specialists
The Limitless Group


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FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT

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Winner: Simon Orbell, Smartmove

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Damien Roylance, Entourage Finance
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


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PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING

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Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners

Highly Commended: Giulio Avian, Fundsnational Pty Ltd


EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Genene Ethell, Non Conforming Loans
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


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ANZ BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL

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Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services
George Karam, BF MONEY
Jason Arnold, Quattro Finance & Advisory
Jeff Schembri, Schembri Financial Consulting Pty Ltd
Kevin James Wheatley, Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages


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COMMONWEALTH BANK BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY

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Winner: Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Mirams, Intuitive Finance
Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links
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


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ALI GROUP BROKER OF THE YEAR – INSURANCE (MORTGAGE PROTECTION & LIFE)

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Winner: Robert Trewin, Robert Trewin Mortgage Broking Pty Ltd

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Darryl Bevan, Direct Financial
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


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YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE

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Winner: Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market Melbourne CBD

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Gary Liebregts, Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisors
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

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Winner: Misa Huynh, Smartmove

Highly Commended: Redom Syed, Confidence Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ashleigh Patterson, Momentum Wealth Finance
Chris Raymond, Australian Credit & Finance
Matthew Ford, Finestream Capital
Mustafa Haddad, Anne Street Partners
Natasha Choi, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Nathan Vecchio, Hunter Galloway
Nathaniel Nhan Truong, The Loan Lounge
Xianjun Zhou, The Financiers Group


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BEST MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: John Kakakios, ANZ

Highly Commended: Matt Poulter, Commonwealth Bank

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alex El Daghar, NAB
Andrew Thompson, CBA
Daniel Puca, NAB
Donovan Blanch, ANZ
Julianne Brown, CBA
Tamieka Trott, Westpac
Theodore Tekidis, Westpac

BEST NON-BANK BDM

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Winner: Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe Financial

Highly Commended: Darren Stratford, Resimac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alf Vasta, Liberty Financial
Anthony Wickremasinghe, Liberty Financial
David Wilson, Firstmac
Lili Amphone, Australian First Mortgage
Michelle Sargeant, Pepper Money
Nicole Campbell-Burns, Pepper Money

BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Sally Hillman, St. George Bank

Highly Commended: Darren Stratford, Resimac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Adam Biffen, BankWest
Christopher-Lee Emanuel, Bank Of Melbourne
Dino Pacella, Suncorp Bank
Geoff Murphy, ING
John Loukadellis, Macquarie Bank
Simon Adam, ME
Sonia Partol, AMP

BANKWEST BEST AGGREGATOR BDM

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Winner: Peter Bryant, Vow Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anthony Zveglic, Finsure Finance & Insurance
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
Suzi Trajanovski, Loan Market

MAJOR BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Westpac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ
CBA
NAB


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MSA NATIONAL NON-MAJOR BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: ING

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AMP Bank
Bankwest
Macquarie Bank
ME
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp


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NON-BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Pepper Money

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Better Mortgage Management
Bluestone
Heartland Seniors Finance
Homeloans
La Trobe Financial
Liberty Financial
Mortgage Ezy
Newcastle Permanent Building Society

AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (<500 BROKERS)

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Winner: Outsource Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Financial Management
eChoice
Giant Finance Group
Liberty Network Services
Smartline Personal Mortgage Advisers
Specialist Finance Group

AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (>500 BROKERS)

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Winner: Finsure Finance & Insurance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Connective
FAST
Loan Market

LA TROBE FINANCIAL BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

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Winner: PFS Financial Services

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

1st Street Financial
Bell Partners Finance
Connected Finance
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Entourage Finance
Ikaya
Loan Market Berkeley Vale
Nectar Mortgages
Smartmove
TM Finance Group


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BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE

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Winner: NextGen.Net

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Boutique Offshore Solutions
CoreLogic
Cornerstone Mentoring
Loanworks Technologies Pty LTD
QED CompliFast

BEST INDUSTRY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN SERVICE

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Winner: Liberty Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ
Bluestone Mortgages
La Trobe Financial
NAB
Pepper Money

MOST EFFECTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE – AGGREGATOR

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EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Financial Management
Connective
eChoice
Mortgage Choice
My Local Aggregation

MOST EFFECTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE – LENDER

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Winner: Pepper Money

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ
Commonwealth Bank
Heartland Seniors Finance
Liberty Financial
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp
Westpac

MOST EFFECTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE – BROKER

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Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Group
Black and White Finance
Entourage Finance
Intuitive Finance
My Mortgage Freedom
N1 Loans
Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
PFS Financial Services
Violeta Finance