Award Categories

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WESTPAC AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Josh Bartlett, Loan Market – Bayside

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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LIBERTY AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd

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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AUSTRALIAN YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial

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

MPA AUSTRALIAN BDM OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Donovan Blanch, ANZ

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 Aggregator BDM
Best Major Bank BDM
Best Non-Bank BDM
Best Non-Major Bank BDM


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ME BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>20 STAFF)

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Winner: Shore Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Home Loan Connexion Pty Ltd
Home Loan Experts
N1 Loans
Oxygen Home Loans
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre


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BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)

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Winner: Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Balanz Banking Solutions & Advice
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Entourage Finance
Loan Market – New Farm
Mortgage Choice Melbourne
Nectar Mortgages – Canberra (ACT)
The Financiers Group

ANZ BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)

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Winner: Loan Market – Bayside

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Activ8 Finance
Astute Ability Group
Aussie Coolum
Bundy Financial Services
Educated Finance
Infinity Group Finance
InReach Finance
Money Merchant Financial Services
Zippy Financial Group


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BLUESTONE BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION

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Winner: Bell Partners Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Activ8 Finance
Astute Ability Group
Aussie Coolum
Bundy Financial Services
Educated Finance
Infinity Group Finance
InReach Finance
Money Merchant Financial Services
Zippy Financial Group


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NEXTGEN.NET NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Insight Property Finance

Highly Commended: Loan Market – Feedback Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Atelier Wealth
Aussie-Queanbeyan
Australian Finance Hub
Connected Finance
Entourage Finance
Infinity Group Finance
Loan Market – Wyndham
Mortgage And Finance Expert


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FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT

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Winner: Will Unkles, 40 Forty Finance

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance
Cathy Brown, Activ8 Finance
Daniel O’Brien, Pfs Financial Services
Gary Rock, Nectar Mortgages
Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services
Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
Mark Davis,The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Simon Orbell, Smartmove


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PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING

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Winner: Stuart Styles, Arthurmac & Co Pty Ltd

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aaron Greffenius, Loan Market Picton
Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services
Jason Miller, Loan Market – Picton
Margaret Wilcock, MW Mortgage And Wealth
Vincent Moore, Entourage Finance Pty Ltd
Zhuliang Huang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd


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ANZ BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL

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Winner: Daniel Green, Green Finance Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance
Chris Krotiris, Fundamental Business Finance
Faris Dedic, Red Door Financial Group Pty Ltd
Frank Durso, AUS Finance Group
George Giovas, Axius Partners Pty Ltd
Ryan Baddock, RB Finance QLD
Xiaoyang (George) Sha, Balanz Pty Ltd


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EQUITY-ONE BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY

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Winner: Josh Bartlett, Loan Market – Bayside

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Balpreet Bal, Loan Market Welshpool
Bernard Desmond, Loan Market – Feedback Finance
Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services
Jason Guo, Centum Mortgage
Jinkai (Ryan) Zhang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South/Gippsland
Josh Gilbert, Smart Choice Loans Pty Ltd
Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
KD Singh, Money Merchants Financial Services
Zhen (Richie) Wang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd


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

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Winner: Nicholas Kakalis, Finance Unlimited

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Balpreet Bal, Loan Market Welshpool
Bernard Desmond, Loan Market – Feedback Finance
Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services
Jason Guo, Centum Mortgage
Jinkai (Ryan) Zhang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South/Gippsland
Josh Gilbert, Smart Choice Loans Pty Ltd
Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance
KD Singh, Money Merchants Financial Services
Zhen (Richie) Wang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd


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YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT

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Winner: Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Amanda Liszewski, Award Home Loans
Belinda Caesar, Buyers Choice
Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
Craig Mowbray, Be There Financial Services
Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Finance
Jinkai (Ryan) Zhang, Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
Peter Vassilis, Black and White Finance
Sandeep Jagtap, Finsource

MFAA YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE

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Winner: Mick O’Shea, Loan Market

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Mudie, Yellow Brick Road
Beau Duggan, Nectar Mortgages
Benjamin Hennessey, Aussie Home Loans
Bernard Desmond, Loan Market – Feedback Finance
James Leotta, Aussie Balmain
Kapil Virmani, Smartline
Michael Vasilaras, Loan Market – Clarity Finance Pty Ltd


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BEST NON-BANK BDM

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Winner: Andrew Crossley, Homeloans Ltd

Highly Commended: Denya Dean, Bluestone

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Casandra Wright, Advantedge
Clinton Sharpe, Mortgage Ezy
David Wilson, Firstmac
Natalie Pavlovich, Pepper Money
Nigel Anthony, Liberty
Pasquale Caia, Pepper Money
Reece Hinchy, Bluestone
Richard Galvin, Advantedge
Rose Portia, Virgin Money Australia

BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Sally Hillman, St.George

Highly Commended: John Loukadellis, Macquarie

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Downie, Mystate Bank
Lauri Kroon, ME
Michael Ponchard, Bankwest
Robert Tassone, ING

BEST MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Donovan Blanch, ANZ

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Blake Hauber, Westpac
Craig Dunning, Westpac
James Shacallis, Commonwealth Bank
John Kakakios, ANZ
Rosa Primerano, National Australia Bank
Tamieka Trott, Westpac

BANKWEST BEST AGGREGATOR BDM

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Winner: Tim Schneider, Choice Aggregation

Highly Commended: Mark Lewis, FAST

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Daniel Kairouz, Vow Financial Pty Ltd
James Brett, Connective
Kiky Tse, Choice Aggregation
Nick Green, Plan Australia
Noushig Megerditchian, Finsure
Phillip Donaldson, Finsure
Suzi Trajanovski, Loan Market
Tim Schneider, Choice Aggregation


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MAJOR BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Westpac

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ANZ
NAB

MSA NATIONAL NON-MAJOR BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Bankwest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bank of Queensland
Bankwest
ING
Macquarie
ME Bank
MyState Bank
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp


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NON-BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Liberty

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Advantedge Financial Services (Advantedge)
Heartland Seniors Finance
Homeloans Ltd
La Trobe Financial
Mortgage Ezy
Newcastle Permanent Building Society
Pepper Money

ONDECK AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (OVER 500 BROKERS)

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Winner: Loan Market Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Connective
Finance & Systems Technology (FAST)
Finsure
PLAN Australia
Specialist Finance Group
Vow Financial


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DEPOSIT POWER AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (UP TO 500 BROKERS)

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Winner: Outsource Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Financial Management
Liberty Network Services


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BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

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Winner: Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Ability Group
Australian Finance Hub
Black and White Finance
Citadel Capital Solutions
Entourage Finance
Loan Market – Feedback Finance
Foster Ramsay Finance
TM Finance Group
VIP Mortgage Solutions
Yellow Brick Road – Maitland
Zippy Financial Group

BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE

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Winner: NextGen.Net

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CoreLogic
Finsure Broker Academy
Integrity Education Group
Loanworks Technologies Pty Ltd
Masters Broker Group
Simpology Pty Ltd
Trail Book Loans

BEST INDUSTRY ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN SERVICE

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Winner: Pepper Money

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bluestone
CoreLogic
La Trobe Financial
Liberty
NAB
Suncorp

MOST EFFECTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE – AGGREGATOR

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Winner: Vow Financial Pty Ltd

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Finsure

MOST EFFECTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE – LENDER

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Winner: Bankwest

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Heartland Seniors Finance
MyState Bank
OnDeck
Pepper Money
Suncorp
St.George Banking Group
Westpac

AUSTRALIAN BROKER MOST EFFECTIVE ONLINE PRESENCE – BROKER

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Winner: Shore Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

1st Street
Black and White Finance
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Loan Market – Feedback Finance
VIP Mortgage Solutions
Zippy Financial Group


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