2020 Winners and Excellence Awardees
Friday 18 October 2024 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney
Award Categories
Bank of the Year
Non-Bank of the Year
Loan Services of the Year
Most Effective Digital Strategy – Lender
Fintech Lender of the Year
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
Best Major Bank BDM
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
Best Industry Marketing Campaign
Best Industry Service
Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
Brokerage of the Year – Regional
NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
BOQ Broker Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Most Effective Digital Strategy – Brokerage
La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial
FBAA Broker of the Year – Independent
Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
Broker of the Year – Productivity
Broker of the Year – Regional
MFAA Young Gun of the Year – Franchise
Adelaide Bank Young Gun of the Year – Independent
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
Australian Brokerage of the Year
BANK OF THE YEAR
Winner: ING
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Adelaide Bank
ANZ
Bankwest
Macquarie
MyState Bank
St.George Banking Group
Suncorp
Westpac
NON-BANK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Resimac
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Firstmac
Heartland Seniors Finance
La Trobe Financial
Liberty
Mortgage Ezy
Newcastle Permanent Building Society
Pepper Money
LOAN SERVICES TEAM OF THE YEAR
Winner: Bankwest
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Better Choice Home Loans
CBA
ING
Macquarie
MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY – LENDER
Winner: Bankwest
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Heartland Seniors Finance
MyState Bank
Pepper Money
Resimac
St.George Banking Group
Westpac
FINTECH LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: 86 400
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Funding.com.au
MoneyPlace
OnDeck
Prospa
Wisr Finance
BANKWEST BEST AGGREGATOR BDM
Winner: Peter Bryant, Vow Financial
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Chris Patsouras, Finsure Finance & Insurance
Heather Gallagher, Outsource Financial
Justine Hockley, Connective
Paul Gollan, Finsure Finance & Insurance
Tracey Najjar, Centrepoint Alliance Lending
Zoe Uyen, Aussie Home Loans
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BEST MAJOR BANK BDM
Winner: Natalie McCullough, CBA
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Blake Hauber, Westpac
Blake McLucas, ANZ
Edmund Stewart-Mole, Westpac
Julianne Brown, CBA
Lesley Klaege, ANZ
Linda Oates, NAB
Sam Tang, Westpac
BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM
Winner: John Loukadellis, Macquarie
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Andy Zhao, Bankwest
Anita Fung, Bankwest
Clem Marcocci, ING
Dylan Cole, Bank Of Melbourne
Grace Munro, MyState Bank
Omar Moussa, St George Bank
Ross Fitzgerald, ING
Sally Breeze, MyState Bank
Tes Anderson, Bankwest
MORTGAGE CHOICE BEST NON-BANK BDM
Winner: Belinda Gray, Bluestone
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alastair McCosh, Resimac
Drew Clegg, Pepper Money
Glen Gillespie, Better Mortgage Management
Jessica Pringle, Pepper Money
John Maxwell, Cocalex Holistic Consulting
Matthew Hall, Liberty
Nicole Evans, Wisr
Surinder Agnihotri, Australian Business Credit
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AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (UP TO 500 BROKERS)
Winner: National Mortgage Brokers
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Liberty Network Services
Purple Circle Financial Services
ONDECK AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (OVER 500 BROKERS)
Winner: Loan Market Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AFG
Aussie
Connective
FAST
Finsure
Loan Market Group
Mortgage Choice
Outsource Financial
PLAN Australia
Specialist Finance Group
Sponsored by
BEST INDUSTRY MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Winner: Aussie
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Loan Market Group
National Finance Brokers Day
Resimac
Zippy Financial Group
BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE
Winner: Broker Essentials
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
HLE Nepal
iLoad Loans
NextGen.Net
Trail Book Loans
BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION
Winner: TM Finance Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Experity Capital
Finance Made Easy
Infinity Group Australia
Real Estate Investment Finance
Shore Financial
BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)
Winner: Atelier Wealth
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Astute Ability Group
Birdie Wealth
IFA Mortgages & Finance
Mortgage Advice Bureau Melbourne
Premier Financial Advocates
Thatcher Finance
Zippy Financial Group
BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)
Winner: BF Money
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Experity Capital
Green Finance Group
Infinity Group Australia
Loan Market One Network Broking
Loans Australia
Mortgage Pros
Peasy
Time Home Loans
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>20 STAFF)
Winner: Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Home Loan Experts
Oxygen Home Loans
RateOne
Redrock Group
Shore Financial
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
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BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
Winner: MoneyQuest Wollongong
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Astute Ability Group
Astute Gippsland
Go Mortgage
Mortgage Choice Erina
Mortgage Choice Nowra
NEXTGEN.NET NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Experity Capital
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Ding Financial
Numero Uno Finance
Ortus Financial
Premier Financial Advocates
Red10 Finance
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BOQ BROKER BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE
Winner: Time Home Loans
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Berti Financial
Mortgage Choice Ormeau
No Fuss Home Loans
Numero Uno Finance
Rise High Financial Solutions
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Your Finance Adviser
Zippy Financial Group
Sponsored by
MOST EFFECTIVE DIGITAL STRATEGY – BROKERAGE
Winner: Infinity Group Australia
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Birdie Wealth
Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Loan Base
Shore Financial
XIN Mortgage
Zippy Financial Group
LA TROBE FINANCIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL
Winner: Greg Pierlot, The 500 Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Andrew Soo, GM Capital Solutions
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
George Karam, BF Money
John Encina, Experity Capital
John Lucci, Loan Market
Melissa Ashcroft, AAA Mortgages
FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT
Winner: Kris Menon, Origin Finance
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Daniel Berti, Berti Financial
Daniel Dusevic, Experity Capital
Fane Levy, Shore Financial
Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services
Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia
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PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING
Winner: Mhairi MacLeod Astute Ability Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Darin Hindmarsh, Intellichoice
Jonathan Preston, Home Loan Experts
Michael Hughson, Arthurmac
Mitchell Boulden, Jennings Mortgages
Penny Huyan, Goldenwater Finance Group
Ray Ethell, Non Conforming Loans
Sponsored by
BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY
Winner: Josh Bartlett, Mortgage Advice Bureau
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Adam Burstein, Nuage Finance
Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
Joshua Trevitt, JT Home Loans
Prakash Rai, Home Loan Experts
Robert Simpson, Loan Market
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia
Vicky Nikova, Aqua Financial Services
Vivienne Than, Home Loan Experts
BROKER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
Winner: Mhairi MacLeod Astute Ability Group
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Joshua Trevitt, JT Home Loans
Kaia Hunter, Mortgage Choice Buderim
Paddy O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice Nowra
Paul Wright, MoneyQuest Wollongong
Robert Simpson, Loan Market
MFAA YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – FRANCHISE
Winner: Katie Dowton Mortgage Choice
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Brian Lowe, Aussie Home Loans Taigum
Radenka Subotic, MoneyQuest
Robert Simpson, Loan Market
Sponsored by
ADELAIDE BANK YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT
Winner: Thomas Morison, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Andrew Loucas, Loan Base
Asad Rizvi, Riz Finance
Duncan Ahlin, Real Estate Investment Finance
Evelyn Clark, Accession Finance
Gareth Couper, Think Big Financial Group
Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts
Taila Sullivan, Indigo Finance
Yianni Pazios, Aspire Lending
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