2022 Winners and Excellence Awardees
Friday 17 October 2025 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney
Award Categories
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year
MSA National Bank of the Year
Non-Bank of the Year
Proptrack Fintech Lender of the Year
Mortgage Manager of the Year
Firstmac Best Aggregator BDM
Best Major Bank BDM
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
Prime Capital Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 Brokers)
OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
Best Industry Marketing Campaign
Dye & Durham Best Industry Service
Trilogy Funds Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
MFAA Brokerage of the Year (1-5 Staff)
Resimac Brokerage of the Year (6-20 Staff)
Commonwealth Bank Brokerage of the Year (>20 Staff)
Brokerage of the Year – Regional
Bankwest New Brokerage of the Year
BOQ Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial
FBAA Broker of the Year – Independent & Franchise
Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
Equity-One Broker of the Year – Productivity
Nextgen Broker of the Year – Regional
Adelaide Bank Young Gun of the Year
WESTPAC AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
(Daniel Green, Green Finance Group; Richard Burton, Westpac)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links
Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Finance Group
LIBERTY AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner: Entourage Finance
(Damian Roylands, Entourage Finance; Kylie Waldock, MoneyPlace)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Bell Partners Finance
Everlend
Go Mortgage
Inovayt
MortgageWorks
MSA NATIONAL BANK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Bankwest
(Sam Makhoul, MSA National; Ian Rakhit, Bankwest)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Bank of Sydney
ING
Westpac
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NON-BANK OF THE YEAR
Winner: Pepper Money
(Barry Saoud, Pepper Money)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Better Choice Home Loans
Bluestone Home Loans
Firstmac
Heartland Reverse Mortgages
La Trobe Financial
Liberty Financial
Prime Capital
Resimac
PROPTRACK FINTECH LENDER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Ubank
(Brendan Dewar, PropTrack; George Srbinovski, Ubank)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Funding.com.au
MoneyPlace
Nano digital home loans
Ondeck
Prospa
Shift
Wisr
WLTH
Sponsored by
MORTGAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR
Winner: Mortgage Ezy
(Peter James & Winnie Masibo, Mortgage Ezy)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Better Mortgage Management
Rate Money
Resi
FIRSTMAC BEST AGGREGATOR BDM
Winner: Haley Bellamy, AFG
(Haley Bellamy, AFG; Jake Sanders, Firstmac)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Caroline Pollard, My Local Broker
Cassandra Woodyard, Connective
Daniel Kairouz, Vow Financial
Noushig Megerditchian, Finsure
Patrick Moore, Loan Market
Perry Papadimitropoulos, Choice Aggregation Services
Shelley Tetlaw, Loan Market
Zorica Grubic, Connective
Sponsored by
BEST MAJOR BANK BDM
Winner: Murray Smith, Commonwealth Bank
(Murray Smith, Commonwealth Bank)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Anjali Kumar, National Australia Bank
Blake Hauber, Westpac
Daniel Puca, National Australia Bank
Kemao Ning, ANZ Bank
Natalie Pavlovich, Macquarie Bank
Sam Tang, Westpac
BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM
Winner: Roohi Kumar, St George
(Roohi Kumar, St George)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Andy Zhao, Bankwest
Giselle Stellenberg, HSBC
Matthew Alexander, Bank of Sydney
Omar Ibrahim, St George
Paul Henry, MyState Bank
Ross Fitzgerald, ING
Tes Anderson, Bankwest
Tristian Cunningham, Beyond Bank
MORTGAGE CHOICE BEST NON-BANK BDM
Winner: Maddie Matthews, Plenti
(Maddie Matthews, Plenti; Scott Stierli, REA Group and Mortgage Choice)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alison Johns, Resimac
Christie Bischoff , Prime Capital
Dan Coolee, Better Mortgage Management
Daniella Mancuso, Wisr
Gabrielle Aoun, ORDE Financial
Matt Hall, Liberty
Mikai Ning, Brighten Home Loans
Richard Galvin, Advantedge Financial Services
Simon Winters, SHIFT
Sponsored by
PRIME CAPITAL AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (UP TO 500 BROKERS)
Winner: MoneyQuest Group
(Peita Davies, MoneyQuest; Steve Sampson, Prime Capital; Mimi Jawad, MoneyQuest; Kristy Davies, MoneyQuest)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Liberty Network Services
Purple Circle Financial Services
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ONDECK AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR (OVER 500 BROKERS)
Winner: Loan Market
(Miriam Portela, OnDeck; Andrea McNaughton, Loan Market)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
AFG
Finsure
Mortgage Choice
Outsource Financial
Sponsored by
BEST INDUSTRY MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Winner: Bankwest
(Ian Rakhit & Hayley Wheeler, Bankwest)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Ubank
DYE & DURHAM BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE
Winner: Broker Essentials
(Jason Popkowski, Dye & Durham; Jason Back, Broker Essentials)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Affordable Staff
idutch
LoanQ Technologies
NextGen
Nimo Industries
PropTrack
Quickli
VA Platinum
Sponsored by
TRILOGY FUNDS BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION
Winner: Bell Partners Finance
(Genevieve Naughton, Trilogy Funds; Les Patonay & Rachel Eveson, Bell Partners Finance)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
The Australian Lending and Investment Centre
Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Birdie Wealth
Momentum Wealth
My Expert®
Rheuben & Associates, Loan Market
TM Finance Group
First Choice Mortgage Brokers
UFinancial
Sponsored by
MFAA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)
Winner: Everlend
(Anja Pannek, MFAA; Evelyn Clark, Everlend)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Capital for Castles
Everlend
Francis Rose Finance
JKK Solutions
Marquee Group
Mortgage Choice Williamstown
Two Birds One Loan
Sponsored by
RESIMAC BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)
Winner: Entourage Finance
(Damian Roylance, Entourage Finance; Chris Paterson, Resimac)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Atelier Wealth
Bell Partners Finance
Experity Capital
Insight Property Finance
Invest Blue
Loans Australia
Mortgage Choice Indoroopilly
Mortgage Pros
My Mortgage Freedom
Specialist Mortgage
Zippy Financial
Sponsored by
COMMONWEALTH BANK BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>20 STAFF)
Winner: Inovayt
(Nick Reilly, Inovayt; Louise Rainger, Commonwealth Bank; Jordan Morieson, Inovayt)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Green Finance Group
Home Loan Experts
Oxygen Home Loans
Redrock Group
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
The Australian Lending and Investment Centre
XIN Mortgage
Sponsored by
BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
Winner: Go Mortgage
(Sarah Willsallen, Westpac; Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Aussie Coffs Harbour
Crunch Finance
Harken Finance – Albany
Loan Market Breeze
Loan Market Geelong
Mobile Finance Broker
Wealthfolio Financial Services
BANKWEST NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR
Winner: MortgageWorks
(Ian Rakhit, Bankwest; Anthony Roddy, MortgageWorks)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Cinch Loans
Homeward Finance
Marquee Group
Mortgage Advice Bureau Sydney
Reach Lending Group
Soren Financial
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BOQ BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVDUAL OFFICE
Winner: Everlend
(Simon Elwig, BOQ; Evelyn Clark, Everlend)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Birdie Wealth
Crew Financial
Entourage Finance
Nfinity Financials
Property Planning Australia
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Zest Mortgage Solutions
Zippy Financial
Sponsored by
LA TROBE FINANCIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL
Winner: Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
(Cory Bannister, La Trobe Financial; Daniel Green, Green Finance Group)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
George Karam, BF Money
Grant Rheuben, Rheuben & Associates, Loan Market
Isabella Constantinou, Simplicity Loans and Advisory
Jasmeet Singh, Absolut Financial
Jesse Medwin, Vie Financial
John Encina, Experity Capital
Kevin Wheatley, Bayside Residential & Commercial Mortgages
Phu Le, PL Finance
Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital
Sponsored by
FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – INDEPENDENT & FRANCHISE
Winner: Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
(Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland; Peter White, FBAA)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Andyputra Tjandra Wisata, Top One Finance
Deanna Ezzy, More Than Mortgages
Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services
Kat Tunnock, Cinch Loans
Kelly Cameron, Get Real Finance
Leanne Johnstone, Mortgage Choice Lane Cove
Louisa Sanghera, Zippy Financial
Matthew Oughtred, Francis Rose Finance
Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia
Sponsored by
PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING
Winner: Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Finance Group
(Barry Saoud, Pepper Money; Mhairi MacLeod, Astute Ability Finance Group)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Ditte Moller, Viking Mortgages
Helen Avis, Specialist Mortgage
Mark Anyon, Green Finance Group
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending and Investment Centre
Matthew Guy, Pennylane Finance (former Prosperity Advisers)
Reece McGill-Camplin, Real Estate Investment Finance
Steven Chan, Home Loan Experts
Thomas Morison, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Zak Brakey, Vie Financial
Sponsored by
EQUITY-ONE BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY
Winner: Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
(Christian Stevens, Shore Financial; Tom Danaher, Equity-One)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Alvaro Nobrega de Oliveira, Capta Financial
Amelia Pignone, LendX
Andrew Hadjidemetri, Australian Financial and Mortgage Solutions
Cara Giovinazzo, Borro
Chuyu (Kiki) Feng, AUSUN Finance
Damien Roylance, Entourage Finance
James Kelder, Green Finance Group
Mark Polatkesen, Mortgage Domayne
Sponsored by
NEXTGEN BROKER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL
Winner: Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links / Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
(Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links; Renee Blethyn, NextGen)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Deanna Ezzy, More Than Mortgages
Jason Smith, Navigate Finance and Wealth
John Contarino, Mobile Finance Broker
Joseph Carroll, Sphere Home Loans
Joshua Trevitt, JT Home Loans
Liz McRae, Loan Market Geelong City
Robyn Beath, Astute Gippsland
Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage
Sponsored by
ADELAIDE BANK YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR
Winner: Nick Atanasovski, Turnkey Finance
(Nick Atanasovski, Turnkey Finance; Cosi Lanzoni, Adelaide Bank)
EXCELLENCE AWARDEES
Ansh Sethi, Mortgage Domayne
Danny Ibarra Alvarez, Simplicity Loans and Advisory
Jamie Currie, Preferred Private Lending
Jennifer Campbell, Loan Market Geelong City
Jyh Kao, JD Capital
Pearl Tran, Lending Hub Co.
Rachel Eveson, Bell Partners Finance
Raymond Liao, Tiger Mortgage
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