2022 Winners and Excellence Awardees

Friday 17 October 2025 | The Star Event Centre, Sydney

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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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


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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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