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LA TROBE FINANCIAL BROKER OF THE YEAR – COMMERCIAL

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Winner: Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans & Advisory

(Winner: Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans & Advisory and Presenter: Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe Financial)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
George Karam, BF Money
Isabella Constantinou, Simplicity Loans & Advisory
Joseph Portolesi, JPI Finance
Marwan Rahme, Kanebridge Capital
Kevin Wheatley, Bayside Residential & Commercial Mortgages
Son Pham, Rethink Financing


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FBAA BROKER OF THE YEAR – RESIDENTIAL

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Winner: Christian Stevens, Shore Financial

(Winner: Christian Stevens, Shore Financial and Presenter: Peter White, FBAA)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
Chris Bates, Blusk
Chuyu (Kiki) Feng, AUSUN Finance
Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Australia
Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South, Gippsland and Newstead
Louisa Sanghera, Zippy Financial Group
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Parth Shah, Jabsons Finance
Sarah Thomson, Loan Market Geelong City


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PEPPER MONEY BROKER OF THE YEAR – SPECIALIST LENDING

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Winner: Helen Avis, Specialist Mortgage

(Presenter: Siobhan Williams, Pepper Money; Accepting on behalf of the winner Helen Avis: Sherifaye Huseyin, Specialist Finance Group)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Hayden Turner, KeyStart Finance
Mark Anyon, Green Finance Group
Michael Hughes, AHK Finance
Michael Maiolo, The Melbourne Mortgage Company
Rojan Paudel, Home Loan Experts
Samuel Gardiner, TSC Mortgage Brokers/Punters Finance
Suvidh Arora, Cinch Loans


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EQUITY-ONE BROKER OF THE YEAR – PRODUCTIVITY

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Winner: Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts

(Presenter: Finn McCullagh, Equity-One Mortgage and Winner: Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Andrew Hadjidemetri, Australian Financial and Mortgage Solutions
Ben Walker, First Finance Solutions – BW Finance Solutions
Christopher Raymond, Unconditional Finance
Chuyu (Kiki) Feng, AUSUN Finance
Hasitha Dharmasena, JETT Finance
Leah Busby, Blackfish Finance
Parag Dixit, Nfinity Financials
Suvidh Arora, Cinch Loans
Vivienne Than, Home Loan Experts


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NAB BROKER OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL

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Winner: Liz McRae, Loan Market Geelong City

(Presenter: Nick Notaras, NAB and Winner: Liz McRae, Loan Market Geelong City)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links
Duane Mengel, Mortgage Choice Coffs Harbour
Jarred Spurr, Hubbl.it
Kirsty McKinnon, Flair Finance
Matthew Turner, GSC Finance Solutions
Nick Smith, Red10 Finance
Paul Nelson, Nelson Financial
Vincent Woodgate, Woodgate Finance
Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage


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ADELAIDE BANK YOUNG GUN OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Kim Bui, Lending Hub Co.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Baz Khan, Mortgage Advice Bureau Sydney
Bradley Donnelly, Green Finance Group
David Lucas, Indigo Finance
Jyh Kao, JD Capital
Morgan Bushell, Full Circle Finance
Nicholas Hakim, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Peter Jin, Keylend
Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital
Terry Wong, Fundex Capital
Veronica Vojnikovic, Vevo Financial Services


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PRPTY360 BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – DIVERSIFICATION

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Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre

(Mark Davis and Damian Brander, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AUSUN Finance
Birdie Wealth
Blackfish Finance
Build Invest Grow
Infinity Group Australia
Leopard Lending
Marquee Group
Secure Finance
TM Finance Group
Ufinancial


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MFAA BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (1-5 STAFF)

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Winner: Bayside Residential & Commercial Mortgages

(Presenter: Anja Pannek, MFAA and Winner: Kevin Wheatley, Bayside Residential & Commercial Mortgages)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

MoneyQuest Penrith and Blue Mountains
Mortgage Choice (Lane Cove)
Mortgage Choice (St Peters)
Nelson Financial
Nfinity Financials
Pristine Finance
Reach Lending Group
Zippy Financial Group


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RESIMAC BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (6-20 STAFF)

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Winner: Specialist Mortgage

(Accepting on behalf of the winner Helen Avis: Sherifaye Huseyin, Specialist Finance Group; Presenter: Chris Paterson, Resimac)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Atelier Wealth
Birdie Wealth
Blue Crane Capital
Infinity Group Australia
JKK Solutions
Ming Finance
MortgageWorks
Reservoir Finance
Seniors First – Reverse Mortgage Broker


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COMMONWEALTH BANK BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR (>20 STAFF)

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Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory

(Winner: Ben Magnus, Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory and Presenter: Razia Khan, Commonwealth Bank)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

1st Street Financial
Entourage
Green Finance Group
Inovayt
Loan Gallery Finance
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Ufinancial


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ANZ BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR – REGIONAL

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Winner: Loan Market Geelong City

(Sarah Thomson, Loan Market Geelong City)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Astute Gippsland
Atmosphere Capital
Capta Financial
Crunch Finance
Go Mortgage
Mortgage Innovations
Preferred Finance


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BANKWEST NEW BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Entourage Mornington

(Winner: Vincent Moore, Entourage Mornington and Presenter: Ian Rakhit, Bankwest)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cinch Loans
Core Finance Co
Kiri McNamara – Loan Market
Lending Hub Co.
Resolve Finance – Nedlands
The Happy Finance Company
Trusted Financial Choice


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GATEWAY BANK BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE FROM AN INDIVIDUAL OFFICE

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Winner: Birdie Wealth and Home Loan Experts

(Winner: Nathan Smith, Birdie Wealth and Otto Dargan, Home Loan Experts and Presenter: Zeb Drummond, Gateway Bank)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

JETT Finance
Loan Market Canberra
Mortgage Domayne
Mortgage Choice (St Peters)
Penny Finance
Shore Financial
Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Specialist Mortgage


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LBH BEST INDUSTRY MARKETING CAMPAIGN

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Winner: Pepper Money

(Presenter: Brian Steele, LBH and Winner: Sarah Pikardt, Pepper Money)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bankwest
Birdie Wealth
Mortgage Choice
My Expert®
ubank


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NAB BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE

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Winner: Quickli

(Presenter: Adam Brown, NAB and Winner: Angus Keatinge, Quickli)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Broker Essentials
Deposit Assure
FINSTREET GROUP
LoanQ
PropTrack
Rerise Digital
Success & Broker
Uptick Marketing


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UBANK BOUTIQUE AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Money Quest Group

(Presenter: George Srbinovski and Winner: Michael Russell, Money Quest Group)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Liberty Network Services
Masters Broker Group
Platform Finance


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ONDECK AGGREGATOR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Mortgage Choice

(Sally Chadwick, Mortgage Choice)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Finsure
Loan Market
National Mortgage Brokers
outsource Financial


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FIRSTMAC BEST AGGREGATOR BDM

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Winner: Haley Bellamy, AFG

(Presenter: Jake Sanders, Firstmac and Halley Bellamy, AFG)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anne-Marie Deieso, Loan Market
Anthony Wick, National Mortgage Brokers
Ben Livera, Mortgage Choice
Erin Williams, AFG
Sarah Chan, outsource Financial
Shelley Tetlaw, Loan Market
Taryn Howe, Loan Market
Van Vu, Finsure


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MORTGAGE STREET BEST MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Lily Parle, Westpac

(Winner: Lily Parle, Westpac and Presenter: Abhishek Shahi, Mortgage Street)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anita Crawford, Westpac
Anthony Gravina, NAB
Anurag Bonde, Commonwealth Bank
Blake Hauber, Westpac
George Markos, ANZ
Jessica Matthews, Commonwealth Bank
Kym Ning, ANZ
Sam Tang, Westpac
Yash Dave, NAB


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HAYS BEST NON-MAJOR BANK BDM

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Winner: Tes Anderson, Bankwest

(Presenter: Fiona Russell, Hays and Winner: Tes Anderson, Bankwest)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aysun Portoglou, ubank
Helen Bozikis, Bankwest
Kim Lau, Suncorp Bank
Madeleine Papathanasiou, Bank of Melbourne
Michael Anastasovski, HSBC
Nicholas Brookes, ING
Roohi Kumar, St.George Bank
Sally Hillman, St.George Bank
Tony Lionello, ubank


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MORTGAGE CHOICE BEST NON-BANK BDM

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Winner: Jimmy Hou, Brighten Home Loans

(Winner: Jimmy Hou, Brighten Home Loans and Presenter: Sally Chadwick, Mortgage Choice)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Belinda Gray, Bluestone
Chris Maamoun, Funding.com.au
Dragan Latincic, Firstmac
Harry Stewart, Pepper Money
Jaime Aplin, Prospa
Jo Oliver, Resimac
Liz Mollica, Resimac
Simon Winters, SHIFT
Waran Chandiran, La Trobe Financial


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Q2 BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: The Westpac Group

(Winner: Ben Corcoran, Westpac and Presenter: Ali Khan, Q2)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bank of Sydney
Bankwest
ING Australia
Suncorp Bank
ubank


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RATE MONEY NON-BANK OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Liberty

(Presenter: Ryan Gair, Rate Money and Winner: Gabriele Famularo, Liberty)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brighten Home Loans
Heartland Reverse Mortgages
La Trobe Financial
Pallas Capital
Pepper Money
RedZed
Resimac


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PROPTRACK FINTECH LENDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: ubank

(Winner: George Srbinovski, ubank and Presenter: Peter Saint-Ruth, PropTrack)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Butn Limited
Funding.com.au
Prospa
Wisr


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BLUESTONE HOME LOANS MORTGAGE MANAGER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Mortgage Ezy

(Presenter: Tony MacRae, Bluestone Home Loans and Winner: Peter James, Mortgage Ezy)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Better Mortgage Management
FINSTREET
Home Affordability Solutions
Rate Money


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WESTPAC AUSTRALIAN BROKER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans & Advisory

(Presenter: Suzanne Wood, Westpac and Winner: Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans & Advisory)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
Helen Avis, Specialist Mortgage
Liz McRae, Loan Market Geelong City
Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts


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LIBERTY AUSTRALIAN BROKERAGE OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory

(Winner: Ben Magnus, Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory and Presenter: Gabriele Famularo, Liberty)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bayside Residential & Commercial Mortgages
Entourage Mornington
Loan Market Geelong City
Specialist Mortgage
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre


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