Hall of recognition

2019 Winners and Finalists winners & finalists

Recognising the individuals and businesses whose achievements set the standard for Australia’s mortgage and finance profession.

NSW · 2019 Winners and Finalists

Winners and finalists

19 categories
Category

BEST AGGREGATOR BDM

Individual
Winner James Brett, Connective Broker Services
Finalists
  • Hannah Carter, Australian Finance Group
  • Jayden Cheers, Specialist Finance Group
  • Phillip Donaldson, Finsure Finance & Insurance
  • George Georges, Connective Broker Services
  • Khan Inanli, Yellow Brick Road
  • Daniel Kairouz, Vow Financial
  • Noushig Megerditchian, Finsure Finance & Insurance
  • Mary-Louise Rowland, outsource financial
  • David Vizza, Finsure Finance & Insurance

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE (INDIVIDUAL)

Individual
Winner Kathy Dundas, No Fuss Home Loans
Finalists
  • Olga Juliana Ardila Ospina, Prana Credit Solutions
  • Daniel Berti, Berti Financial
  • Cathy Brown, Activ8 Finance
  • Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Australia
  • Joseph Jong, Aussie Home Loans
  • Anthony O’Flynn, IFA Mortgages & Finance
  • Louisa Sanghera, Zippy Financial Group
  • Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
  • Richard Wellsmore, futurity

BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE (OFFICE)

Group
Winner PFS Financial Services (Bella Vista)
Finalists
  • Aussie Home Loans (Belmont)
  • Direct Property Network (Cronulla)
  • Infinity Group Australia (Bella Vista)
  • Link Finance Group (Bella Vista)
  • Mortgage Choice (Nowra)
  • Shore Financial (North Sydney)
  • Smartline (Caringbah)
  • Unique Finance Services (Wenworthville)
  • Vestyn Finance Solutions (Sydney)

BEST FINANCE BROKER

Individual
Winner Tony Bice, Finance Made Easy
Finalists
  • Christopher Azzi, Loan Market
  • Thaer Burbar, GreenLine Financial Services Group
  • George Giovas, Axius Partners
  • Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans & Advisory
  • Richard Hewitt, Nimbus Broking
  • Ivan Radovnikovic, Rado Financial Services
  • Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance
  • Kevin Wheatley , Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages

BEST LENDER BDM (BANK)

Individual
Winner Rosa Primerano, National Australia Bank
Finalists
  • Russell Adams, Advantedge
  • Matthew Alexander, ING Bank
  • Julianne Brown, Commonwealth Bank
  • Kim Lau, Suncorp Bank
  • Clem Marcocci, ING Direct
  • Stuart Moore, ING Bank
  • Sam Tang, Westpac
  • Natalija Taylor, ING Direct
  • Kelly Tietjen, National Australia Bank
  • Casandra Wright, Advantedge

BEST LENDER BDM (NON-BANK)

Individual
Winner Drew Clegg, Pepper Money
Finalists
  • Denya Dean, Bluestone
  • Chris Franze, Newcastle Permanent
  • Belinda Gray, Bluestone
  • Ben Howell, Prospa
  • Joseph Khal, Australian Finance Group
  • John Maxwell, Victorian Mortgage Group
  • Jessica Thompson-Laing, Pepper Money
  • David Vizza, Finsure Finance & Insurance

BEST LOAN ADMINISTRATOR

Individual
Winner Angela Xiao, Option Finance Australia
Finalists
  • Hannah Boyd, Sphere Finance
  • Megan Byrne, PFS Financial Services
  • Robyn Davis, Mortgage Choice
  • Ganga Manandhar, Home Loan Experts
  • Joshua Ransom, PFS Financial Services
  • Sylvana Stepic, Aussie Home Loans
  • Taila Sullivan, Indigo Finance
  • Damien Walker, Atelier Wealth
  • Sophie Zhao, Ayers Home Loans

BEST NEWCOMER

Individual
Winner Jordan Beh, Insight Property Finance
Finalists
  • Mitch Boulden, Jennings Mortgages
  • Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts
  • Hassan Madrajat, Success Home Loans
  • Matthew Pongrass, Certe Finance
  • Lee Rosenfeld, Innovative Home Loans
  • Alen Slewa, Proficient Finance Group
  • Tada Souvannavong, Iconic Financial Services
  • Heath Williams, Loan Market
  • Jinkai (Ryan) Zhang, Option Finance Australia

BEST REGIONAL BROKER

Individual
Winner Jarred Spurr, Sphere Finance (Killarney Vale)
Finalists
  • Chris Crook, Aussie Home Loans (Shellharbour)
  • Richard Hewitt, Nimbus Broking (Young)
  • Anthony Knight , Mortgage Choice (Erina)
  • Brenden Lowbridge, Money Links (Newcastle West)
  • George Mihalopoulos, Connected Finance (Shellharbour)
  • Paddy O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice (Nowra)
  • Zac Peteh, Mint Equity (Somersby)
  • George Smith-Roberts, realestate.com.au Home Loans (Casino)
  • Bertie Stanley, Stanley Finance (Mudgee)

BEST RESIDENTIAL BROKER

Individual
Winner Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services (Bella Vista)
Finalists
  • Mohammed Azeem, Mortgage Choice (Carnes Hill)
  • Scott Durrant, Successful Ways (Sydney)
  • Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Australia (Bella Vista)
  • Fane Levy, Shore Financial (North Sydney)
  • Anthony O’Flynn, IFA Mortgages & Finance (Bondi Junction)
  • Paddy O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice (Nowra)
  • Zac Peteh, Mint Equity (Somersby)
  • Stuart Sutherland, Smartline (Carringbah)
  • Dhaval Thakkar, Get Simple Loans (Strathfield)

MENTOR OF THE YEAR

Individual
Winner Nancy Youssef, Classic Mentoring & Coaching
Finalists
  • Shahin Afarin, Elite Property Finance
  • Greg Cook, Loan Market
  • Oliver Li, Option Finance Australia
  • Anthony O’Flynn, IFA Mortgages & Finance
  • Ken Peng, Vestyn Finance Solutions
  • Mary-Louise Rowland, outsource financial
  • Karlie Scharfenberg, New Age Mentoring
  • Anthony Zveglic, Finsure Finance & Insurance

RISING STAR

Individual
Winner Brad East, Wisebuy Investment Group
Finalists
  • Cathy Brown, Activ8 Finance
  • Viktor Desovski, mybrokeronline
  • Parag Dixit, CPR Australia Wealth Advisers
  • Anthony Landahl, Equilibria Finance
  • Craig Mowbray, Be There Financial Services
  • Paddy O’Sullivan, Mortgage Choice
  • Dylan Salotti, Divitis Finance
  • Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
  • Damian Wallace, CPS Mortgages and Leasing

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Individual
Winner Richard Hewitt, Nimbus Broking
Finalists

BROKER OF THE YEAR

Individual
Winner Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services (Bella Vista)
Finalists

BEST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM

Group
Winner Keystone Financial
Finalists
  • Classic Finance Group
  • FinSource
  • Home Loan Experts
  • IFA Mortgages & Finance
  • mybrokeronline
  • Option Finance Australia
  • Pink Finance
  • Pure Finance

BEST INDEPENDENT OFFICE (5 BROKERS OR LESS)

Group
Winner Sphere Finance (Killarney Vale)
Finalists
  • FinSource (Westmead)
  • Atelier Wealth (Sydney)
  • Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages (Sydney)
  • Bell Partners Finance (Sydney)
  • Direct Property Network (Cronulla)
  • PFS Financial Services (Bella Vista)
  • Pure Finance (Surry Hills)
  • The Loans Suite (Penrith)

BEST INDEPENDENT OFFICE (MORE THAN 5 BROKERS)

Group
Winner Shore Financial (North Sydney)
Finalists
  • Home Loan Experts (Rhodes)
  • Option Finance Australia (Sydney)

BEST NEW OFFICE

Group
Winner Simplicity Loans & Advisory (Sydney)
Finalists
  • Aussie Home Loans (Queanbeyan)
  • Iconic Financial Services (Sydney)
  • Infinity Group Australia (Bella Vista)
  • Vestyn Finance Solutions (Sydney)

BEST REGIONAL OFFICE

Group
Winner Aussie Home Loans (Toukley)
Finalists
  • Aussie Home Loans (Queanbeyan)
  • Loan Market (Shellharbour)
  • Mint Equity (Somersby)
  • realestate.com.au Home Loans (Casino)
  • Sphere Finance (Killarney Vale)