2023 Winners and Finalists

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Best Aggregator BDM

Taryn Howe, Loan Market

Ross McDougall, AFG

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Emma Cattermole, Wealthfolio Financial Services
Mizuho Choi, Fundamental Business Finance
Jo Croft, Mortgage Choice Tweed Coast/Northern NSW
Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations
Kieran Jefferies, KJ & Partners

Sandy Kelso, Kelso Finance Mortgage Brokers

Shelley McGinty, Preston Point Capital
Quinto White, Q Financial
Youeil Shol, Loan Market Aspley
Melanie Smith, Aussie Ashgrove

Best Finance Broker

Michael Foley, Kooyong Group
Sabrina Huang, Smart Mortgage
Daniel Keioskie, Growth Point Capital
Sandy Kelso, Kelso Finance
Nathan Lacey, MoneyQuest Chermside
Wayne Pope, Loan Market Breeze
Nick Smith, Red10 Finance
Dale Sparke, STAC Capital

Phil Verheijen, Professional Lending Solutions

Josh Wessels, Diversifi

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

Karen Francis, National Australia Bank (NAB)

Michael Frost, National Australia Bank (NAB)
Anita Fung, Australian Unity Bank
Sally Hillman, St George Bank
Zach Johnston, MyState Bank
Mina Louka, ME Bank
Ashleene Rennie, Macquarie Bank
Elyse Wohling, ANZ
Andy Zhao, Bankwest

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Cameron Bessell, Moneytech
Glen Gillespie, Better Mortgage Management

Heidi Hayward, Bluestone

Reece Ketu, Moneytech
Kristina Lewis, Firstmac
Maddie Matthews, Plenti
Rory Moloney, Pepper Money
Janelle Packman, Resimac
Simon Winters, Shift

Best Loan Administrator

Heather Anderson, Diversifi
Lisa De Caluwe, Reach Lending Group
Michael Hawton, Q Financial
Michelle Heywood, Loan Market Edge
Baxter Hill, Woodrow Finance

Courtney Hudson, Mortgage Innovations

Holly O’Loughlin, Arch Brokerage
Karlee Spence, Borro
Leona Teal, Go Mortgage
Jessica Whelan, My Finance Network

Best Regional Broker

Ryan Baddock, RB Finance (Toowoomba)

Emma Cattermole, Wealthfolio Financial Services (Mooloolaba)

Jason Cuerel, Mortgage Innovations (Varsity Lakes)
Carol King, Loan Market (Buderim)
Chris Maguire, Loan Market (Gladstone)
Wayne Pope, Loan Market (Maroochydore)
Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage (Arundel)
Trevor Ryan, Aussie (Coolum)
Nick Smith, Red10 Finance (Reedy Creek)
Phil Verheijen, Professional Lending Solutions (Bundall)

Best Residential Broker

Kelly Cameron, Get Real Finance
Mark Davis, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Cara Giovinazzo, Borro
Kieran Jefferies, KJ & Partners
Wayne Pope, Loan Market Breeze

Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage

Youeil Shol, Loan Market
Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice Ormeau
Jonathan Vasiliou, Tora Finance
Melissa Wright, Zest Mortgage Solutions

Mentor of the Year

Ruan Burger, Success & Broker

Matthew Clarke, Crew Financial
Joshua Corley, The Brokerage Residential
Eric Dong, EK Mortgage
Debbie Hutchings, Refs Australia
Kelvin Marks, Kel Marks

New Broker of the Year

Nicola Cranswick, Loan Market Buderim
Andre Dixon, Growth Point Capital
Sarah Edwards, Across the Board Finance
Jordan Giltrap-Ryall, Kelston Capital
Melany Hales, Asset Management Experts
Jerry Jacobs, My Finance Network

Nevada Matthews, Cube Central

Jarrad Stuart, Skybridge Finance
Jonathan Vasiliou, Tora Finance

Thought Leader of the Year

Travis Carruthers, Virtus Mortgage Broking Services

Cara Giovinazzo, Borro
Carol King, Loan Market
Adam Kingston, Australian Expat Finance
Melanie Smith, Aussie Ashgrove

Editor's Choice

Melanie Smith, Aussie Ashgrove

Broker of the Year

Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage

Best Boutique Independent Office

Across the Board Finance
Asset Management Experts

Cube Central

Fundamental Business Finance
Go Mortgage
Mason Finance Group
My Finance Network
STAC Capital
Wealthfolio Financial Services
Zest Mortgage Solutions

Best Community Engagement Program

Aussie Ashgrove

Australian Expat Finance
KJ & Partners

Best Customer Service (Office)

Cornerstone Home Loans

Go Mortgage
Loan Market Gladstone
Mason Finance Group
MC Mortgage Solutions
Mortgage Innovations
My Finance Network
Preston Point Capital
Wealthfolio Financial Services
Zest Mortgage Solutions

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

Fundamental Business Finance
Nivcorp Property Finance

STAC Capital

Best New Office

Asset Management Experts
Borro
Invest Blue

Kelston Capital

Mason Finance Group
Tora Finance

Best Regional Office

Go Mortgage (Arundel)

Loan Market (Gladstone)
Mortgage Innovations (Varsity Lakes)
Professional Lending Solutions (Bundall)
TSC Mortgage Brokers / Punters Finance (Birtinya)
Wealthfolio Financial Services (Mooloolaba)

Best Aggregator BDM

Patrick Clarkson, FAST
Mel Griffin, PCF
Paul Mezrani, Connective
Van Vu, Finsure
Kim Warner, Yellow Brick Road

Erin Williams, AFG

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Peita Davies, MoneyQuest Penrith & Blue Mountains
Kathy Dundas, No Fuss Home Loans
Irfan Hussain, The Friendly Broker

Alycia Inglis, Stoneturn

Aaron Ly, Citadel Capital Solutions
Daniel O’Brien, PFS Financial Services
Peter Polorotoff, Polo Finance Group
Lalendra Sharma, Premium Select Finance
Mark Shaw, Mortgage Choice Chatswood
Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial

Best Finance Broker

Tony Bice, First Choice Mortgage Brokers
Louie Dib, Odin Finance
Jayden Gortan, Jaycorp Financial
Nathan Hogan, iFin Capital Group

George Karam, BF Money

Sam Roby, Pure Capital Finance
Scott Rumble, Yakka Finance
Karlie Scharfenberg, The Loans Suite
Tada Souvannavong, Iconic Financial Services
Jarred Spurr, hubbl.it

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

Tes Anderson, Bankwest

Paras Jones, MyState Bank
Natalie McCullough, Suncorp Bank
Naveen Merani, Westpac Banking Group
Sandy Monteleone, ING
Omar Moussa, St George Bank
Victor Sem, St George Bank
Daniel Stamar, ME Bank
Sam Tang, Westpac
William Xi, National Australia Bank (NAB)

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Waran Chandiran, La Trobe Financial
Daniel Coolee, Better Mortgage Management
Isaac Garson, Bizcap
Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe Financial
Benjamin Howell, Prospa

Craig Nicholas, Resimac

Mikai Ning, Brighten Home Loans
Jack O’Sullivan, Plenti
Mitchell Stanmore, Azora Finance
Harry Stewart, Pepper Money

Best Loan Administrator

Subodh Adhikari, Foster Finance
Cherie Baker, South Coast Business & Financial Solutions

Megan Byrne, PFS Financial Services

Shona Coughlan, Innovative Home Loans
Jessica Didovich-Lasalo, The Loans Suite Group Australia
Rita Favaretto, Capta Financial
Jordan Hunter, Money Links
Jyoti Malik, Nfinity Financials
Tracy Pollard, Zippy Financial Group
Zakee Sheriff, Infinity Group Australia

Best Regional Broker

Karen Bashford, South Coast Business & Financial Solutions (Ulladulla)
Kirsty Colliver, Flair Finance (Dubbo)
Danyelle Frank, My Lending Specialist (Griffith)
Garry Green, Coast Finance Group (Broadmeadow)
Nick Jones, Aussie (Belmont)
Zain Peart, ZEP Finance (Lennox Head)
Laurence Plooy, Coffee Finance (New Lambton Heights)
Jason Puxty, Mortgage Choice (Orange)
Emma Louise Strive Financial Group (King Creek)

Heath Williams, Loan Market (Newcastle)

Best Residential Broker

Karen Bashford, South Coast Business & Financial Solutions

Chris Bates, Wealthful

Vishal Gupta, Unique Finance Services
Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Australia
Anthony O’Flynn, IFA Mortgages & Finance
Zain Peart, ZEP Finance
Lee Rosenfeld, Innovative Home Loans
Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
Michael Xia, Mortgage Channel

Mentor of the Year

Kishor Acharya, Laxmi Home Loans

Demal George, Smartfinn Advisors

Daniel Paci, Vault Mortgage Corporation
Lalendra Sharma, Premium Select Finance
Astha Shrestha, Home Loan Experts

New Broker of the Year

Kelly Carter, Mortgage Choice Port Macquarie

Jack Fouracre, Organic Home Loans
Grazia (Grace) Labbozzetta, JPI Finance
Geoff Lai, Strategic Broker
Raymond Liao, Tiger Mortgage
Renee Menzies, South Coast Business & Financial Solutions
Daniel Nguyen, Finance Hub and Networks
Rojan Paudel, Home Loan Experts
Alex Ucchino, Innovative Home Loans
Nicholas Wilcox, Blue Crane Capital

Thought Leader of the Year

Joseph Daoud, It’s Simple Finance
Peita Davies, MoneyQuest Penrith & Blue Mountains

Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Australia

George Karam, BF Money
Andrew Stevens, Nectar Mortgages

Wellness Advocate of the Year

James Brett, Truly Finance

Khash Jalili, Loyalty Finance

Editor's Choice

Anthony O’Flynn, IFA Mortgages & Finance

Broker of the Year

Chris Bates, Wealthful

Best Boutique Independent Office

Atelier Wealth

Birdie Wealth
Build Invest Grow
Innovative Home Loans
Insight Property Finance
Money Links
Mortgage Pros
Nfinity Financials
Unconditional Finance
Unique Finance Services

Best Community Engagement Program

Aussie Finance and Home Loans

Birdie Wealth

iFin Capital Group
LoanStreet

Best Customer Service (Office)

Birdie Wealth

Home Loan Experts

IFA Mortgages & Finance
Mortgage Navigators
My Finance Agent
PFS Financial Services
Prosper Finance
Shore Financial
The Loans Suite
Yellow Brick Road Earlwood

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

iFin Capital Group
Legal Home Loans
LoanOptions.ai

Stamford Capital Australia

Best Franchise Office

MoneyQuest Penrith

Yellow Brick Road Leppington

Best Large Independent Office

Home Loan Experts

Shore Financial
XIN Mortgage

Best New Office

Capta Financial

Evoke Capital

Lendary
Organic Home Loans
Yellow Brick Road

Best Regional Office

Money Links (Newcastle)

Wisebuy Home Loans (Cooks Hill)
ZEP Finance (Lennox Head)

Best Aggregator BDM

Simon Adam, Finsure

Peter Colman, Aussie

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Nitika Bhardwaj, Excel Mortgages
Gene Ge, Keylend
Peter Jin, Keylend
Brett Miller, Aussie Prospect
Craig Parry, Crown Money Management
Shibu Paulose, Ideal Loanz
Priya Ravi, Rise High Financial Solutions
Vipanpreet Singh, Mortgage Choice St Peters
Evan Sourbis, Henley Home Loans

Smita Vira, Mortgage Choice St Peters

Best Finance Broker

Jason Boccaccio, Adelaide Commercial Finance
Karina Burke, Financia
Ben Finis, Financia

Daniel Fry, Premium Capital Solutions

Peiran Hu, Keylend
Paul Katranis, SA Wealth Group
Shibu Paulose, Ideal Loanz
Nikola Radoicic, SA Wealth Group
Greg Samuel, Samuel Finance

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

Tony Lionello, ubank

Maria-Ceres Parreno, Macquarie Bank

Natalie Pavlovich, Macquarie Bank

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Kylie McCue, Pepper Money

Jo Oliver, Resimac

Bridie Stouppos, Latitude Financial Group

Best Loan Administrator

Rhys Barber, Logic Finance
Eugene Chin, Loan Market Adelaide
Lainie Darams, Go Loans

Kirsty Gillings, Loan Market Clare Valley

Rebecca Kemp, Easy Loans
Dimitrios Koutoulogenis, Significant Financial Solutions
Stephanie Miller, Aussie Prospect
Jorge Rosas, Aussie Prospect
Lucy Sparks, Financia
Chengtian Tan, Keylend

Best Regional Broker

Nick Bartel, MoneyQuest (Nairne)

Sharyn Gommers, Hamptons Advisory (Littlehampton)

Christopher Hutton, Chris Hutton Home Loans (Port Noarlunga)
Caroline Mundey, Directional Finance (Christies Beach)
Aaron Vogt, Preferred Finance (Mount Barker)
Mark West, Loan Market (Clare Valley)

Best Residential Broker

Angelo Benedetti, Oracle Lending Solutions
Tarkin Brown, Rise High Financial Solutions
Riannon Diano, Johnston Grocke

Gene Ge, Keylend

Caroline Mundey, Directional Finance
Craig Parry, Crown Money Management
Nikola Radoicic, SA Wealth Group
David Veigli, Clique Finance (formerly Tactical Brokers)
Smita Vira, Mortgage Choice St Peters
Sam Walker, Aussie Prospect

New Broker of the Year

Nitika Bhardwaj, Excel Mortgages
Todd Davies, MBA Financial Strategists
Joel Davis, Protego Finance
Mel Jennings, Financia
Alexandros Koutoulogenis, Significant Financial Soutions
Samantha Neville, Mortgage Choice Blackwood
Amit Sharma, Ezee Loan Solutions
Vipanpreet Singh, Mortgage Choice St Peters

Steven Toome, Port Lincoln Home Loans

Benjamin Yip, Aussie Modbury

Editor's Choice

Nick Bartel, MoneyQuest Nairne

Broker of the Year

Gene Ge, Keylend

Best Boutique Independent Office

Crown Money Management

Directional Finance
Logic Finance
Oracle Lending Solutions
Protego Finance
SA Wealth Group
Samuel Finance
Specter Finance

Best Customer Service (Office)

Aussie Prospect
Henley Home Loans
MoneyQuest Unley

Rise High Financial Solutions

SA Wealth Group
Samuel Finance

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

Financia

Search Mortgages
Specter Finance
Yellow Brick Road Brighton

Best Franchise Office

Aussie Prospect

MoneyQuest Unley

Best Large Independent Office

Go Loans
Keylend

Rise High Financial Solutions

Best New Office

JP Mortgages

MoneyQuest Unley

Best Regional Office

Chris Hutton Home Loans (Port Noarlunga)
Directional Finance (Christies Beach)

Preferred Finance (Mount Barker)

Best Aggregator BDM

Karen Jackson, Vow Financial
Caroline Pollard, My Local Broker
Kylie Swaine, NFC Aggregation
Anthony Wick, National Mortgage Brokers
Tony Wood, AFG

Daisy Yu, Finsure

Best Customer Service (Individual)

Jonathon Coleman, One Stone Finance
Bernard Desmond, Blank Financial
Hasitha Dharmasena, Jett Finance
Chris Foster Ramsay, Foster Ramsay Finance
Emmanuel Guignard, Loanscope
Ajay Kathpal, A4 Finance Group

Maria Nicoli, City Wide Loans

Parth Shah, Jabsons Finance
Carl Violeta, Violeta Finance
Angelique Zimmer, Zimlend Finance Brokers

Best Finance Broker

Vinay Goyal, ARG Finance
Wing Kei Ho, JKK Solutions
Trang Le, Lafin Group
Cameron Perry, Perry Finance
Steven Phang, Aspirus Financial

Grant Rheuben, Rheuben & Associates

Tim Rodda, Loans on the Run
Barry Thatcher, Thatcher Finance
Andyputra Tjandra Wisata, Top One Finance

Best Lender BDM (Bank)

John Paul Azzopardi, Bank Of Melbourne
Marie Dalamagas, National Australia Bank (NAB)
Paul Henry, MyState Bank
Sigmund Marques, National Australia Bank (NAB)
Madeleine Papathanasiou, Bank of Melbourne
Aysun Portoglou, ubank
Gerard Rolfs, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
Neeraj Sharma, ME Bank
Leeza Tyson, National Australia Bank (NAB)

Caresse Wake, ANZ Bank

Best Lender BDM (Non-Bank)

Bill Amarantos, Resimac
Pasquale Caia, Pepper Money

Gabby Destratis, Advantedge Financial Services

Adam Harling, Resimac
Mark Lai, La Trobe Financial
Linette Laverdure, Moula
Daniel Luckin, RedZed
Marcell Midolo, Resimac
Rebecca Milverton, Azora Asset Finance
Andrew Peng, Latitude Financial Services

Best Loan Administrator

Wendy Cainap, Cinch Loans
Parth Chavda, Jabsons Finance
Lauren Cunningham, Entourage
Sandy Czyzowicz, Derwent Finance
Tylah Foster, Loan Market Geelong

Jordan Huynh, Marquee Group

Jenny Maugueret, Decipher Financial Services
Molly Seater, Future Finance Group
Corina Spiteri, Bundy Financial Services
Linda Williams, City Wide Loans

Best Regional Broker

Jonathon Coleman, One Stone Finance (Hobart)
Eldo Jacob, LOANWEB (Geelong)
Emmanuel Marios, Derwent Finance (Hobart)
Liz McRae, Loan Market (Geelong)
Paul Nelson, Nelson Financial (Torquay)

Andrew Patterson, Aussiewide Financial Services (Geelong)

Simon Quattrocchi, GV Finance Brokers (Shepparton)
Jaime Savory, Gippsland Finance Solutions (Bairnsdale)
Joshua Trevitt, JT Home Loans (Patterson Lakes)
Matthew Turner, GSC Finance Solutions (Grovedale)

Best Residential Broker

Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Anthony Alabakov, My Mortgage Freedom
Suvidh Arora, Cinch Loans
Daniel Gold, Long Property
Bryan Jovanovic, Your Mobile Broker (YMB)
Emmanuel Marios, Derwent Finance
Mark Polatkesen, Mortgage Domayne
Damien Roylance, Entourage Finance

Sarah Thomson, Loan Market Geelong

Paul Williams, Mortgage Choice South Melbourne

Mentor of the Year

Jason Back, Broker Essentials
Mario Borg, Masters Broker Group

Margie Cannizzo, Mortgage Choice

Glenn D'Arcy, Australian Business Coaching & Mentoring
Ivan David, Slan Finance
Emmanuel Guignard, Loanscope
Pauline Ryan, Mr Mentor
Andrew Tan, Masters Broker Group
Sarah Thomson, Loan Market Geelong

New Broker of the Year

Nicholas Ash, Entourage Finance
Shubham Bhaskar, Sheel Capital
Anthony Caligari, AFA Mortgage Brokers
Varun Goyal, Trusted Financial Choice
Adam Piper, AXTON Finance
Fareen Rahi, Melbourne Low Rate Home Loan
Luke Rowland, AXTON Finance

Ansh Sethi, Mortgage Domayne

Matthew Turner, GSC Finance Solutions
Ben Williams, Mortgage Choice South Melbourne

Thought Leader of the Year

Margie Cannizzo, Mortgage Choice
Rhianna Farnan, Derwent Finance
Luke Harris, Decipher Financial Services
Kerry Kalendra, MTA Mortgage Brokers
James McCracken, The Successful Adviser

Katherine Persoglia, Property Before Prada

Wellness Advocate of the Year

Niti Bhargava, Resolve Finance Derrimut
Jonathon Coleman, One Stone Finance

Kerry Kalendra, MTA Mortgage Brokers

Katherine Persoglia, Property Before Prada
Maddie Walton, Everlend
Anthony Wick, National Mortgage Brokers
Cadeyn Williams, Inovayt

Best Boutique Independent Office

Accession Finance
AXTON Finance

Bundy Financial Services

Cinch Loans
City Wide Loans
Long Property
Marquee Group
MTA Mortgage Brokers
One Stone Finance
Podium Money

Best Community Engagement Program

Benevolence Financial Group
Cinch Loans
Decipher Financial Services
Derwent Finance

FinancePath

LOANWEB
MTA Mortgage Brokers
Resolve Finance Derrimut
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
Urban Money

Best Customer Service (Office)

10X Home Lending
Capital for Castles
City Wide Loans
Entourage Finance
Future Finance Group
GA Finance Solutions
Loan Market Geelong
Mortgage Achievers
Own Home Loans

Resolve Finance

Best Finance Brokerage (Office)

Aussiewide Financial Services
Inovayt

JKK Solutions

nmoni
Reventon Finance

Best Franchise Office

Loan Market Razor
Mortgage Choice South Melbourne

Mortgage Choice Williamstown

Mortgage Choice Berwick

Best Large Independent Office

Acceptance Finance
Aqua Financial Services
Aussiewide Financial Services
Entourage Finance

Inovayt

Mortgage Domayne
My Mortgage Freedom
Resolve Finance
The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
The Financiers Group

Best New Office

10X Home Lending
Cinch Loans
Decipher Financial Services
GA Finance
JT Home Loans
LOANWEB

Marquee Group

Zimlend Finance Brokers

Best Regional Office

Aussie (Launceston)

Aussiewide Financial Services (Geelong)

Brokerhouse (Shepparton)
Gippsland Finance Solutions (Bairnsdale)
GSC Finance Solutions (Grovedale)
Loan Market (Geelong)
One Stone Finance (Hobart)