Vow awards top commercial brokers

Vow’s fourth commercial conference saw brokers from across Australia gather in Queensland to learn about the aggregator’s new product offerings and technology updates.

In his opening address, Vow general manager Clive Kirkpatrick highlighted the growing opportunity for brokers in the commercial and equipment finance space, particularly as lenders continue to tighten their residential lending policies.

“Your customer bases have more opportunity than most people are aware of and this is primarily in the areas of commercial and equipment finance. We must meet their needs,” the GM said.

Mr Kirkpatrick noted that under the leadership of Glenn Mitchell, the aggregator’s commercial business has grown settlements from $275 million to $1.3 billion over the last three years.

“The market is ripe for business expansion and that expansion needs funding,” Mr Kirkpatrick said. “We have selected a number of lenders that have a very broad policy criteria to help you find a solution to every customer.”

The conference was followed by an awards ceremony, where Victoria-based GFS Finance was named the national winner of the Vow/YBR Broker Partner of the Year 2018 category. The group also took home the award for Partner of the Year – Victoria.

Thinktank’s head of sales and distribution, Peter Vala, was named Vow/YBR Commercial Partner of the Year for his dedication to the industry and support for third-party businesses.

Here is the full list of award winners:

Vow/YBR Commercial Broker Group Partner of the Year 2018 – WA

Winner: Loan WA

Vow/YBR Commercial Individual Broker Partner of the Year 2018 – WA

Winner: Luke Natoli

Vow/YBR Commercial Broker Group Partner of the Year 2018 – SA

Winner: Commercial Finance Australia

Vow/YBR Commercial Broker Group Partner of the Year 2018 – QLD

Winner: Fraser Financial Services (QLD) PTY Limited

Vow/YBR Commercial Broker Group Partner of the Year 2018 – VIC

Winner: GFS Finance

Vow/YBR Commercial Individual Broker Partner of the Year 2018 – VIC

Winner: Chang Yi

Vow/YBR Commercial Broker Group Partner of the Year 2018 – TAS

Winner: Finance Brokers of Tasmania

Vow/YBR Commercial Individual Broker Partner of the Year 2018 – TAS

Winner: Stephen Cox

Vow/YBR Commercial Broker Group Partner of the Year 2018 – NSW/ACT

Winner: Constantia Finance

Vow/YBR Commercial Individual Broker Partner of the Year 2018 – NSW/ACT

Winner: William Chen

Winner: Domenic Romero

Vow/YBR Commercial Leasing Broker Partner of the Year 2018

Winner: Lets Finance

Vow/YBR Commercial Partner of the Year 2018

Winner: Peter Vala – Thinktank

Vow/YBR Broker Partner of the Year 2018 – National Winner

Winner: GFS Finance

Vow awards top commercial brokers

James Mitchell

Last Updated: 03 April 2018 Published: 27 March 2018

Written by James Mitchell

Last Updated: 03 April 2018

Published: 27 March 2018

James Mitchell

James Mitchell has over eight years’ experience as a financial reporter and is the editor of Wealth and Wellness at Momentum Media.

He has a sound pedigree to cover the business of mortgages and the converging financial services sector having reported for leading finance titles InvestorDaily, InvestorWeekly, Accountants Daily, ifa, Mortgage Business, Residential Property Manager, Real Estate Business, SMSF Adviser, Smart Property Investment, and The Adviser.

He has also been published in The Daily Telegraph and contributed online to FST Media and Mergermarket, part of the Financial Times Group.

James holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature and an MA in Journalism.