It allows him to declutter his work brain and focus on clients
Currently, he claims it is weighted far too heavily towards the customer
SPECIAL REPORTS
- 2018 Commercial Lenders Roundtable
- Top 10 Brokerages 2018
- 2018 Brokers on Aggregators
The Australian Mortgage Awards took place on Friday night (October 18) to recognise the best in the mortgage and finance industry.
Congratulations to all the winners and the finalists!
For the full feature, including photos and quotes from the night, make sure to check out the next issue of MPA, on desks November 6.
Most effective digital strategy – Brokerage
Winner: Zippy Financial Group
Finalists:
- Loan Base
- Option Finance Australia
- The Perth Mortgage Specialist
- XIN Mortgage
Most Effective Digital Strategy – Lender
Winner: Westpac
Finalists:
- Bankwest
- Heartland Seniors Finance
- MyState Bank
- Pepper Money
- St.George Banking Group
Best Industry Marketing Campaign
Winner: Liberty
Finalists:
- ANZ
- La Trobe Financial
- NAB
- Prospa
- Suncorp
Best Industry Service
Winner: NextGen.Net
Finalists:
- Broker Essentials
- CoreLogic
- Ezidox
- Finsure Broker Academy
- HLE Nepal Pvt.
- Loanworks
- Trail Book Loans
BOQ Broker Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Winner: Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Finalists:
- Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
- Atelier Wealth
- Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
- Gloss Finance
- Home Loan Experts
- Glenn Crombie – Loan Market
- Supra Finance and Property Group
- XIN Mortgage
- Zippy Financial Group
Deposit Power Aggregator of the Year (<500 brokers)
Winner: Liberty Network Services
Finalists:
- Centrepoint Alliance Lending
- Finconnect
OnDeck Aggregator of the Year (>500 brokers)
Winner: Loan Market Group
Finalists:
- Astute Financial Management
- Connective
- FAST
- Finsure
- Mortgage Choice
- Outsource Financial
- Specialist Finance Group
Non-Bank of the Year
Winner: Pepper Money
Finalists:
- Better Mortgage Management
- Bluestone
- Equity-One
- Firstmac
- Liberty
- Mortgage Ezy
- Resimac
Loan Services Team of the Year
Winner: Bankwest
Finalists:
- ANZ
- Bankwest
- Liberty
- Macquarie
MSA National Bank of the Year
Winner: ING
Finalists:
- Adelaide Bank
- ANZ
- Bankwest
- Macquarie
- MyState Bank
- St.George Banking Group
- Suncorp
- Westpac
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
Winner: Tim Schneider, Choice
Finalists:
- Anthony Zveglic, Finsure Finance & Insurance
- Ben Livera, Mortgage Choice
- David Vizza, Finsure Finance & Insurance
- James Brett, Connective
- Jesus Herrera, Aussie Home Loans
- Matthew Cusworth, Connective
- Tracey Najjar, Centrepoint Alliance Limited
Best Major Bank BDM
Winner: Sam Tang, Westpac
Highly Commended: Linda Oates, NAB
Finalists:
- Amanda Borg, CBA
- Tony Agliozzo, CBA
- Blake Hauber, Westpac
- Jane Arthur, ANZ
- William Xi, ANZ
Best Non- Major Bank BDM
Winner: Stuart Moore, ING
Finalists:
- Andrew Downie, MyState Bank
- Clem Marcocci, ING
- Emma Fiorentino, Bank of Melbourne
- Geoff Murphy, ING
- Grace Munro, MyState Bank
- Mira Doolabh, St. George
- Nancy Georgy, Bankwest
Mortgage Choice Best Non-Bank BDM
Winner: Denya Dean, Bluestone
Finalists:
- Chitresh Luthra, Bluestone
- Darren Stratford, Redzed
- Erin Manhood, Prospa
- Lili Amphone Barron
- Pasquale Caia, Pepper Money
- Patrick Moore, Liberty
- Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe Financial
MFAA Young Gun of the Year – Franchise
Winner: Adam Wadley, Realestate.com.au Home Loans
Finalists:
- Brice Booker, Mortgage Choice Brisbane City
- Damien Page, Loan Market
- Grace Gardner, Aussie Home Loans
- Kamal Aeri, Smartline
Melissa Truong Huynh, Loan Market
Adelaide Bank Young Gun of the Year – Independent
Winner: Tom Morison, Smartmove Professional Mortgage Advisors
Finalists:
- Amy Small, Professional Lending Solutions
- Christian Stevens, Shore Financial
- Evelyn Clark, Accession Finance
- Hoang Nam (Stephen), The Financiers Group
- Jonathan De Sensi, The Australian Lending And Investment Centre
- Jordan Beh, Insight Property Finance
- Joshua Trevitt, Jt Home Loans
- Mohit Lal Pradhan, Home Loan Experts
- Vivian Wu, Ayers Financial Group
Equity-One Broker of the Year – Productivity
Winner: Damian Medici, Damian Medici Loan Market
Finalists:
- Adam Burstein, Nu-age Lending
- Josh Bartlett, Loan Market Bayside
- Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
- Kapil Virmani, Smartline
- Mark Davis, The Australian Lending And Investment Centre
- Michael Gavan, Innovative Home & Business Finance
- Michael Vasilaras, Loan Market, Bayside
- Trong Vivienne Than, Home Loan Experts
La Trobe Financial Broker of the Year – Commercial
Winner: Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
Finalists:
- Greg Samuel, Samuel Finance
- Jean-Pierre Gortan, Simplicity Loans & Advisory
- Jigar Modi, Small Business Loans Hub
- Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
- Kevin Wheatley, Bayside Residential and Commercial Mortgages
- Larry Zhou, Link Capital Finance
- Tada Souvannavong, Iconic Financial Services
- Daniel Green, Green Financial Group
FBAA Broker of the Year – Independent
Winner: Mark Davis, The Australian Lending And Investment Centre
Finalists:
- Alex Veljancevski, Eventus Financial
- Anthony O'Flynn, IFA Mortgages & Finance
- Fabio DeCastro, Oxygen Home Loans
- Jigar Modi, Small Business Loans Hub
- Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
- Louisa Sanghera, Zippy Financial Group
- Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia
- Trent Lee, Mates Rates Mortgage Brokers
- William Unkles, 40 Forty Finance
ALI Group Broker of the Year – Insurance (Mortgage Protection)
Winner: Robyn Beath, Astute Gippsland
Finalists:
- Darryl Bevan, Direct Financial
- James Florance, Mortgage Choice North Lakes and Redcliffe
- Maria Nicoli, Loan Market – Caroline Springs
- Maxine Farmer, Maxon Finance
- Richard Wright, V Home Loans
- Shareek Mohammed, Aussie Home Loans
- Tony Bice, Finance Made Easy
Pepper Money Broker of the Year – Specialist Lending
Winner: Mark Davis, The Australian Lending And Investment Centre
Finalists:
- Amy Small, Professional Lending Solutions
- Clemens Zhang, Ayers Financial Group
- Daniel Green, Green Finance Group
- Jigar Modi, Small Business Loans Hub
- Jonathan Preston, Home Loan Experts
- Margaret Wilcock, MW Mortgage & Wealth
- Tada Souvannavong, Iconic Financial Services
NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Simplicity Loans & Advisory
Finalists:
- Aqua Door Home Loans
- Birdie Wealth
- Essendon Finance
- Innovative Homeloans
- Red Door Financial Group
- Red10 Finance
- Small Business Loans Hub
Vow Financial Brokerage of the Year – Diversification
Winner: Mortgage Choice Morphett Vale
Finalists:
- Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
- Ayers Financial Group
- Loan Market Picton
- Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- Small Business Loans Hub
- Successful Ways
- Supra Finance And Property Group Pty Limited
Brokerage of the Year – Regional
Winner: Astute Gippsland
Finalists:
- Aussie Queanbeyan
- Go Mortgage
- Mates Rates Mortgage Brokers
- Mortgage Choice Erina
- Mortgage Choice Nowra
- Regional Finance Solutions
- Tungsten Home Loans
Broker of the Year – Regional
Winner: George Smith-Roberts, Realestate.com.au Home Loans
Highly Commended: Narelle Kerstan, Gloss Finance
Finalists:
- Amy Small, Professional Lending Solutions
- Craig Russell, Priority 1 Lending
- George Mihalopoulos, Connected Finance
- Jarred Spurr, Sphere Finance
- Robyn Beath, Astute Gippsland
- Trent Lee, Mates Rates Mortgage Brokers
Brokerage of the Year – (1-5 staff)
Winner: Loan Market Bayside
Highly Commended: Atelier Wealth
Finalists:
- Aussie-Queanbeyan
- Birdie Wealth
- iChoice Pty Ltd
- InReach Finance (Brokerage of the Year)
- Mortgage Lending Specialists (MLS Finance)
- PFS Financial Services
- Small Business Loans Hub
- Zippy Financial Group
Bluestone Brokerage of the Year – (6-20 staff)
Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Finalists:
- 1st Street Financial
- Astute Melbourne City South and Gippsland
- Entourage Finance
- Loan Studio
- Mortgage Choice Melbourne
- My Home Loan
- Loan Market – One Network Broking
- Option Finance Australia Pty Ltd
- Simplicity Loans & Advisory
Brokerage of the Year – (>20 staff)
Winner: Home Loan Experts
Finalists:
- Acceptance Finance
- Home Loan Experts
- Oxygen Home Loans
- Red Rock Group
- Shore Financial
- The Australian Lending and Investment Centre
FAST Fintech Lender of the Year
Winner: OnDeck
Finalists:
- Funding.com.au
- MoneyPlace
- Prospa
- SocietyOne
- Wisr
Liberty Australian Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Home Loan Experts
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
Winner: Mark Davis, The Australian Lending And Investment Centre