Over 650 mortgage and finance professionals gathered at The Star Sydney for the annual awards ceremony this evening
Over 600 of the mortgage and finance industry’s elite attended the Australian Mortgage Awards at The Star Sydney tonight to see 31 awards presented to the best brokers, brokerages, lenders and aggregators.
The event, supported by Westpac for the ninth consecutive year, was hosted by Australian media personality Sonia Kruger and included performances from Furnace and the Fundamentals and Luke Zanc Duo.
A full list of tonight’s award winners is below:
National Awards
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
NAB Australian Brokerage of the Year
Winner: 1st Street Financial
CBA Australian Young Gun of the Year
Winner: Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market
Australian BDM of the Year
Winner: John Kakakios, ANZ
Brokerage Awards
Bluestone Brokerage of the Year- Diversification
Winner: TM Finance Group
ANZ Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
Winner: Loan Market Bayside / Cheltenham
Giant Finance Group Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
Winner: 1st Street Financial
ME Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Choice Home Loans Coffs Harbour and Woolgoola
La Trobe Financial Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Winner: PFS Financial Services
Most Effective Online Presence – Broker
Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Broker Awards
ANZ Broker of the Year – Commercial
Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
FBAA Broker of the Year- Independent
Winner: Simon Orbell, Smartmove
ALI Group Broker of the Year- Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life)
Winner: Robert Trewin, Robert Trewin Mortgage Broking
Pepper Money Broker of the Year- Specialist Lending
Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
Highly Commended: Giulio Avian, Fundsnational
CBA Broker of the Year- Productivity
Winner: Daniel O'Brien, PFS
Australian Broker Young Gun of the Year (Franchise)
Winner: Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market
ING Young Gun of the Year (Independent)
Winner: Misa Huynh, Smartmove
Highly Commended: Redom Syed, Confidence Finance
BDM Awards
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
Winner: Peter Bryant, VOW
Best Major Bank BDM
Winner: John Kakakios, ANZ
Highly Commended: Matt Poulter, Commonwealth Bank
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Winner: Sally Hillman, St George
Best Non-Bank BDM
Winner: Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe
Highly Commended: Darren Stratford, Resimac
Aggregator Awards
Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
Winner: Outsource Financial
Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
Winner: Finsure
Most Effective Online Presence – Aggregator
Winner: Connective
Industry Awards
Best Industry Advertising Campaign
Winner: Liberty
Best Industry Service
Winner: NextGen.Net
Lender Awards
MPA Major Bank of the Year
Winner: Westpac
MSA National Non-Major Bank of the Year
Winner: ING
Non-Bank of the Year
Winner: Pepper Money
Most Effective Online Presence – Lender
Winner: Pepper Money
More coverage of tonight’s awards will be available in upcoming issues of Australian Broker and MPA magazines and online.
The event, supported by Westpac for the ninth consecutive year, was hosted by Australian media personality Sonia Kruger and included performances from Furnace and the Fundamentals and Luke Zanc Duo.
A full list of tonight’s award winners is below:
National Awards
Westpac Australian Broker of the Year
Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
NAB Australian Brokerage of the Year
Winner: 1st Street Financial
CBA Australian Young Gun of the Year
Winner: Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market
Australian BDM of the Year
Winner: John Kakakios, ANZ
Brokerage Awards
Bluestone Brokerage of the Year- Diversification
Winner: TM Finance Group
ANZ Brokerage of the Year (1-5 staff)
Winner: Loan Market Bayside / Cheltenham
Giant Finance Group Brokerage of the Year (6-20 staff)
Winner: 1st Street Financial
ME Brokerage of the Year (>20 staff)
Winner: The Australian Lending & Investment Centre
NextGen.Net New Brokerage of the Year
Winner: Choice Home Loans Coffs Harbour and Woolgoola
La Trobe Financial Best Customer Service from an Individual Office
Winner: PFS Financial Services
Most Effective Online Presence – Broker
Winner: Empower Wealth Mortgage Advisory
Broker Awards
ANZ Broker of the Year – Commercial
Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
FBAA Broker of the Year- Independent
Winner: Simon Orbell, Smartmove
ALI Group Broker of the Year- Insurance (Mortgage Protection & Life)
Winner: Robert Trewin, Robert Trewin Mortgage Broking
Pepper Money Broker of the Year- Specialist Lending
Winner: Ian Robinson, Robinson Sewell Partners
Highly Commended: Giulio Avian, Fundsnational
CBA Broker of the Year- Productivity
Winner: Daniel O'Brien, PFS
Australian Broker Young Gun of the Year (Franchise)
Winner: Lee Wisniewski, Loan Market
ING Young Gun of the Year (Independent)
Winner: Misa Huynh, Smartmove
Highly Commended: Redom Syed, Confidence Finance
BDM Awards
Bankwest Best Aggregator BDM
Winner: Peter Bryant, VOW
Best Major Bank BDM
Winner: John Kakakios, ANZ
Highly Commended: Matt Poulter, Commonwealth Bank
Best Non-Major Bank BDM
Winner: Sally Hillman, St George
Best Non-Bank BDM
Winner: Suzanne Hemsworth, La Trobe
Highly Commended: Darren Stratford, Resimac
Aggregator Awards
Aggregator of the Year (Up to 500 brokers)
Winner: Outsource Financial
Aggregator of the Year (Over 500 brokers)
Winner: Finsure
Most Effective Online Presence – Aggregator
Winner: Connective
Industry Awards
Best Industry Advertising Campaign
Winner: Liberty
Best Industry Service
Winner: NextGen.Net
Lender Awards
MPA Major Bank of the Year
Winner: Westpac
MSA National Non-Major Bank of the Year
Winner: ING
Non-Bank of the Year
Winner: Pepper Money
Most Effective Online Presence – Lender
Winner: Pepper Money
More coverage of tonight’s awards will be available in upcoming issues of Australian Broker and MPA magazines and online.
