Non-bank lender announced as major partner for prestigious industry event
The 2023 New Zealand Mortgage Awards will be bigger and better than ever – offering participants the chance to enjoy an in-person ceremony for the first time.
A proud supporter of the awards, Bluestone Home Loans and its white-label product Select has been confirmed as the event partner for the third consecutive year. Other sponsors of the 2023 event include Avanti Finance, Select, First Mortgage Trust and Prospa.
Bluestone New Zealand managing director Peter Wood (pictured above) said it had been a tough period for the mortgage and finance industry over the past few years.
“Reward and recognition across the industry is lacking, so the New Zealand Mortgage Awards are a fantastic opportunity to build on the support from the mortgage adviser and lender point of view,” Wood said. “It is very important to celebrate and acknowledge as we come out of the pandemic moving forward.”
Read more: Nominations now open for New Zealand Mortgage Awards 2023
Wood said Bluestone was a big supporter of the adviser market in New Zealand.
“Bluestone and Select will continue to support advisers and the mortgage and finance industry. Our industry will keep evolving too, so it is exciting to see people getting behind it by nominating themselves and their peers for an NZMA in 2023. Bluestone Home Loans and our white label product Select are proud to once again be the main event partners in 2023.”
For the last two years, the pandemic has prevented members of New Zealand’s mortgage and finance industry from meeting up for a night to celebrate the best in the business. However, the third annual New Zealand Mortgage Awards will ensure mortgage advisers, BDMs and representatives from brokerages, lenders and service providers can get together for the first time.
Hosted by Key Media and supported by NZ Adviser, the New Zealand Mortgage Awards will be held at the Hilton Auckland on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Nominations for the awards are already open and will close on Dec. 2.
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The New Zealand Mortgage Awards is the only event that rewards the accomplishments of top mortgage and finance advisers across the nation.
More categories have been added to the NZMAs in 2023, including Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending; Commercial Mortgage Adviser; Adviser of the Year – Insurance; Best Banks of the Year; Fintech Lender of the Year; Best Industry Service and Best Industry Marketing Campaign.
There are 16 categories in total, covering advisers, brokerages, BDMs, customer service and industry service. The categories are:
- Commercial Mortgage Adviser
- Adviser of the Year – Independent & Franchise
- Adviser of the Year – Specialist Lending
- Adviser of the Year – Insurance
- Adviser of the Year – Regional
- Young Gun of the Year
- Brokerage of the Year – 1-5 staff
- Brokerage of the Year – 6+
- New Brokerage of the Year
- Best Customer Service from an Individual office
- Best BDM of the Year (Banks, Non-Banks, Aggregators)
- Best Banks of the Year (Majors & Non-Majors)
- Best Non-Banks of the Year
- Fintech Lender of the Year
- Best Industry Service
- Best Industry Marketing Campaign
To nominate for the awards and for more information, please click here.
