MPA Australia Top 100 Brokers 2017

In a market in regulatory turmoil, these brokers save defied the odds and are driving the industry forward

MPA Australia Top 100 Brokers 2017

There are plenty of ways to measure a broker’s performance. For some, a great client testimonial is enough; others want a cabinet full of trophies. MPA’s Top 100 Brokers list highlights individuals who are extending the boundaries of what a broker can do, reaching new heights of efficiency and customer service and, consequently, writing more loans.

We take a straightforward approach: it is a broker's total value of residential settlements over the 2016/17 financial year that decides the rankings you’ll see over the next few pages. This can be tough, for example on regional brokers dealing in lower loan sizes, but it provides a transparent way to compare very different brokers and different businesses.

The Top 100 is not simply a list of brokers; it can tell you a lot about the entire industry. Overall, this year’s Top 100 wrote fewer loans, with a lower total value than last year’s cohort. This is the second year that numbers have declined, and it is increasingly looking like the near-$11bn written in 2015 will be remembered as a peak that future brokers will struggle to reach.

The impact of regulation and lender policy changes cannot be ignored. We spoke to a selection of Top 100 brokers, including the entire Top 10, many of whom told us that their clients’ borrowing capacity had been cut and the average loan was taking more time and effort. It’s noticeable that the brokers who performed best this year had highly efficient processing operations or had diversified beyond the most affected client groups.

We’ve made one small change to this year’s Top 100: rather than using ‘average’ figures, we’re moving to ‘median’ figures. The intention is the same – to showcase the typical Top 100 broker – but median figures provide a more realistic view and aren’t affected by extreme results at different ends of the scale. We are still using the word ‘average’ in its commonplace meaning, however.

We’d like to thank all the brokers who applied for this year’s Top 100 Brokers, whether or not they appear in this list. We’d also like to thank the aggregators who verified them and our sponsor, Suncorp, for making this report possible.
 

100	Debbie Worthington, Mortgage Choice

100 Debbie Worthington, Mortgage Choice

99 Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage Corporation

99 Xavier Quenon, Go Mortgage Corporation

98 Matthew Kerr, Hudson Financial Planning

98 Matthew Kerr, Hudson Financial Planning

97 James Hasselle, Mortgage Choice

97 James Hasselle, Mortgage Choice

96 Phillip Nguyen,IFG Home Loans

96 Phillip Nguyen,IFG Home Loans

95 Matthew Wynd, Aussie Altona

95 Matthew Wynd, Aussie Altona

94 Quentin Grofski, Aussie Morley

94 Quentin Grofski, Aussie Morley

93 Aden Williams, Alert Finance

93 Aden Williams, Alert Finance

92 Eugene Sholomov, MINFIN Australia

92 Eugene Sholomov, MINFIN Australia

91 Alistair Baker, Aussie Moonee Ponds

91 Alistair Baker, Aussie Moonee Ponds

90 James Florance, Mortgage Choice

90 James Florance, Mortgage Choice

89 Anthony Knight, Mortgage Choice

89 Anthony Knight, Mortgage Choice

88 Guy Tyler, Oxygen Home Loans

88 Guy Tyler, Oxygen Home Loans

87 Chris Crook, Aussie Shellharbour

87 Chris Crook, Aussie Shellharbour

86 Tik Kamtan, Aussie Baulkham Hills

86 Tik Kamtan, Aussie Baulkham Hills

85 Shareek Mohammed, Aussie Liverpool

85 Shareek Mohammed, Aussie Liverpool

84 Richard Hoenig, Arleon Capital

84 Richard Hoenig, Arleon Capital

83 Matt Mannaert, Acceptance Finance

83 Matt Mannaert, Acceptance Finance

82 Andrew Vaughan, Mortgage Choice

82 Andrew Vaughan, Mortgage Choice

81 Redom Syed, Confidence Finance

81 Redom Syed, Confidence Finance

80 Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia

80 Stephen McClatchie, Loans Australia

79 Matt Cunliffe, Mortgage Choice

79 Matt Cunliffe, Mortgage Choice

78 Anthony Walsh, Aussie Carina

78 Anthony Walsh, Aussie Carina

77 Marvin Coleman, Mortgage Choice

77 Marvin Coleman, Mortgage Choice

76 Matt Ireland, Mortgage Choice

76 Matt Ireland, Mortgage Choice

75 Neil Massingham, Shire First Mortgages

75 Neil Massingham, Shire First Mortgages

74 David Thurmond, Mortgage Choice

74 David Thurmond, Mortgage Choice

73 Hannah Nguyen, HAH Finance Solutions

73 Hannah Nguyen, HAH Finance Solutions

72 Cameron Stillman, Picket Fence Finance

72 Cameron Stillman, Picket Fence Finance

71 Cameron Price, Mortgage Choice

71 Cameron Price, Mortgage Choice

70 Michelle Henriksen, Mortgage Choice

70 Michelle Henriksen, Mortgage Choice

69 Kim Horan, Aussie St Marys

69 Kim Horan, Aussie St Marys

68 Alycia Inglis, Stoneturn

68 Alycia Inglis, Stoneturn

67 Balpreet Bal, Loan Market

67 Balpreet Bal, Loan Market

66 Keith Caine, Mortgage Choice

66 Keith Caine, Mortgage Choice

65 Peter Goldberg, Pinnacle Capital

65 Peter Goldberg, Pinnacle Capital

64 Phillip Jeffery, Mortgage Choice

64 Phillip Jeffery, Mortgage Choice

63 Kapil Nepal, Smartline

63 Kapil Nepal, Smartline

62 Scott Le Quesne, Aussie Parramatta

62 Scott Le Quesne, Aussie Parramatta

61 Stuart Turner, Centric Lending

61 Stuart Turner, Centric Lending

60 George Kanellis, CFC Finance

60 George Kanellis, CFC Finance

59 Peter K Johnson, Mortgage Choice

59 Peter K Johnson, Mortgage Choice

58 Brett Dickie, Oxygen Home Loans

58 Brett Dickie, Oxygen Home Loans

57 Leeanne Scott, Mortgage Choice

57 Leeanne Scott, Mortgage Choice

56 Ian Simpson, Smartline

56 Ian Simpson, Smartline

55 Mathew Crossley, Coronis Finance

55 Mathew Crossley, Coronis Finance

54 Serge Scekic, Aussie Balgowlah

54 Serge Scekic, Aussie Balgowlah

53 Mario Borg, Mario Borg Strategic Finance

53 Mario Borg, Mario Borg Strategic Finance

52 Andrew Kelly, Anasta Finance Consulting

52 Andrew Kelly, Anasta Finance Consulting

51 Jarred Spurr, Sphere Finance

51 Jarred Spurr, Sphere Finance

50 Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services

50 Holly Bundy, Bundy Financial Services

49 Scott Partridge, Mortgage Choice

49 Scott Partridge, Mortgage Choice

48 Sahdeo Singh, RDN Mortgages

48 Sahdeo Singh, RDN Mortgages

47 Ryan Ewart, Mortgage Choice

47 Ryan Ewart, Mortgage Choice

46 Trevor Ryan, Aussie Home Loans

46 Trevor Ryan, Aussie Home Loans

45 James Henwood-White, eSelect Finance

45 James Henwood-White, eSelect Finance

44 Leon Spadavecchia, Afirm Financial

44 Leon Spadavecchia, Afirm Financial

43 Jessie Xi Wang, N1 Group

43 Jessie Xi Wang, N1 Group

42 Kiran Thapa, Capkon Investments

42 Kiran Thapa, Capkon Investments

41 Simon Orbell, Smartmove

41 Simon Orbell, Smartmove

40 Deanna Ezzy, Trilogy Investment Property Funding

40 Deanna Ezzy, Trilogy Investment Property Funding

39 Colin Lamb, Mortgage & Finance Solutions

39 Colin Lamb, Mortgage & Finance Solutions

38 Scott Marshall, The Loan Arranger

38 Scott Marshall, The Loan Arranger

37 Peter Gwynne, Financing property

37 Peter Gwynne, Financing property

36 Rooma Nanda, All R Loans

36 Rooma Nanda, All R Loans

35 Angelika Darbinian, Aussie Crows Nest

35 Angelika Darbinian, Aussie Crows Nest

34 Andrew Heath, Mortgage Choice

34 Andrew Heath, Mortgage Choice

33 Jacky Yu Gu, Linfield Finance

33 Jacky Yu Gu, Linfield Finance

32 Paul Wright, Choice Home Loans

32 Paul Wright, Choice Home Loans

31 Darren Comerford, Mortgage Choice

31 Darren Comerford, Mortgage Choice

30 Rachelle Eyndhoven, Sphere Finance

30 Rachelle Eyndhoven, Sphere Finance

29 Ross Le Quesne, Aussie Parramatta

29 Ross Le Quesne, Aussie Parramatta

28 Darren Liu, My Home Loan

28 Darren Liu, My Home Loan

27 Nicholas Don, Odyssey Financial

27 Nicholas Don, Odyssey Financial

26 Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South/Gippsland

26 Josh Egan, Astute Melbourne City South/Gippsland

25 Luke Torossian, Aussie Engadine

25 Luke Torossian, Aussie Engadine

24 Vishal Gupta, Unique Finance Services

24 Vishal Gupta, Unique Finance Services

23 Damien Roylance, Entourage

23 Damien Roylance, Entourage

22 Kelly Cameron, Get Real Finance

22 Kelly Cameron, Get Real Finance

21 Raymond Teh, Mortgage Choice Pyrmont

21 Raymond Teh, Mortgage Choice Pyrmont

20 Daniel Hustwaite, Aqua Financial Services

20 Daniel Hustwaite, Aqua Financial Services

19 Navjeet Singh, Gain Home Loans

19 Navjeet Singh, Gain Home Loans

18 Dean LaFrenais, InReach Finance

18 Dean LaFrenais, InReach Finance

17 Anthony Alabakov, My Mortgage Freedom

17 Anthony Alabakov, My Mortgage Freedom

16 Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice

16 Deslie Taylor, Mortgage Choice

15 Louis Kovanis, Genius Loan Solutions

15 Louis Kovanis, Genius Loan Solutions

14 Lloyd Thomas, DPN

14 Lloyd Thomas, DPN

13 Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Finance

13 Graeme Holm, Infinity Group Finance

12 Andrew Algie, Addisons Advisory Group

12 Andrew Algie, Addisons Advisory Group

11 Alex Lambros, Strategic Investor Group

11 Alex Lambros, Strategic Investor Group

10 Glenn English, Aussie Carnegie

10 Glenn English, Aussie Carnegie

9 Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services

9 Daniel O'Brien, PFS Financial Services

8 Jason Guo, Centum Mortgage Group

8 Jason Guo, Centum Mortgage Group

7 Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending and Investment Centre

7 Kevin Agent, The Australian Lending and Investment Centre

6 Colin Mason, SMS Finance

6 Colin Mason, SMS Finance

5 Peter Ellis, Century 21 Home Loans

5 Peter Ellis, Century 21 Home Loans

4 Andrew Mirams, Intuitive Finance

4 Andrew Mirams, Intuitive Finance

3 Josh Bartlett, Loan Market

3 Josh Bartlett, Loan Market

2 Mark Davis, The Australian Lending and Investment Centre

2 Mark Davis, The Australian Lending and Investment Centre

1. Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance

1. Justin Doobov, Intelligent Finance