2024 Categories

Agricultural Finance Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker that specialises in agricultural finance loans and is bestservicing the agricultural finance needs of their clients.

Submission quality and customer service, as well as business processes, systems, stakeholder engagement and customer relationship abilities, will also be assessed in this category.

Asset Finance Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker that specialises in asset and equipment finance and is best servicing the asset finance needs of their business clients.

Submission quality and customer service, as well as business processes, systems, stakeholder engagement and customer relationship abilities, will also be assessed in this category.

Cash Flow Finance Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker that specialises in cash flow loans and is best servicing the cash flow needs of their commercial clients.
Submission quality and customer service, as well as business processes, systems, stakeholder engagement and customer relationship abilities, will also be assessed in this category.

Commercial BDM of the Year - Bank

This award recognises the top-performing bank BDM for commercial finance for the financial year 2023–24 and is open to all BDMs who meet the category requirements. BDMs will be assessed on new broker/partner business, plus servicing credentials.

Commercial BDM of the Year - Non-Bank

This award recognises the top-performing bank BDM for commercial finance for the financial year 2023–24 and is open to all BDMs who meet the category requirements. BDMs will be assessed on new broker business, plus servicing credentials.

Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker who specialises in commercial mortgages and is best servicing the commercial property financing needs of their business clients.

This award is only open to brokers writing commercial property mortgages. It does not include commercial development finance (see separate category for Development Finance Broker of the Year).

Customer Service Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker that has delivered the best customer service to business customers for the financial year 2023–24 and is open to all individual brokers who meet the category requirements.

This category assesses the business benefits associated with effective customer service, considering the uplift in new, repeat, and referred business, as well as customer testimonials.

Development Finance Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker that specialises in development finance loans and is best servicing the development finance needs of their clients. This category does not include commercial mortgages for purchases (see Commercial Mortgage Broker of the Year category).

Submission quality and customer service, as well as business processes, systems, stakeholder engagement and customer relationship abilities, will also be assessed in this category.

Industry Thought Leader of the Year

This award recognises the individual within the commercial finance industry who has shown long-term passion and aptitude for improving and leading the industry.

This professional can clearly demonstrate how they have championed the growth and development of the sector

Private Finance Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker writing private finance loans for their commercial clients.

The award is assessed across key factors, including, but not limited to, loan volumes, loan book growth, customer service, as well as business processes, systems, stakeholder engagement, and customer relationship abilities.

Rising Star of the Year

The Rising Star award recognises new commercial finance brokers who will play an integral role in the development of commercial finance in the years ahead.

The Rising Star will be entrepreneurial, highlight unique thought leadership, show success in their current business/role, and reveal how they have already made a difference to commercial clients within their past three years of full-time operation.

SME Accountant of the Year

This award recognises the SME accountant who has most effectively shaped their business’s performance and delivered value to their organisation.

SMSF Broker of the Year

This award recognises the broker that specialises in SMSF loans and is best servicing the SMSF finance needs of their commercial clients.

Submission quality and customer service, as well as business processes, systems, stakeholder engagement and customer relationship abilities, will also be assessed in this category.

Accounting Practice of the Year

This award recognises the accounting firm that has helped drive business growth for its clients through the provision of high-quality finance and lending services.

Agricultural Brokerage of the Year

This award recognises the most successful agricultural brokerage and is open to all brokerages that specialise in agricultural loans.

This category assesses loan settlement and loan book performance of the entire brokerage. Collective conversion rates, submission quality and customer servicing capabilities will also be evaluated as part of this award.

All details provided for this award relate only to agricultural loans lodged and settled by brokers operating within the brokerage. The information provided will be corroborated with your aggregator/group head.

Asset Finance Aggregator of the Year

This award recognises the asset finance aggregator that has been most effective in member servicing and development and how that has impacted/supported member recruitment and retention.

Asset Finance Brokerage of the Year

This award recognises the most successful asset finance brokerage and is open to all finance brokerages that specialise in asset finance loans.

This category assesses loan settlement and loan book performance of the entire brokerage. Collective conversion rates, submission quality and customer servicing capabilities will also be evaluated as part of this award.

All details provided for this award relate only to asset finance loans lodged and settled by brokers operating within the brokerage. The information provided will be corroborated with your aggregator/group head.

Cash Flow Brokerage of the Year

This award recognises the most successful cash flow brokerage and is open to all brokerages that specialise in cash flow/working capital loans.

This category assesses loan settlement and loan book performance of the entire brokerage. Collective conversion rates, submission quality and customer servicing capabilities will also be evaluated as part of this award.

All details provided for this award relate only to cash flow loans lodged and settled by brokers operating within the brokerage. The information provided will be corroborated with your aggregator/group head.

Commercial Aggregator of the Year

This award recognises the commercial finance aggregator that has been most effective inmember servicing and development and how that has impacted/supported member recruitment and retention.

Commercial Mortgage Brokerage of the Year

This award recognises the most successful commercial mortgage brokerage and is open to all brokerages that specialise in commercial mortgages.

This category assesses loan settlement and loan book performance of the entire brokerage. Collective conversion rates, submission quality, and customer servicing capabilities will also be evaluated as part of this award.

All details provided for this award relate only to commercial mortgage loans lodged and settled by brokers operating within the brokerage. The information provided will be corroborated with your aggregator/group head.

Commercial Service Provider of the Year

This award recognises the company that is best servicing the commercial finance industry through its services.

This could include, but is not limited to, technology services, processing support, marketing support, mentoring/education services, or other affiliated services that commercial finance professionals use.

Development Finance Brokerage of the Year

This award recognises the most successful development/construction finance brokerage and is open to all brokerages that specialise in development finance loans for commercial clients.

This category assesses loan settlement and loan book performance of the entire brokerage. Collective conversion rates, submission quality and customer servicing capabilities will also be evaluated as part of this award.

All details provided for this award relate only to development finance loans lodged and settled by brokers operating within the brokerage. The information provided will be corroborated with your aggregator/group head.