SPECIAL REPORT
TOP 100 BROKERS
45-11 ON THE FAST TRACK Jumping from 96th in 2015 to 43rd this year – an astonishing 53 places – Mortgage Choice’s Leanne Scott is the fastest riser in this year’s Top 100. In fact Scott has been winning awards since 2005, when she was MFAA National Originator of the Year and a finalist for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year award. In 2013 she was recognised as Franchise Broker of the Year at the Australian Mortgage Awards, and this year’s result suggests there could be many more accolades in the future.
THE $1.5M LOAN MAN The broker behind this year’s highest average loan size – $1,525,806.45 – is Chris Foster-Ramsay of Foster Ramsay Finance, who clinched 40th place this year. Foster-Ramsay set up the brokerage in 2012 and aims to be a “professional resource” for its clients, similar to a solicitor or accountant. Foster-Ramsay is also a regular media commentator who has made several appearances in the Australian Financial Review.
YOUNG GUN EXTRAORDINAIRE George Samios will be gutted to have missed out on the Top 10 by just $100,000, but this year is still a huge step up for the Qld-based Madd Loans founder. Furthermore, Samios, who is in his 20s, is one of the two youngest brokers in this list and a fantastic example to young professionals considering joining the industry.
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MPA TOP 100 BROKERS: 45-11 Rank
Name
Company
State
Total value of residential loans FY 2015/16
Total number of residential loans FY 2015/16
45
Josh Egan
Astute Financial Melbourne City South
VIC
$91,848,337
304
44
Luke Torossian
Aussie Engadine
NSW
$93,118,391
172
43
Leeanne Scott
Mortgage Choice North Sydney
NSW
$93,573,807
233
42
Daniel Hustwaite
Aqua Financial Services
VIC
$94,136,917
269
41
Ryan Ewart
R Ewart & N.J Newham
NSW
$94,571,028
193
40
Chris Foster-Ramsay
Foster Ramsay Finance
VIC
$94,600,000
62
39
Shareek Mohammed
Aussie Liverpool
NSW
$95,400,000
228
38
Raymond Teh
Mortgage Choice Pyrmont
NSW
$98,888,315
229
37
Scott Partridge
Mortgage Choice Baulkham Hills
NSW
$99,186,160
214
36
Peter Gwynne
Choice Home Loans Varsity Lakes
QLD
$100,000,000
279
35
George Kanellis
CFC Finance
NSW
$101,892,310
292
34
Andrew Heath
Mortgage Choice Richmond
NSW
$102,730,949
337
33
Dean LaFrenais
InReach Finance
WA
$103,000,000
320
32
Matthew Dwyer
Yellow Brick Road Penrith
NSW
$103,240,963
274
31
Mark Polatkesen
Mortgage Basics
VIC
$105,400,000
339
30
James Chatfield
Chatfield Consulting
WA
$107,797,398
256
29
James Henwood-White
eSelect Finance
VIC
$108,298,844
211
28
Richard Pusey
Switch Now Home Loans
VIC
$108,500,000
279
27
Vishal Gupta
Unique Finance Services
NSW
$108,656,937
266
26
Thomas Hawley
Shore Financial
NSW
$109,033,000
118
25
Darryl Bevan
Direct Financial
WA
$112,217,610
339
24
Deslie Taylor
Mortgage Choice Ormeau
QLD
$118,089,667
394
23
Matt Carr
MC Mortgage Solutions
QLD
$118,412,800
388
22
Lloyd Thomas
Direct Property Network
NSW
$119,503,844
287
21
Andrew Algie
AddisonsAdvisory Group
NSW
$119,680,000
274
20
Rael Bricker
House & Home loans
WA
$121,000,000
320
19
Rachelle Eyndhoven
Sphere Finance
NSW
$124,000,000
282
18
Ross Le Quesne
Aussie Parramatta
NSW
$125,413,388
356
17
Navjeet Matta
Gain Home Loans
NSW
$135,059,029
328
16
Charlie Zhu
Mortgage Choice Sunnybank Hills
QLD
$137,839,775
362
15
Matt Cunliffe
Mortgage Choice Brisbane City
QLD
$140,991,029
339
14
Glenn English
Aussie Carnegie
VIC
$142,118,066
326
13
Anthony Alabakov
My Mortgage Freedom
VIC
$146,400,000
204
12
Colin Mason
SMS Finance
QLD
$147,505,292
411
11
George Samios
Madd Loans
QLD
$151,714,027
346
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