CAFBA celebrates 2024 Nationwide Dealer and Financier Award winners

The Business & Asset Finance Brokers Affiliation of Australia (CAFBA) has introduced the winners of its prestigious Nationwide Dealer and Financier Awards for 2024.

The awards, which have been held at The Ritz-Carlton in Melbourne final Thursday, have a good time distinctive efficiency, innovation, and dedication throughout the industrial and asset finance business.

In a LinkedIn submit, CAFBA – the skilled affiliation of business and asset finance brokers in Australia – thanked its platinum sponsor Commonwealth Financial institution together with its gold sponsors BOQ Finance, flexi-commercial Australia, Metro Finance, and Westpac.

Little did he know: Rising star humbled by nomination

With the occasion extremely anticipated, Shubham Bhaskar (pictured above left) from Sheel Capital in Victoria was already elated with simply being nominated for the Rising Star award.

“This recognition is a big honour and a testomony to the unbelievable work I’ve been capable of do with Australian SMEs,” Bhaskar mentioned earlier than the occasion.

“Over the previous three years, I’ve had the privilege of helping:

• My investor purchasers enter the industrial property market and discover alternatives that didn’t appear achievable earlier.
• Companies with varied working capital options to take the fear of finance away and concentrate on their core operations.
• Giant purchasers with funding for motor automobiles and operational tools starting from $20k to $2.5m.”

Fortuitously, his celebrations didn’t finish there, with Bhaskar taking house the Rising Star – Business Finance Dealer of the 12 months.

“My ardour for enterprise and my dedication to supporting the expansion of Australian small companies have been driving forces behind what we do at Sheel Capital,” he mentioned.

Ladies in Finance Excellence Award winner celebrates 

One other business chief honoured on the night time was Sammi Haines (pictured above proper) from Coastal Finance in Tasmania, who gained the Ladies in Finance Excellence Award.

“Your steering has been invaluable, and I’m without end grateful for the knowledge and encouragement you’ve given me,” Haines mentioned.

“With the assistance of the robust girls in my staff, I’ve been capable of develop an organization constructed on empathy, understanding, and integrity. Along with my staff, we’re dedicated to creating a distinction in our business and empowering extra girls in finance.”

Aggregators and lenders recognised

It was additionally a giant night time for LMG, whose respective asset finance and industrial finance groups took out their classes amongst robust competitors.

The aggregator’s asset finance division mentioned the award was “a testomony to the laborious work and dedication of the staff”.

“Watch this house, there’s much more to return from us within the Asset Finance world.”

Main lender NAB commented on the “incredible night time”, which allowed a platform to attach with broking and business companions and “have a good time the worth of the broking business”.

“A particular shout out to our very personal Kerry Smith, who was awarded BDM of the 12 months (QLD) – Business Finance, and to the broader NAB Dealer staff for being named Credit score and Settlements Staff of the 12 months – Business Finance,” NAB Dealer mentioned.

Here’s a full listing of the winners:

Dealer Class

Rising Star – Asset Finance Dealer of the 12 months

Alex Downes – QPF

Rising Star – Business Finance Dealer of the 12 months

Shubham Bhaskar – Sheel Capital

Business Finance Dealer Agency of the 12 months – Lower than 5 Enterprise Writers

Invictus Finance

Asset Finance Dealer Agency of the 12 months – Lower than 5 Enterprise Writers

Asa Finance Group

David Gandolfo Award – Dealer of the 12 months (Business & Asset Finance Dealer)

Jake Girke – Entry Capital

Terry Moody Award – Dealer Agency of the 12 months (Business & Asset Finance Agency)

Quantum Enterprise Finance

Financier of the 12 months – Asset Finance

Westpac Group

Financier of the 12 months – Business Finance

Commonwealth Financial institution

Credit score & Settlements Staff of the 12 months – Asset Finance

Flexicommercial

Credit score & Settlements Staff of the 12 months – Business Finance

Nationwide Australia Financial institution

BDM of the 12 months – Asset Finance

NSW

Amanda Mowbray – Metro Finance

VIC

Kartina Thompson – BOQ

WA

Jenny Whelan – Westpac

BDM of the 12 months – Business Finance

WA

Ryan Windell – Westpac

Aggregator of the 12 months – Asset Finance

LMG Asset Finance

Aggregator of the 12 months – Business Finance

LMG Business

Ladies in Finance Excellence Award

Sammi Haines – Coastal Finance