Finalists unveiled for Women in Finance Awards 2024

A total of 258 finalists have been selected to compete at the eighth annual Women in Finance Awards.

The national awards program, run with the support of principal partner Mortgage Choice, is designed to celebrate the leading women and companies influencing the Australian financial services industry, including mortgage and commercial finance brokers.

Year after year, the Women in Finance Awards recognises the outstanding contributions made by women in financial services – across a wide range of sectors – and the companies furthering diversity and inclusion in the industry.

With only a fifth of the financial planning industry and around a quarter of mortgage brokers being women, the awards amplify the exceptional work being done by this minority.

The finalist list features over 250 high-achieving professionals and businesses across 24 individual and five group submission-based categories.

To view the full list of finalists, click here.

The Women in Finance Awards 2024 black-tie gala ceremony will be hosted by The Adviser’s parent company, Momentum Media, on Friday, 15 November 2024 at Hyatt Regency, Sydney. Click here to buy tickets.

Several brokers have been singled out for their successes this year, including 10 mortgage brokers in the Mortgage Broker of the Year category and six commercial finance brokers in the Commercial Finance Broker of the Year category.

Mortgage broker finalists include representatives from Birdie Wealth, Mortgage Choice Ormeau & Yarrabilba, Penny Finance, and Finni Mortgages.

Commercial brokers hail from brokerages such as Dealer Direct, Hurley Asset, and Nero Financial.

The broker finalists received recognition for strong loan volumes and loan book growth, their dedication to working in their clients’ best interests, as well as for their systems and processes and stakeholder engagement.

Other members of the broking industry have scored nominations in categories such as Entrepreneur of the Year, Executive/Personal Assistant of the Year, Fintech Leader of the Year, Mentor of the Year, and Marketing Professional of the Year.

These include senior executives, brokers, loan administrators, and training and education providers.

Women in the wider financial services industry were also rewarded for their successes, including accounting professionals, financial advisers, small business advisers, directors, executives, entrepreneurs, innovators, thought leaders, marketing professionals, and young leaders who have made a mark in the first few years of their careers.

How will the winners be chosen?

Momentum Media has developed a robust awards methodology to select the finalists, with the judging criteria using both quantitative and qualitative data. The methodology acknowledges – among other attributes – growth, business development, diversity, leadership, innovation, business excellence and overall contribution to Australia’s finance sector.

All businesses and professionals that meet eligibility criteria from across Australia’s finance industry are encouraged to participate in the awards program.

To shortlist finalists, all submissions underwent a thorough audit process, checking demographic and other information against category eligible criteria based on the information provided in the submission.

Those submissions deemed eligible against submission criteria were reviewed and assessed by a panel of Momentum Media events and editorial team members and executives (alongside industry stakeholders where required) to determine the finalists for each category.

A judging panel of external judges will now review the finalist submissions to choose the winners.

The winners will be announced at the black-tie gala ceremony on Friday, 15 November 2024 at Hyatt Regency, Sydney.

At the end of the evening, the highest-scoring individual winner will receive the prestigious Excellence Award.

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The ceremony presents an opportunity for the mortgage and commercial finance broking industry to celebrate the achievements of their colleagues and network with leaders across the financial services industry.

Click here to view the full list of finalists.

For more information about the awards program, click here.

This awards program is produced by Captivate Events. If you need help planning your next event, email director Jim Hall at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Adrian Suljanovic is a journalist at Broker Daily with more than two years experience reporting on all facets of the third party distribution channel.

Adrian has written for a range of business and finance titles including IFA, Investor Daily and Lawyer’s Weekly before joining the mortgages team in 2022.

He graduated from the University of Wollongong in 2021 gaining a Bachelor of Communication & Media with a major in Digital & Social Media.

E-mail Adrian at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.