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When I say purpose over profit this is exactly what I’m talking about! Watching incredible humans do incredible things! ...
16/01/2026

When I say purpose over profit this is exactly what I’m talking about! Watching incredible humans do incredible things!

I watched this girl in her first week have a cracker menty b in my boardroom telling me she couldn’t do this! I thought challenge accepted lady and here we are!!!!

She’s an absolute weapon and will be a demon of a broker!

She deserves everything she achieves and I couldn’t be prouder of her - and even more importantly she’s proud of herself!

Someone tell me something can’t be done - dare ya! 💪

HOLD. OUR. BEER. 🍻FIVE finalist catagories!!!! Nearly had to use my second hand to count!The Adviser Magazine 2026 Bett...
10/01/2026

HOLD. OUR. BEER. 🍻

FIVE finalist catagories!!!! Nearly had to use my second hand to count!

The Adviser Magazine 2026 Better Business Awards.

We understood the assignment and we nailed the brief!!!

Humble? Yes! Excellent? Also yes! 🔥

🏆 Focus Finance.
Best Regional Office
(Or best regional banter, or both 🤷‍♀️)

🏆 Katie Thomas
Mentor of the Year | Best Regional Broker | Best Residential Broker
(Three categories. One person. No I won’t apologise)

🏆 Harriet Norvill
Best Loan Administrator.
Awards debut (*insert fan girl scream)
Straight out of the gate. Absolute menace. The system is not ready.

Huge start to 2026 for this team.

Harriet - black ball gown you think? Gowns for guns 💪

And before anyone says “yeah but awards…” — the verification this year was no joke. Deep cross-checking, real validation, proper due diligence. Annie Kane and team went all in on verifications and discussions with aggregators and dozens of conversations on cross referencing. Absolute respect to the validation team for ensuring they nailed this and held the credibility of the submission to account. Could not be happier to see such scrutiny! Brilliant 👏

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Ummmm G**O! Sorry …. What was that now? 🔥 WORLDS 100 BEST MORTGAGE LEADERS GLOBAL 🔥 #1 Elite broker in Australia… Austr...
16/12/2025

Ummmm G**O! Sorry …. What was that now?

🔥 WORLDS 100 BEST MORTGAGE LEADERS GLOBAL 🔥

#1 Elite broker in Australia… Australian Broker of the year….. hold my beer we’re going GLOBAL!!!!!!!

I only saw this because I was fan girling at Anja Pannek being named in Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) post, thinking man I love seeing some women up there, great stuff - thought let’s have a squiz who else in the GLOBE gets a mention!

Slap me with a wet fish! MOI!

Thanks Mortgage Professional Australia for the recognition!

I’ll just be over here fluffing my ball gowns and sharpening my pencils or whatever global leaders normally do

(Currently nap trapped under a toddler)

((Having the devastating realisation I don’t think I can call my 4yo a toddler anymore))

16/12/2025

Ummmm G**O! Sorry …. What was that now?

🔥 WORLDS 100 BEST MORTGAGE LEADERS GLOBAL 🔥

#1 Elite broker in Australia… Australian Broker of the year….. hold my beer we’re going GLOBAL!!!!!!!

I only saw this because I was fan girling at Anja Pannek being named in Mortgage & Finance Association of Australia (MFAA) post, thinking man I love seeing some women up there, great stuff - thought let’s have a squiz who else in the GLOBE gets a mention!

Slap me with a wet fish! MOI!

Thanks Mortgage Professional Australia for the recognition!

I’ll just be over here fluffing my ball gowns and sharpening my pencils or whatever global leaders normally do

(Currently nap trapped under a toddler)

((Having the devastating realisation I don’t think I can call my 4yo a toddler anymore))

“Being a 100% broker business, our thought process is winning over one broker at a time, giving them a great experience,...
02/12/2025

“Being a 100% broker business, our thought process is winning over one broker at a time, giving them a great experience, leveraging them for word of mouth” - Tim Lemon, MA Money

“Brokers are incredibly loyal when you provide competitive pricing, reliable service and genuine support” - Belinda Wright, Thinktank

Joining MPA for the 2025 Non-Banks Roundtable were:Belinda Wright, head of partnerships and distribution, Thinktank (pic...
02/12/2025

Joining MPA for the 2025 Non-Banks Roundtable were:

Belinda Wright, head of partnerships and distribution, Thinktank (pictured top far left)
David Smith, chief distribution officer, Liberty (pictured top third from right)
Royden D’Vaz, general manager, distribution and partnerships, Assetline (pictured top second from left)
Tony MacRae, chief commercial officer, Bluestone Home Loans (pictured top third from left)
Cory Bannister, chief lending officer, La Trobe Financial
Tim Lemon, national sales manager, MA Money (pictured top fourth from right)
Jason Arnold, group executive, origination, Pallas Capital (pictured top fourth from left)
Siobhan Williams, head of mortgages, retail broker, Pepper Money (pictured top second from right)
Tim Ford, head of strategic partnerships, ORDE Financial (pictured top far right)
Katie Thomas, managing director, Focus Finance – the roundtable’s guest broker (pictured top centre

https://www.mpamag.com/au/specialty/alternative-lending/non-banks-roundtable-2025-lenders-of-first-resort/558347

APRA Drops “New” DTI Rules – Cue the Panic?Not really. This is just the regulator… doing its job.The only time we should...
27/11/2025

APRA Drops “New” DTI Rules – Cue the Panic?
Not really. This is just the regulator… doing its job.

The only time we should worry?
👉 When we stop putting clients’ best interests first and start broadly spruiking financial advice on social media without any consideration of individual circumstances.
Dangerous!

What’s the Real Message?
APRA wants to cool the market. Fair enough.

I suspect if unscrupulous spruiking was muzzled - it would have a significantly better outcome on slowing up poorly considered investor purchases.

Strategic, client-centric lending =
✅ Protected outcomes
✅ Sustainable portfolios
✅ Long-term relationships built on care

Do that right, and everything else falls into place.

Great brokers don’t need a policy to remind them of that.

But hey, it’s good to have industry bodies keeping the guardrails up for everyone else.

💡 Bottom line: Do the right thing by your clients, and APRA’s updates just publish how you already operate anyway!

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