Specialist Finance Group

25/08/2026

What a fantastic turnout for our SFG Professional Development Day in Adelaide! 🎉

Our South Australian Members and lender partners joined us for a packed day featuring the latest SFG news, property market insights, compliance, online safety, property investment, marketing strategies and plenty of networking.

A huge thank you to Joel Ganino, William Lockett and all our guest speakers and partners for sharing their knowledge, and to everyone who joined us and brought such brilliant energy to the room.

We loved bringing the SA SFG community together and look forward to doing it all again soon!

24/08/2026

What an incredible night celebrating Blank Financial at Lumière in Melbourne on Friday! 🖤

Bernard Desmond and Lavinia Desmond have built an enormously successful business and it was fantastic to be there as Blank celebrated the next evolution of its brand and welcomed its five founding Broker Partners.

We love seeing businesses within the SFG family continue to grow, evolve and create new opportunities - and there was certainly plenty to celebrate on Friday night! Fireworks, dancers, cocktails, a DJ and plenty of time on the dance floor made this a fun and very memorable night. 🎆🥂💃

Congratulations Bernard Desmond, Lavinia Desmond and the entire Blank Financial team. We are so excited to have a front row seat as we cheer you on in this next incredible chapter 👏👏👏

23/08/2026

An incredible afternoon at The Million Dollar Lunch in Melbourne 🩷

SFG was very proud to support this extraordinary event, which raised an amazing $2.325 million in just 4 hours for the Children’s Cancer Foundation.

It was a beautiful day filled with generosity, emotion, entertainment and plenty of fun.

Most importantly, it was a powerful reminder of why supporting childhood cancer research, treatment and families matters so much.

Meeting Oli, a 9 year old cancer survivor and his dad Joel was very special and hearing Jaala Pulford share the heartbreaking story of losing her daughter Sinead to cancer at just 13 was heartbreaking 💔

There were so many memorable moments - watching the incredibly talented David Bromley create a stunning artwork live for auction, Hamish McLachlan keeping the room entertained throughout the afternoon, Australian artists belting out some great tunes, a chat with the great Ricky Ponting and meeting the Leader of the Victorian Liberal Party Jess Wilson - what a powerhouse.

Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing The Million Dollar Lunch together and creating such an outstanding result for the Children’s Cancer Foundation.

A special thank you to Gerry and Val Ryan, Scott McTeare and Caroline Pollard from MLB for hosting us and giving SFG the opportunity to be part of such a special day.

$2.325 million in 4 hours. What an extraordinary result for an incredibly important cause. 👏🩷

20/08/2026

Last night, we had the pleasure of celebrating SFG’s Top 20 QLD Brokers at our Queensland High Achievers Dinner, held in the private dining room at 1889 Enoteca. 🥂

It was a fantastic evening recognising the outstanding achievements of this exceptional group and the hard work, expertise and commitment behind their continued success.

Congratulations to each of our Queensland High Achievers on this well-deserved recognition. We’re incredibly proud to have you as part of the SFG network and grateful for the opportunity to celebrate together!

05/08/2026

A few moments from a brilliant night in Sydney 📸🥂

Our 2026 NSW & ACT High Achievers Dinner brought together SFG’s Top 25 Brokers from across the region for a memorable evening at Grana Privato, Hinchcliff House.

From the amazing food and beautiful setting to the conversations, laughter and connections shared around the table, it was a fantastic celebration from beginning to end.

We were also delighted to welcome our Platinum Lender Partners, who joined us in celebrating the achievements of our leading NSW & ACT brokers.

While their results earned them a place in the room, the evening was also about recognising the drive, passion and commitment behind their success.

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made the night so special.

Congratulations once again to our 2026 NSW & ACT High Achievers!

25/06/2026

Huge congratulations to our SFG Members recognised last night at the 2026 Broker Innovation Awards! 🖤🤍

🏆 William Waugh - APEX FINCAP
Innovator of the Year - Commercial Finance Broker

🏆 The Money Collective - Melissa Pearce and Darlene Neu
Innovator of the Year - Brokerage (Less than 10 Staff)

An incredible achievement and very well deserved. Congratulations William, Melissa, Darlene and your teams!

Thank you to Broker Daily for recognising and celebrating innovation across our great industry.

22/06/2026

18/06/2026

Days like this are a reminder of what makes SFG so special.

Open conversations, honest sharing and a genuine willingness to help each other grow. Our National Business Leaders Retreat brought together an incredible group of Members who leaned in, workshopped real business challenges and shared their experiences with trust and care.

A huge thank you to Ryan Gair, Harley Radovan, Kat Marsalek and Sarah Bowater for sharing their insights, stories and perspectives with the group.

This is SFG culture in action. 🖤🤍

18/06/2026

The Lane Vineyard delivered an exceptional evening for our 2026 SFG National Business Leaders Retreat.

Freshly shucked oysters, a bespoke behind the scenes wine tour and tasting, plenty of bubbles, beautiful wines, stunning food, live music, fantastic service and great conversations throughout the night…. And the State of Origin on the TV.

A huge thank you to Angela and the team at The Lane Vineyard for looking after our SFG Members and Business Partners so well and creating such a memorable experience.

This is what we love to do - bring great people together, celebrate our members and business partners and create shared experiences that are enjoyed well beyond the conference room.

A brilliant night in the Adelaide Hills, with another big day ahead.

17/06/2026

Day one of our 2026 SFG National Business Leaders Retreat has been absolutely brilliant.

It has been a full day of workshopping, open conversation, practical ideas, shared experience and genuine collaboration.

One of the best parts of the day has been hearing from members who joined us at last year’s retreat and have since implemented ideas they picked up from others in the room. They shared the changes they have made, what has worked in their businesses and the real benefits these changes have brought to the way they now do business.

That is what makes this retreat so valuable.

At SFG, we are very proud of the culture within our group. Our members are exceptional at what they do, but they are also incredibly generous with their knowledge and always willing to share what works, support each other and help others grow.

Today we heard from an outstanding group of presenters, followed by open discussion, group workshopping and plenty of practical ideas shared across the room.

This is what the SFG National Business Leaders Retreat is all about - meaningful conversations, shared knowledge, real business benefit and a group of great people working together.

Tonight we head to The Lane Vineyard for an exclusive SFG dinner, with lots of special touches planned to make it a night to enjoy and remember.

We love celebrating our members and business partners, and we love bringing events like this to life.

A brilliant day with a beautiful night ahead