Cairns
Astute Cairns is one of five offices under the banner of the award winning Astute North Queensland group.
Astute Cairns (known as the Head Office of the Astute North Queensland group) is a full service office providing Finance, Insurance, Wealth and Accounting services that opened in 2000. Owned and operated by John and Orla Watts, they and their team offer a full financial services suite incorporating home loans, commercial and business lending as well as equipment finance, personal loans and all types of insurance and superannuation.
We offer access to an extensive lending panel and pride ourselves on making the sometimes daunting process of obtaining finance as easy and uncomplicated as possible.
Previously known as Cairns Home Loans, Astute Cairns is home to over 10 Residential Brokers, 2 Equipment Finance Brokers and 2 Financial Planners.
Astute Cairns is part of the Astute North Queensland group that also has offices in Atherton, Ayr and Port Douglas
* Cairns Wealth and Insurance Pty Ltd T/As Astute is a corporate authorised representative (377873) of Alliance Wealth Pty Ltd | ABN 93 161 647 007 | AFSL 499221 | centrepointalliance.com.au/AW
What Our Clients Have To Say
Jimmydee has been a great help in assisting me with my home loan. I was recommended to Jimmydee by a friend as I was unsure on where to begin for my first home. He made it easy, giving step by step assistance. He is incredibly patient and explains things in simple terms to make everything easy to understand. He was able to go through all the options with me and made making a decision simplistic. He is quick to reply and fast acting. I would recommend JD to anyone in the market for a broker as my experience has been fantastic.
Jule, North QLD
Thank you to Crystal, Damien and John for helping me with my home loan recently. Your hard work is greatly appreciated and made a stressful time much easier.
Can’t recommend these guys enough!! –
Brett C, North QLD
We have worked with Prue and Gus on our financing for 5 years now, this included both mortgages and personal loans. They have always been professional, upfront and genuine. I can’t recommend them highly enough, and now have a number of friends that use their services that have reported the same experience. Don’t go anywhere else for financial services.
Alex, North QLD
I could not recommend Astute and their amazing team more! They have made our journey of home buying simple and easy, taking all the stress of necessary steps off us. Will be doing any of our financial needs with them from now on! –
Sar J, North QLD
We recently returned to Astute as repeat customers, and once again Crystal and Peter delivered an exceptional experience. Their professionalism, clear communication, and genuine care made the entire process smooth and stress‑free from start to finish.
Crystal is always incredibly organised and proactive, keeping us updated at every step, while Peter’s knowledge and guidance gave us complete confidence in our decisions. It’s rare to find a team that consistently goes above and beyond, but that’s exactly what they do.
Thank you both for another outstanding experience – this is why we keep coming back. Highly recommend Crystal, Peter, and the team at Astute!
Hailee G, North QLD
The Team at Astute are absolutely amazing. I recently had a review with Tracey and the wealth team for personal insurances. Tracey was fantastic! She explained everything in an easy to understand way and made sure we fully understood what we were discussing while giving us plenty of time to ask questions. Tracey listened to our concerns and provided helpful advice.
You need to make an appointment to chat with Tracey and the team ASAP!
Brett and Keaton, North QLD
You have a brilliant team there. I have been a customer for many years from the first time deal with John and his team. It’s great to walk in and be treated as a friend, as well as a customer –