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Peter is the driving force behind Astute Wilson, with over 20 years experience in finance and lending. Peter worked for two large financial institutions before starting up his own successful business Pinnacle Finance Brokers 11 years ago.
With exceptional knowledge of loan structuring, Peter always ensures his clients receive the most competitive loan packages available. In the past, Peter has been named a finalist in the 2002 and 2004 Australian Mortgage Awards for Sales Person of Year and Independent Broker of Year, and in 2006 took home the prestigious MFAA Finance Broker of the Year Award. In 2012 Peter was also named Business Operator of the Year at the Astute Recognising Excellence Awards.
Peter is continually receiving recognition for the quality of his work and understands that everybody’s circumstances are different, which is why he has been so successful in the past with all business coming via referrals from his large existing client base.
Peter more recently has diversified his business into not only home, commercial and vehicle finance but financial planning where he has two highly succesful financial planners assisting clients with superannuation, risk and planning advice.
Josie is a great communicator and answered any questions I had. She explained things thoroughly to me and no question was a “dumb” one. I will definitely utilise her skills again.
Towards the end of our working life, we realised we were not really prepared for retirement and all that meant. We were advised to seek professional help from a financial adviser and we were introduced to Martin Newnes. Martin assessed our situation and prepared a portfolio which gave us an assured retirement income and low risk security. We have always been confident with his strategies and the way he regularly explained his plans for us. Martin’s expertise has taken away all our anxieties about future security and allowed us to live a well-balanced and productive lifestyle in confidence. While difficulties were faced through the financial crisis we have survived and survived well and continue to be confident in the way Martin handles our portfolio and trust his personal judgements that ensure this continues.
He made us feel like nothing was too much trouble. He was professional and friendly at the same time. I have already referred a friend to him post settlement. My friend has also asked me to compliment Grant on his professionalism and knowledge.
This is the fifth time we’ve worked with the Astute team to secure a loan. It’s always a delight working with the team on our finance arrangements. To a person, the team is knowledgeable, fast and professional which minimises and stress for us when we’re setting up a new loan. We really appreciate your help and look forward to working with the Astute Wilston team again soon!
It’s rare in today’s world to deal with financial professionals that consistently support clients throughout an entire process. I would strongly recommend the services of Astute Wilston. Each team member I have dealt with over the past eight years, Peter, Dianne, Stuart and Tony have been consistently professional. They ensure everything runs smoothly, the process is explained clearly and clients receive the desired outcome. Their lending support when purchasing a house or financing a vehicle eliminates any surprises. Friends and family that I have recommended to Astute have also given great feedback and were impressed with their support.
I had never purchased or financed a new car before so the whole process was new to me, David was extremely knowledgeable in putting forward multiple options that were most suitable to my finances. He was also extremely diligent in follow up to make sure I had everything I needed or if had any questions. During the financing process of the car, David went over and above what was required to ensure I had the best deal and made it prevalent that he genuinely cares for his clients. I would recommend anyone to David for the transparent client focused service and he is also just a good down to earth bloke.
June 2021 – I wanted to take a moment to try and put into words, my amazing time and experience with Josie.
This was the first time I have applied for a loan, let alone a home loan, and I was more than green…literally no idea.
Previous to contacting Josie, I had been involved with another Broker, that was not overly communicative and unfortunately made some poor decisions.
From the first moment I called Josie, her patience and instant action made me feel more than confident she would do whatever she could for us.
I’m trying to stay away from cliches because Josie is so much more, but honestly she went above and beyond.
The path from that day onwards became more stressful due to finalising my father’s estate. Nevertheless, Josie was there by my side. Her calming nature and confidence in her knowledge always left me feeling focused and positive. Josie gave me the honesty of my situation, so I knew every step of the way where we are at and what was coming next.
I cried, I had lots of small to medium freak outs, and I feel like we kinda went through it all together. Best part was, we giggled and laughed too.
As a single mumma buying her first house at 42, it was not a quick process. Josie had my back for over 6 weeks, and we now have our forever house.
Thank you for having Josie in your team, she has helped us make our dreams come true.
I’d like to nominate her for every award that exists within your organisation.
