At work

Simon Kahl has been the General Manager and Credit Licence Holder of The Loan Company for 13 years. He has over 30 years of knowledge and experience within the finance industry, and previously worked as the managing partner of a national award-winning mortgage broking business.

Simon has worked in property finance both locally and overseas, having collectively written or overseen over $5 billion in lending – ranging from first home buyers building their first home to property developers building multi-level commercial offices.

Simon’s goal is to lead The Loan Company to be the most professional and customer service-focused business that it can be, and to ensure the journey for all of its clients is as smooth, stress-free and seamless as possible.

Under his guidance The Loan Company has been recognised as one of the top-performing mortgage broking businesses in the industry, having won in excess of 35 awards (both in Western Australia and nationally) across three of the fundamental categories – best business, best customer service and technological innovation.

Simon has the following qualifications and achievements:

  • Director/Licensee Harrisdale Pty Ltd trading as The Loan Company
  • Responsible Manager ASIC (Australian Credit Licence number 386355)
  • MFAA Approved Broker
  • MFAA Endorsed Mentor
  • Member of the Loan Market Group (LMG)
  • Diploma of Financial Services (Finance and Mortgage Broking Management)
  • Certificate IV Finance and Mortgage Broking
  • Graduate of the 2018 Signature Leadership WA Program
  • Winner of the PLAN Australia Values Award in 2021 (awarded to the person whose actions provide consumers with a high level of confidence and trust in the mortgage broking industry, thereby raising the profile and reputation of all Australian mortgage brokers)
  • Winner of Loan Market Group’s “Leader of the Year” Award in 2024, recognising exceptional leadership in building, mentoring, nurturing, and retaining talent within their team, with a significant impact on business productivity and results

Outside of work

  • What’s your favourite indoor/outdoor activity?
    Chilling with my family on a Friday night watching a good movie.
  • How do you define success?
    Success in life is finding a way to maintain the constant balance of family, fun, work and pleasure.
  • Who is someone you admire, and why?
    Elon Musk for his visionary genius and pure ambition to evolve humanity to be an interplanetary species.
  • What are some causes you care about?
    The two children I sponsor via Compassion Australia.

The Loan Company awards:

  • Bankwest – Best Brokerage with five or more brokers, 2023
  • The Adviser Top 25 Brokerages in Australia – 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
  • The Adviser Better Business Awards (WA) – Best Independent Office with more than five brokers – 2021, 2022
  • The Adviser Better Business Awards (WA) – Best Large Non-Franchise Office – 2024
  • The Adviser Better Business Awards (WA) – Best Customer Service – 2020
  • The Adviser Better Business Awards (WA) – Best Innovator – 2018
  • The Adviser Better Business Awards, Editor’s Choice – 2015
  • Mortgage Professional Australia (MPA) Award – Top Brokerage 2023, 2024
  • MFAA Excellence Award for Customer Service (WA) – 2020, 2022
  • MFAA Best Finance Broker Business Award (WA) – 2019
  • PLAN Australia – State Director Award (WA) 2024
  • PLAN Australia – Best Mortgage Broking Business with PLAN Australia for 4-6 years – 2021
  • PLAN Australia – Business of the Year (>6 loan consultants) WA – 2020
  • PLAN Australia – Business of the Year (>10 loan consultants) WA – 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024
  • PLAN Australia – Business of the Year (>10 loan consultants) National – 2018, 2019
  • PLAN Australia – Excellence in Customer Service WA – 2019
  • PLAN Australia – Excellence in Customer Service National – 2019
  • PLAN Australia – Achievement in Innovation for Technology Award (WA) – 2016
  • AFG Excellence Awards – 2013, 2014, 2015
  • AFG WA Champion Business of the Year – 2013-14, 2014-15

Simon Kahl is the Licence Holder for Harrisdale Pty Ltd ABN 59 088 462 140 trading as The Loan Company Australian Credit Licence Number 386355.

Outside of work

  • What’s your favourite indoor/outdoor activity?
    Chilling with my family on a Friday night watching a good movie.
  • How do you define success?
    Success in life is finding a way to maintain the constant balance of family, fun, work and pleasure.
  • Who is someone you admire, and why?
    Elon Musk for his visionary genius and pure ambition to evolve humanity to be an interplanetary species.
  • What are some causes you care about?
    The two children I sponsor via Compassion Australia.