The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and founding sponsor ANZ Wealth have announced the finalists in the 2014 Rising Star of the Year Award.
The Award, now in its tenth year, recognises the best new advisers who provide quality advice, demonstrate a commitment to education, and make a valuable contribution to their profession and the community. To qualify, the adviser must have been working as an adviser for less than three years.
The 2014 Rising Star of the Year Award finalists are:
- Ben Nash, Successful Ways, NSW
- Benjamin Budge, My Wealth Solutions, QLD
- Catherine Wells, Plansure Solutions, SA
- James Jagodnik, Stanford Brown, NSW
- Phillip Thompson, Thompson Financial Services, VIC
- Samantha Robinson, Eluvia, VIC
AFA CEO, Brad Fox, said: “The Award continues to profile the most talented new advisers in the industry. The quality and the quantity of the nominations goes to show that the advice profession is in good hands, and will grow and develop to continue to help achieve great advice for more Australians.
“A very strong part of the AFA’s DNA is the willingness to share with your peers and in this case, having three previous winners as part of the judging panel takes it one step further. It is a great example of how the AFA Rising Star Award has achieved one of its key objectives envisioned ten years ago when it commenced – to attract and foster new talent towards a career in financial advice. We have seen, year after year, amazing new talent join the AFA through the awareness generated through the Award and our GenXt initiative.”
ANZ Wealth’s Neil Younger said the judges were overwhelmed with the standard of nominees and the outstanding contribution they make towards their clients, profession and the community.
The winner of the AFA Rising Star of the Year Award will be announced on the opening day of the AFA National Adviser Conference in Cairns this October. For more information about the Award, click here.
