The Award, which is offered annually, recognises female financial advisers who are making a significant contribution to their profession, their community and particularly to female clients.
AFA CEO, Brad Fox, said the Award is a positive change catalyst for financial advice, with more women being encouraged to join the advice profession; Australians having greater choice when selecting an adviser and more women experiencing positive outcomes from receiving quality financial advice.
“We are delighted to have received an amazing number of entries for the Award again this year,” he said. “Boosting the number of female advisers in the profession is essential. It is a well-established fact that Australian women face significant challenges when trying to grow and protect their wealth and many feel more comfortable seeking advice from another woman.”
Brett Clark, TAL Life CEO, spoke of the high calibre of entrants.
“At TAL we understand the benefits that diversity brings to our industry and the wider community, so we are delighted to be partnering with the Award for the third year,” he said. “The quality of the nominations this year was again very impressive and a great indication of the calibre of women seeking to make a difference in financial services. Congratulations to the finalists and thank you to everyone else who entered or nominated an adviser.”
Now in its third year, the Female Excellence in Advice Award is a joint initiative of the AFA and TAL. The winner of the 2013 Award will be announced at the AFA National Conference on the Gold Coast, Tuesday 15 October 2013.
The Award finalists are:
- Adrienne Rush, Bendigo Financial Planning Ltd
- Dominique Bergel-Grant, Leapfrog Financial Pty Ltd
- Catherine Robson, Affinity Private Pty Ltd
- Eleanor Dartnall, Dartnall Advisers Pty Ltd
- Justine Back, Back to Back Financial Planners
- Dianne Charman, Jade Financial Group Pty Ltd