Top planners named
The winners of the Financial Planner of the Year Award were named at a gala dinner in Auckland last night.
This year there were two awards, the CFP of the Year and the Young Financial Planner of the Year.
The CFP of the Year was awarded to Southland-based adviser Ricky Bennett (pictured), and Phillip King from Tauranga came in as runner up.
The inaugural Young Financial Planner of the Year was won by Auckland adviser Lisa Dudson of Acumen Financial Planning. The runner-up was Bryce Pratt from Spicers in Palmerston North.
The Awards are sponsored by AMP, ING, Tower and Sovereign with prizes supplied by Morningstar, Microsoft and Telecom.
Picture: Lisa Dudson accepting prize from judge Fiona Judd
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