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Women in Wealth Awards 2025

The Women in Wealth Awards aim to recognise and reward women who have shown commitment to the financial services industry through leadership, innovation and advocacy in the fields they are passionate about. The awards acknowledge those women who have embodied the generational change and professionalism that the industry continues to reflect.  

As long-time ambassadors, Mike Taylor and Financial Newswire are proud to launch the Women in Wealth Awards 2025 in co-partnership with the Emerge Foundation.

The Emerge Foundation supports educational and youth-empowering programs throughout East Timor to break the cycle of poverty and nurture long-term socioeconomic growth, with many recipients of Emerge Foundation scholarship recipients young women.

The Women in Wealth Awards allows us to both celebrate the excellency of women in the Australian financial services industry and help support the education of women on a global scale.

This is a chance to self-nominate or nominate women who have demonstrated leadership and initiative across different areas of the financial services industry, including financial planning, superannuation, life insurance and wealth management.

WHERE

Grand Ballroom, The Fullerton Hotel, Sydney

Dress code: Black tie/Business formal

WHEN

Thursday 29 May, 2025

From 6:00pm

TICKETS

Individual Tickets $425
Standard Table of 10 $3900
Premium Table of 10 (Priority Seating, 2 Bottle Champagne for Table on Arrival) $4500

Pricing is exclusive of GST

FINALISTS

Financial Planner of the Year - NSW, ACT

Jane Ridder, Financial Adviser, Infocus St Leonards

Cathryn Gross, Partner, Minchin Moore Private Wealth 

Melody Edwards, Senior Financial Adviser & Aged Care Specialist, Evalesco Financial Services

Trish Gregory, Financial Adviser – Insurance Specialist, Hayes & Co Insurance Services

Roxanne Gorman, Partner, Perpetual Wealth Management

Tanya Carlson, Financial Adviser, Amplify Wealth Management

Naomi Fraser, Financial Planner and Director, Wealth Management, Canaccord Genuity

Hope Rawnsley, Private Client Adviser, UniSuper

Financial Planner of the Year - QLD

Simone O’Hara, Proprietor and Senior Adviser, RI Advice Moreton

Amanda Ragkousis, Senior Financial Adviser, Viridian Advisory

Natalie Moorfoot, Financial Adviser, Morgans Springfield

Erin Truscott, Senior Financial Adviser, Direct Wealth

Cara Williams, Founder & Financial Adviser, The Hazel Way

Rebecca Scarrabelotti, Managing Director and Certified Financial Planner, Brisbane Independent Financial Advisory

Patricia Garcia, Director & Financial Adviser, Your Vision Financial Solutions

Nicole Gardner, Founder & Principal Financial Adviser, Stellar Wealth

Financial Planner of the Year - VIC

Liza Janakievski, CEO & Managing Director, Asena Family Office

Natallia Smith, Principal Financial Adviser, TruWealth Advice

Kiran Bhullar, Private Client Adviser, UniSuper

Steph Patrick, Wealth Adviser, Hewison Private Wealth

Rebecca Pritchard, Financial Planner, Rising Tide Financial

Jess Bell, Financial Adviser, Findex

Helen McMillan, Financial Planner, Morgans Financial 

Carolyn O’Reilly, Partner, Perpetual

Nicole O’Sullivan, Financial Adviser, Stellar Wealth

Financial Planner of the Year - SA,WA,TAS

Manisha Bhudia, Financial Adviser, Ultimum Financial

Dawn Thomas, Financial Adviser, The Wealth Designers

Danielle Jones, Partner, William Buck

Briohny Powell, Senior Financial Adviser, UniSuper

Laura Smillie, Financial Planner, Euroz Hartleys

Cara Graham, Principal Wealth Adviser, The Wealth Designers

Lauren Walker, Senior Financial Adviser, Canaccord Genuity

Financial Planner of the Year - Rising Star

Sosha Jay, Financial Adviser, Findex

Chloe Franks, Financial Adviser & Business Manager, Millennium Wealth

Christina Fan, Financial Adviser, Morgans Financial 

Tess McIntosh, Wealth Adviser, Hewison Private Wealth

Ashleigh Steeles, Financial Adviser, Evalesco Financial Services

Alexis Kavaliotis, Financial Adviser, Unite Wealth

Anupriya Gupta, Financial Planner, RCR Financial

Kirra Sharrock, Wealth Adviser, Bravium

Teodora Jovanovic, Financial Planner, Morgans Financial 

Shannon Victor, Financial Adviser, Oxlade Financial

Investment Professional of the Year

Naomi Bant, Portfolio Manager, Martin Currie Australia

Deana Mitchell, Portfolio Manager, Australian Ethical

Rachael Lockyer, Head of Australia PE, Portfolio Manager, MLC Asset Management

Amy Pham, Fund Manager, Pengana Capital Group

Fiona Mann, Head of Listed Equities and Sustainable Investment, Brighter Super

Jacqueline Mengler-Mohr, Director, Wealth Management Tax (Financial) Adviser, Canaccord Genuity

Bianca Ogden, Fund Manager, Platinum Asset Management

Jessica Leung, Portfolio Manager, Global X ETFs

Superannuation Professional of the Year

Jodie Cowburn, Manager Technical Services & Adviser, Morgans Financial

Lisa Kay, Chief Member Officer, Brighter Super

Melissa Fuller, Deputy CEO, Novigi

Anne McNee, Head of Member Sentiment, AustralianSuper

Melinda Howes, Group Executive, Superannuation & Investments, AMP Super

Life/Risk Insurance Professional of the Year

Ioana Logan, Head of Propositions, Zurich Australia

Chantelle Everett, General Manager – Group Claims, TAL

Kelly O’Brien, Senior Digital Product Manager – Growth, TAL

Investment Adviser of the Year

Franchesca Hurst, Senior Wealth Adviser, JBWere

Sandra Crouch, Senior Client Adviser, Morgans Financial

Georgie Hennekens, Private Client Advisor, Morgans Financial

Faye Longmuir, Senior Wealth Adviser, Canaccord Genuity

Paraplanner of the Year

Lydia Toghill, Paraplanner, CollinsSBA

Lia Barnard, Paraplanner, Inspired Financial Advice

Vandu Kembhavi, Paraplanner, Insight Advisory Group

Teresa Yardi, Paraplanner, MiQ Private Wealth

Karen Greaves, Paraplanner, Morgans Financial

Yashera Raddalgoda, Associate Adviser, Hewison Private Wealth

Leilani Brown, Senior Paraplanner, Paraplanner Pro

Jessica Holmstrom, Manager of Client and Advice Success, Sufficient Funds

Georgia Horton, Associate Adviser, Euroz Hartleys

Industry Leader of the Year

Michelle Inns, Chief Operating Officer, LGT Crestone

Gemma Crawford, Human Resources Manager, Euroz Hartleys

Chanel Cicchiello, Director, Florentina Finance

Molly Benjamin, Founder, Ladies Finance Club

Lina Dickens, Head of Data Analytics, Brighter Super

Kitrina Shanahan, Chief Financial Officer, HUB24

Marketing/Comms Professional of the Year

Lel Smits, Managing Director, The Stock Network

Melanie Nguyen, National Marketing and Communications Lead, Striver

Kelly Fisk, Chief Corporate Affairs and Marketing Officer, Iress

Lily Clothier, Growth Marketing Manager APAC, SS&C Technologies

Renee Davidson, Head of Marketing, Brighter Super

Natalie Jollow, Head of Marketing, Global X ETFs

Lauren Purcell, Head of Marketing, Platforms & Investments, AMP Limited

Ky Wilson, Head of Marketing & Membership, Institute of Financial Professionals Australia

Gemma Skillen, Marketing Manager, Euroz Hartleys

Anne McDonnell, Head of Group Marketing & Communications, HUB24

BDM of the Year

Renee Manzi, Business Development Manager, TAL

Kristina Benkotic, Head of Strategic Growth & Partnerships, Activam Group

Stacey Mitchell, Business Development Manager, CareSuper

Kylie Abbott, Senior Business Development Manager, Zurich Australia

Dani Dy, Business Development Manager, Futurity Investment Group

Natalie Philips, NSW State Manager, Allianz Retire+

Maggie Mills, Head of Distribution and Partner, Blackwattle Investment Partners

Kathy Taylor-Hofmann, Principal Consultant, Novigi

Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional of the Year

Anastasia Hanna, Executive Manager, Core Compliance and Risk Management, Shaw and Partners

Donna Caird, Head of Risk, Euroz Hartleys

Melissa Nolan, Head of Compliance, Ord Minnett

Deborah Latimer, Chief Risk Officer, HUB24

Shannon Durrant, Group Chief Risk Officer, Grimsey Private Wealth

Olivia Sarah-Le Lacheur, COO, MetLife Australia

Tsitsi Kariwo, Head of Compliance, Morgans Financial

Tech Innovator of the Year

Melissa Christy, Head of Lending Origination, AMP Bank

Pascale Helyar-Moray, Founder, Grow My Money

Clare Sellers, Head of Omnichannel, Brighter Super

Samer Fouani, Head of Cyber and Technology Risk, TAL

Beatrix Jakubec, Head of Technical Products, Brighter Super

Sonia Sardana, Executive Director Digital, JBWere

Charlotte Marra, Executive General Manager, Technical Support, Novigi

Claire Lux, Business Analyst, Padua Solutions

Ali + Gaby Rosenberg, Co-Founders, Blossom App

Mary Payne, Chief Product Officer APAC, SS&C Technologies

Mentor of the Year

Jane Tandy, Managing Director, Leeuwin Wealth

Cheryl Hermann, Manager, Service Capability and Standards, UniSuper

Jane Ridder, Financial Adviser, Infocus St Leonards

Pascale Helyar-Moray, Founder, Grow My Money

Patricia Tsicalas, Private Client Adviser, Morgans Financial

Kylie Douglass, National Manager Mobile Lending, Bendigo Bank

Whitney Wilson, National Recruitment Lead and Account Manager, Striver

Briony Barclay Ridge, General Manager, AMP Super

Emma O’Flynn, General Manager and Co-Founder, Oxlade Financial

Amanda Boyce, Head of Advice, Euroz Hartleys

Employer of the Year

Evalesco Financial Services

Much more than money

Infocus St Leonards

Stellar Wealth

Euroz Hartleys

HUB24

Pro Bono of the Year

Anne McDonnell, Head of Group Marketing and Communications, HUB24

Scarlett Dorney, Head of Investment Solutions, Morgan Stanley

Natalie Kleibert, Deputy Chair, Pro Bono Financial Advice Network

Graduate of the Year

Annie O’Scanaill, Adviser Assistant – Undertaking Professional Year, Morgans Financial

Jessie-lee Curtis, Assistant Accountant/Student, Brewster Walsh Waters

Hannah Elliott, Associate Adviser, Stellar Wealth

Sienna Barnes, Wealth Strategy Associate, Euroz Hartleys

Shreya Chindarkar, Associate Adviser, Link Wealth Group

Award Categories

Industry Achievement Awards

Financial Planner of the Year - NSW, ACT | VIC | QLD | SA, WA, TAS

Financial Planning Rising Star of the Year

Superannuation Professional of the Year

Superannuation Rising Star of the Year

Investment Professional of the Year

Investment Rising Star of the Year

Life/Risk Insurance Professional of the Year

Life/Risk Insurance Rising Star of the Year

Investment Adviser of the Year

Paraplanner of the Year

Industry Leader of the Year

Marketing/Communications Professional of the Year

BDM of the Year

Governance, Risk and Compliance Professional of the Year

Platforms Professional of the Year

Tech Innovator of the Year

Advocacy Awards

Mentor of the Year

Employer of the Year

Pro Bono of the Year

Overall Awards

Graduate of the Year

Woman of the Year

Awards Criteria

Submission Instructions

2025 Judging Panel

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