Australian AFA Adviser of the Year Award annoucement - Olivia Maragna Aspire Retire Images
We are proud to announce that Olivia Maragna from Aspire Retire Financial Services is this year's recipient of the prestigious Australian Adviser of the Year Award.
Olivia was the only Queenslander among six finalists in the running for the Association of Financial Advisers' (AFA) Adviser of the Year award.
Ms Maragna, a co-founder of Aspire Retire Financial Services, said she was very excited to win the national award which recognises client service, quality leadership and innovation in the financial planning industry. She is also the very first female to take out the award.
"It's an amazing honour to be awarded the win for the tenth anniversary of this award." she said.
"We've always been committed to making a real difference to our clients and that's borne out by our high percentage of worth of mouth referrals. When you make a difference to someone's life, they just end up talking about you to their friends and family".
Ms Maragna attributed her success to her unwavering focus on "delivering more than just financial planning".
"We are tireless in our commitment to our clients and our goal for all of them is for them to know and understand with certainty what the future will hold for them". Olivia said.
Ms Maragna was the 2008 Telstra Queensland Young Business Woman of the Year and was the inaugural Australian Female Excellence in Advice Award winner in 2011. Aspire Retire Financial Services has won the Hall of Fame Business Achiever Award and was the recipient of the 2009 Telstra Queensland Small Business of the Year.
The awards process involved an independent survey of all clients along with a benchmarking survey against other advisers in the industry. The winner was announced at the AFA's annual conference at RACV Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast on 30 October.