FAMNZ v FANZ; New association appoints old hand

The newly formed Finance and Mortgage Advisers Association of New Zealand (FAMNZ) has appointed Leigh Hodgetts as its country manager.

Hodgetts worked as Professional Development, Standards and Policy Manager at Financial Advice NZ (FANZ) in two years ago and has also hard roles ant  Astute Financial Management NZ, ANZ, BNZ and Kiwi Adviser Network. She also spent time with the Financial Markets Authority as manager, retail operations.

FAMNZ is the New Zealand arm of the Finance Brokers Association of Australia. FBAA managing director Peter White said the appointment of Ms Hodgetts was “testimony to the positive way FAMNZ is being viewed across the nation and also highlights the standard we want to set within the sector.

“We are here to represent mortgage advisers better than ever before by expanding the market share for advisers, increasing professionalism and lifting standards,” he declared.