Patten takes down broking shingle after 16 years
Veteran mortgage adviser Bruce Patten has hung up his shingle as a broker and moved into a new role at the NZ Financial Services Group.
In his role as Head of Growth at NZFSG / Loan Market he mentors and coaches advisers and is also charged with the development of non-core products.
Core products are mortgages and insurance, and non-core ones are add-ons advisers can use like KiwiSaver or fire and general insurance.
Patten says that there are lots of advice and products that advisers get asked for but that currently they may not be able to follow through with them...MORE»
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