The Association of Financial Advisers has named the state winners in this year’s Excellence in Education Award.

The winners, who will now vie for the national prize, are:

• Charles Badenach, of Main Street Financial Solutions, Tasmania
• Shaun Hunt, of Hunt Wealth, SA
• Peter O’Callaghan, of MSI Taylor Wealth Management, Queensland
• Vijay Ghelani, of Hanmoore Financial, Victoria
• Geoff Ivanac, of Everblue Consulting, WA
• Jonathan Wu, of SWU Financial Planning, NSW.

Jordan Hawke, EGM Adviser Distribution at award sponsor Asteron Life, says education is crucial to the industry’s continued success.

“Investing in professional education is good for the individual adviser, good for the industry and, importantly, helps build consumer confidence in the advice industry. I am continually blown away by the level of professionalism and talent in our industry.”