Bronnie Abraham from Brisbane advice business Dolfinwise has won the Financial Planning Association’s Gwen Fletcher Memorial Award.

Ms Abraham was the best-performing student in the final unit of the Certified Financial Planner program.

She says the award is important because the late Ms Fletcher was such a pioneer in the advice industry.

“I know the high level of people completing this program, so to be one of the few who has received this award has given me so much confidence in my abilities and it’s a huge achievement,” Ms Abraham said.

“I was told I am the fifth woman out of a total of seven winners of this award… I think women naturally have abilities to be great financial advisers and I think we will see a lot more women excelling in the industry.”

The next Gwen Fletcher award winner will be announced in November at the FPA Professionals Congress in Hobart.