INTRODUCING FINSURE’S COUNTRY MANAGER JENNY CAMPBELL

Jenny is a familiar face to many in the NZ adviser community. She has spent 20 years in the mortgage sector, firstly as a broker, and a lender, then moving into the leadership of the New Zealand Mortgage Brokers Association, and the Professional Advisers Association (prior to the incorporation of Financial Advice New Zealand). Having also owned and managed her own adviser group and aggregator, Jenny comes with a wealth of contacts and experience in the mortgage space.

Why did you join Finsure?

I have long thought that NZ was missing a trick in the aggregation space. I think we were all looking for a group that could pull the adviser community together, and who had the vital infrastructure to support a good-sized group without losing the personal touch.

What excites me about Finsure is this is a group that genuinely cares about its members. I have always felt that mortgage advisers are special people – they spend all day helping hardworking Kiwis make their property dreams come true. Advisers are the champions of their customers, and we want to support the adviser, just as they support and help everyday New Zealanders.

Is it an Aussie invasion?

I think there are massive synergies and benefits to leveraging the trans-Tasman relationship. Mortgage advisers in Australia are very similar to New Zealand, and of course – so are many of the banks!

Australia is a few years ahead of us with financial tech in particular, so it will be great to be able to bring exciting enhancements to advisers businesses here.

Any surprises so far?

I was lucky enough to go to a Professional Development day for the Finsure advisers based in Sydney and I couldn’t believe my eyes! There were 600 advisers in one room!

What does it look like next year?

We do think we are going to shake up the industry a bit in NZ. We will have a really full programme with loads of training opportunities, and regular Professional Development Days.

Finsure is known for its wonderful offshore conferences, and the NZ contingent will be an important part of these events! We will be working really hard on behalf of advisers and strive to get them new opportunities and a fair go with regulators and lenders.