Growth at Link points to adviser channel opportunities
After two years as national growth manager at Link Financial Group, Luke Roberts leaves at the end of this month having grown adviser numbers by 30%.
Sitting as the third biggest national aggregator behind NZFSG and KAN, Link Financial Group (LFG) now has 240 advisers working across mortgages, insurance and KiwiSaver.
Roberts says growth opportunities in the adviser space are huge. “The channel of choice towards the adviser market has shifted significantly in New Zealand, although we are way behind Australia.”
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