CELEBRATING THE strength of the non-aligned sector wouldn’t be possible without recognising the boutique financial advice firm that has most effectively driven business growth over the past 12 months. The strategies and actions of the inaugural Boutique Firm of the Year, Hewison Private Wealth, and the success of individual advisers working within it, are among the reasons John Hewison gives for the win.

“I think it’s a combination of a lot of things. I think we’re a very innovative firm – we’ve certainly a high level of client service concentration, we’ve got highly talented, highly skilled, highly educated advisers – we’ve got a super team of people,” Mr Hewison says.

Hewison Private Wealth is not connected to any financial institution or platform, its research is conducted in-house and it works on a firmly commission-free basis.

“We’re very proud members of the boutique space, passionately independent and we also believe that hopefully the regulators start to understand what ‘independent’ means in respect to providing best quality service to Australian consumers,” Mr Hewison says.

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