Aviva launches Financial Adviser Fellowship

Each year Aviva will appoint three fellows who will become advocates for raising professional standards among members of the Aviva Financial Adviser Academy and wider industry.

The fellows appointed by Aviva are:

Thomasina McGuigan - Compliance Consultant from Basingstoke

Eugenie Cameron - Chartered Financial Planner from Staverton, near Cheltenham

Tina Thackery - Independent Financial Adviser from Leeds

All three were top performers in diploma modules supported by the Aviva Financial Adviser Academy. They will be invited to attend an awards dinner and key Aviva events in 2010, and will have the opportunity to contribute their thoughts to a white paper on issues affecting the financial adviser profession.

Angela Seymour-Jackson, intermediary and partnerships director at Aviva, said: "The launch of the Fellowship is an exciting move for Aviva. We want to recognise, celebrate and advance the careers of financial advisers across the UK - particularly the rising stars. This is just one way that we're doing this.

Advisers can visit the Aviva Financial Adviser Academy at www.aviva.co.uk/academy. More information on the Fellowship is also available on the site."