Winners for 2026 Financial Services Council industry awards announced

Written by The FSC team | September 8, 2026

The winners for the Financial Services Council 2026 Awards, which recognise excellence in the New Zealand financial services sector, have been announced.

Awards were presented to the winners at the FSC Awards Dinner during the FSC26 Conference: Amplify on Thursday 13 August, which is the flagship event of the financial services sector.

“We congratulate all the winners of the FSC Awards this year,” said FSC Chief Executive Officer, Kirk Hope.

“The quality of the entries and the impressive outcomes achieved made the judging process particularly challenging.” Kirk continued.

The FSC Awards 2026 programme received 44 entries from across the sector, highlighting outstanding work on a variety of levels, from individual and teams, to initiatives and community contributions.

“Thank you to all the entrants who took the time to participate this year. It was a privilege to see such a diverse range of entries and such a high calibre of achievement,” said Kirk.

The FSC Awards Dinner was sponsored by PwC New Zealand.

FSC Awards 2026 Winners and Highly Commended

Contribution to Community Award – sponsored by PwC New Zealand

nib New Zealand - their commitment to improving the health and wellbeing of Pacific RSE workers (Winner)

Emerging Trailblazer Award – sponsored by Swiss Re

Raffi Rassam, Fidelity Life (Winner)

Vincent Colombié, Fidelity Life (Highly Commended)

Excellence in ESG Award – sponsored by PwC New Zealand

AIA New Zealand (Winner)

Public Trust (Highly Commended)

Excellence in Wellbeing & Inclusion Award – sponsored by Swiss Re

AIA New Zealand (Winner)

Team of the Year Award – sponsored by PwC New Zealand

Financial Wellbeing and Inclusion Team, Westpac (Winner)

Medical Claims Team, Partners Life (Highly Commended)

Innovation of the Year Award – sponsored by PwC New Zealand

Claims 3D Tool, Fidelity Life (Winner)

New digital system for KiwiSaver early withdrawal applications, Public Trust (Highly Commended)

Workplace Savings Award

Gavin Quigan, Former Principal Adviser, Restricted Managed Investment Schemes (Winner)

Chair’s Award for Services to the Industry

Rob Flannagan, Former Independent Chair (Winner)

ENDS

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