Alafaci awarded industry’s highest accolade

financial planner money management FPA

14 December 2000
| By Stuart Engel |

Dominic Alafaci has become the third Melbourne-based financial planner in a row to win the Money Management Financial Planner of the Year.

Alafaci beat one of the most talented fields in the award's 12-year history in what judges have described as "one of the closest calls". He narrowly took the top prize from the three highly commended award winners, fellow Victorians John Hewison and George Flack, and South Australian John Wotherspoon.

It is the third time Alafaci has entered the Financial Planner of the Year award. He was narrowly pipped at the post by Peter Dunn last year and equally narrowly beaten by Kevin Bailey in 1999.

One of the judges of the awards throughout its 12 year history, industry stalwart Gwen Fletcher, says Alafaci's balance between career, industry and community is the key to his success.

Alafaci has been a financial planner for 16 years starting with his own dealer group before a long partnership with Bain & Co and then moving on to start up financial planning divisions at HSBC and Collins House.

He also devotes a large chunk of his time to promoting professionalism in the industry. He has been involved in education and finance committees at the FPA and was a member of the state council for a number of years. He is also the voice of financial planning on Melbourne's 3AW with a 30 minute weekly slot on Ernie Sigley's show.

His commitment to the community is also evident with his involvement with Rotary, the Monash Alumni Association and the Assisi Centre.

Alafaci receives a trip for two to the FPA Conference in the US firm Money Management in recognition of his achievement and will be presented with the Financial Planner of the Year at a gala dinner in May.

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