Her Wealth

Helping New Zealand women thrive financially.

At Forsyth Barr our goal is to ensure that everyone has access to the advice and guidance that supports them in achieving their financial goals. We established Her Wealth to provide tailored education resources, a programme of focused events and connection to our nationwide team of female advisers. Our objective in doing so is to play our part in helping New Zealand women thrive financially.

Upcoming Events

Forsyth Barr Inspire Me Series | A.I. Me

A.I. Me is a networking and fundraising event for Waikato businesswomen, featuring Forsyth Barr’s AI Prompt Engineer Kirstin Marcon and a digital human. Proceeds go to the Foundation for Conductive Education.

Held 10 September in Hamilton.

Women in Business | Impactful Leadership

Leadership coach and former BBC journalist Janine Sudbury shares how presence, feedback and self-belief can shape impactful leadership.

Held in partnership with the Wellington Chamber of Commerce at Forsyth Barr Wellington on 18 September.

Fashion, finance, wellness, and premium vehicles

A stylish evening featuring a fashion show, expert insights on women’s wealth and menopause, premium vehicles, and raffles supporting the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation.

Invitation-only event in Whangārei on 16 October. Contact your Adviser for details.

Past Events

Her Health, Her Wealth

Over 100 women joined us in Christchurch for Her Health, Her Wealth, an evening of powerful insights on wellbeing and financial empowerment. Dr Ashleigh Barrett-Young and Zoe Wallis delivered engaging talks, moderated by Trish Oakley.

Women in Business | Strengths and Superpowers

Natalie Ferguson and Kristen Lunman of Powrsuit led an energising session on personal strengths and authentic leadership. Co-hosted with the Wellington Chamber of Commerce, the evening offered fresh perspective and practical tools to take forward.

An Exclusive Evening with Global Women

Forsyth Barr was honoured to host the inaugural Global Women event in Dunedin. It was our pleasure to welcome an inspiring evening of thought-provoking conversation and purpose alongside women shaping the future of leadership.

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Accelerating Action at Forsyth Barr

This year’s International Women’s Day theme, Accelerate Action, is about taking meaningful steps and ensuring women have the support and opportunities to succeed. In recognition of this, we’re sharing insights from people across Forsyth Barr - highlighting the steps they are taking and how they are helping to drive progress across our business.

Read our insights on iwd

Forsyth Barr Initiatives

“Our people drive our success. We want to empower them with equitable and fair employment processes and career development, a learning environment and a diverse, inclusive and supportive culture.”
Forsyth Barr ESG Strategy

Learn and Build

‘Learn and Build’ was developed for Forsyth Barr staff in support of the Financial Services Council’s “It Starts with Action” program, aimed at helping women grow their financial confidence and well-being. The live presentations typically start with a talk led by a staff member of Forsyth Barr, followed by discussion and facilitated Q&A.

Forsyth Barr Investing Lab

This initiative is designed to help connect investors to financial concepts and increase their financial literacy, capability and confidence with respect to their personal investment arrangements. It is designed to empower individuals towards financial freedom through education of key fundamental investment concepts.

Focus Article | Women and Wealth: Taking Charge of Financial Futures

Read here

Ready to thrive financially?

Talk to us

Talk with one of our Her Wealth Investment Advisers. They will explain the benefits of each of our range of investment services, and help you decide which best meets your needs.

Her Wealth Team