Irish Enterprise Awards 2021

10 EU BUSINESS NEWS / 2021 Irish Enterprise Awards , Best Financial Advisor (Island or Ireland): Graham Hopkins & Award for Excellence in Company Pension Schemes 2021 Established in 1999, Hopkins Financial Consultants is a family-owned financial advisory firm possessing a combined 40 years of experience in mortgage markets as well as pension and investment advice. Following its well-deserved success in the Irish Enterprise Awards 2021, we got in touch with GrahamHopkins to find out more about this outstanding family financial business. Jan21390 Based in Dublin, Hopkins Financial Consultants has the necessary expertise and knowledge to deliver the right advice for its clients and their personal circumstances. Upon the start of our conversation, Graham provides us with a brief overview of the firm and offers more insight into its clientele. “As financial advisers we look after all our clients’ needs by providing services for all types of pensions including executive pensions and PRSA’s through to group pension schemes. In addition, we can provide advice for savings and investment policies and life and serious illness insurance, including all life assurance products. Moreover, as buying a house can be one of the most stressful times of your life, our mortgage services are designed to remove a lot of the stress in the mortgage process”. Operating in the Irish financial industry can often be a challenging experience. However, as Graham goes on to explain, Hopkins Financial Consultants adopts a client-focused approach to stand out from the crowd. “By putting the client before anything else, we ensure that they are fully aware and understand the advice we are giving them. To keep them up to date we meet on a regular basis and discuss any changes that need to be made. On the pensions and investments side, we regularly update our clients on their funds and send a benefit statement on the anniversary of the policy. In addition, we provide advice on the fund choice, pension company, management fees and many more aspects while explaining in clear language exactly what the client is investing in”. Despite the outbreak of COVID- 19, the firm has managed to succeed during the last twelve months thanks to its commitment to innovation, as Graham points out. “As a smaller company, we were able to set up our systems and services as efficiently as possible. In fact, we were already participating in video calls and emailing reports, so the changes were minimal. By staying open we have been available to our clients all times, offering realistic advice whenever required. Thanks to our outstanding customer service, we have been able to grow the business substantially during this difficult period”. Finally, Graham comments on the future prospects of Hopkins Financial Consultants as we look ahead to 2021 and beyond. “Moving forward, in order to remain at the forefront of the industry we will need to maintain the high standards we have set since inception”. This is a brilliant business that is fully deserving of this success, and 2021 is set to be another year of great success. Company: Hopkins Financial Consultants Contact: Graham Hopkins Email: [email protected] Web: www.hopkins-financial.ie Address: 107 Trimbleston, Goatstown Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14 Phone: 087-2492516