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Topic overview

Having chosen financial planning as a career path, this topic engages graduates with their future. Explaining the responsibilities of a new graduate in a financial advice firm, the content also highlights key client communication skills development for new advisers.

 

What you will achieve:

  1. Explore the career pathways and responsibilities of a new financial adviser
  2. Gain insight into the expectations of advice firms and the skills needed for long-term success
  3. Learn how to manage client expectations and begin to understand how to identify and manage conflicts of interest in professional advice settings

Structure and duration

This topic is designed to be completed over six (6) weeks, with up to 12 weeks’ access provided to allow for flexibility.

Participants receive 20 hours of structured training per topic. For new entrants under the FAS requirements, these topics form a core part of the 100 hours of structured learning required during the Professional Year.

Advisers who successfully complete all requirements of the topic will be awarded a certificate of completion.

There are no specific due dates for activities. Advisers progress, complete and submit activities as they go. However, it is recommended that each activity be completed according to order laid out.

 

Recommended six (6) week study plan
WeekLearning focusHours
1Responsibilities and expectations of a new graduate

Quiz 1- 2

Activity 1-2
4
2Career Opportunities in Financial Planning

Quiz 3

Activity 3
2
3Playing an important role in clients' financial wellbeing

Quiz 4

Activity 4-5
3
4Navigating Professional Challenges

Quiz 5-6
3
5Assessing the reliability of financial information

Quiz 7

Activity 6-7
4
6Using ethical principles in conflict management

Quiz 8

Activity 8-10
4

 

Price

$275 (Inc. GST) per person (corporate package/rate available)

About the Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite (FAAS)

 

The Financial Adviser Accelerator Suite is the most interactive, engaging and career-focused training program the financial advice industry has ever seen — purpose-built to develop capable advisers who are ready to make an immediate impact.

Developed with early-career professionals in mind, the structured topics focus on building essential client engagement skills and financial advice fundamentals. The program is structured around four key knowledge pillars, with each topic containing multiple modules.

 

01

Fundamentals of Financial Advice

02

Client Care in Financial Advice

03

Client Engagement in Financial Advice

04

Quality Processes in Financial Advice