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Securitor academy set for Feb opening

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
Asgard Wealth Solution's planning division, Securitor is launching its first paraplanning academy workshop in February. The paraplanning academy is a blend of self-study distance learning and two three-day face-to-face workshops. Participants will learn ...

AFS continues expansion

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... from its advisers during the past 18 months. Some of these include the establishment of a Boards of Advice, Paraplanning Academy, AFS Business School, acquisition and succession planning, biannual PD days, compliance workshops, and others. Daly said ...

AMP planning school broadens intake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2008
AMP Financial Planning's Horizon Financial Planning Academy is accepting recruits from Western Australia, South Australia and the Northern Territory in its next intake. The next intake begins next week and the program starts in January. Tim Steele ...

Godfrey Pembroke appoints MD

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 SEP 2008
... Reddacliff replaces Mark Rantall who is working on developing the training programs for financial advisers with the NAB Academy. Prior to this role, Reddacliff was MLC sales manager for New South Wales and was also previously national manager for MLC ...

Industry gathers for ESG academy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 AUG 2008
... politician were among the crowd that gathered yesterday at a stakeholder meeting to develop the Responsible Investment Academy curriculum and framework. Former Midnight Oil frontman, now minister for environment, heritage and the arts, Peter Garratt ...

MLC adopts paraplanning referral service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... tailor their approach." In addition, MLC is continuing to foster paraplanners in its advice practices via its Paraplanning Academy and expanding the role of its SoA Solutions team. "We have seen a substantial growth in the use of MLC's Paraplanner Academy ...

Securitor academy in the works

MICHAEL HOBBS REPORTING FROM THE CONFERENCE IN NEW ZEALAND  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2008
Securitor is to set up a paraplanning academy and launch an online self assessment program to help advisers beef up on their finance knowledge and better answer the questions of clients uneasy about the state of the markets. Speaking at the Securitor ...

AMP posts 47pc growth in fin services

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2008
... and banking businesses. The firm's increased investment in this sector, which includes initiatives such as AMP's Planner Academy, has seen Australian planner numbers up 6.5 per cent to 1,643 for the year. According to AMP chief executive Craig Dunn ...

BankWest calls on UK planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
... who have a vested interest in working in Australia to come over," Reid said. "We're also looking to implement a planner academy for existing employees who are seeking a different career path, as well attempting to attain the best advisers from around ...

AFS paraplanning gets thumbs up

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2007
Graduates from the Australian Financial Services' (AFS) Paraplanning Academy have hailed the program as a success. The academy involves recruits to complete a six-week program with the initial two weeks spent working in structured classroom activities ...