AMP has partnered with advice community and careers technology platform Striver for its annual Brimstone event series, to be held in Sydney next week.
Now in its second year, Brimstone brings together current university students and graduates from across Australia as well as those seeking a career change into financial planning.
More than 400 students attended the Brimstone series to date, providing an important space for new entrants and aspiring advisers to hear from some of Australia’s largest licensees, advice practices and explore career opportunities within the financial advice profession.
Feedback received by Striver from students at last year’s Sydney event revealed more than 4 in 5 people would now consider advice as a career path. In addition, 2 in 5 attendees at the event were female, underscoring the importance of events like Brimstone in promoting careers in financial planning.
This year is the first time that Brimstone expanded interstate, with roadshows across Melbourne, Brisbane as well as Perth held last month.
More information about this year’s event can be found on Striver’s Brimstone event page here.
Matt Lawler, AMP Group Executive, Advice said:
“At AMP, we’re passionate about helping nurture and empower the next generation of advisers, helping instil confidence in the professionalism of financial advice.
“As a foundational partner of the Brimstone series, we welcome the opportunity to play our part in helping guide the next cohort of talented advisers and creating pathways for new entrants in advice.
“This year, AMP Advice has welcomed almost 40 ‘new to the advice profession’ advisers to its fold. We would like to increase that fourfold. With an increasing demand for financial advice from Australians, financial advice represents an exciting career path for graduates and we are keen to support the pathway of interested candidates through our practices around the country.
“Together with Striver, the team at AMP Advice continues to work hard to strengthen our relationships with our tertiary partners, helping provide scholarships to the next generation of students and aspiring financial planning professionals.”
Alisdair Barr, Striver CEO and Founder said:
“The Brimstone series has been super successful over the last 12 months but it is only the beginning. We are feeling the groundswell of change and working with licensee groups like AMP adds magnitude and gravitas to the movement we are creating.
“We know this next generation of advisers are seeking structured pathways and clarity of opportunities which have been affected over the last few years so we are recreating those career pathways from the ground up, making advice as a career more accessible than it has been.
“With the audience Brimstone attracts, these events emphasise the social impact that careers like advice have in making a difference to many Australian futures.
“Through our partnership, AMP is showcasing support for creating fulfilling careers and promoting advice as a career. If your firm supports growing the next generation of advisers, we encourage you to join us at Brimstone.”
