Following calls by the Association of Financial Advisers for financial planners and licensees to “make their own moves” to address recent concerns raised by regulators and policymakers, the heads of leading financial planning dealer groups and licensees are set to gather in June to grapple with a range factors that will shape the future of the financial planning profession.
A fledgling profession cannot afford to have its future dictated to it by government and regulators, and recent reports suggest the industry has some way to go to win the necessary trust and respect needed to be allowed to effectively self-regulate. The Dealer Group Summit, on June 1-2, is recognised as the key event on the calendar for the heads of financial planning links to meet to analyse the key issues facing their businesses and the industry.
Among the sessions At the 2015 event the managing director of Infocus Wealth Management, Rod Bristow, will head a panel discussion on the financial planner’s “social licence” and discuss what the industry and its leaders need to do to win back the trust and confidence of the general public, while another panel session will examine the key threats and opportunities that will determine how financial planning develops in the years ahead, and how its services are delivered to clients.
The summit will address in detail how the Trowbridge report is likely to affect the delivery of risk advice; how the Parliamentary Joint Committee (PJC) recommendations on professional, ethical and education standards will affect growth opportunities; how the future of the profession will be affected by closer links between industry and universities; and hurdles to self-regulation.
And in a case study of how businesses are responding to changing pressures, the general manager of financial planning for State Super Financial Services, Sean Bradley, will provide an insight into how the business was completely re-engineered, rolled out an all-new customer relationship management (CRM) system, digitised tens of thousands of client files, and empowered its advisers to deliver superior advice and service to clients.
The two-day Dealer Group Summit, now in its sixth year, is recognised as the key event on the calendar for the leaders of financial planning dealer groups and licensees to meet and engage with peers and colleagues to discuss the issues that underpin great businesses and the delivery of great advice
A limited number of places remain at the Summit and any principals and senior executives of dealer groups and licensees interested attending should should visit the event website to register. The event agenda is also available.
