The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) today announced the program for the AFA’s signature event for forward thinking advisers, the AFA 2016 Genxt Connect Tour.
“Genxt is an incubator for new advisers starting in the profession and existing advisers who are focused on the future,” said Nick Hakes, AFA General Manager Member Services, Partnerships & Campus AFA. “The Genxt Connect Tour is the perfect opportunity for advisers to explore the critical issues and opportunities that are specifically relevant to them.”
Mr Hakes said the learning outcome of the Genxt Connect Tour is to empower Genxt advisers to develop the soft skills that will help them demonstrate their credibility to a new generation of advice clients.
“Genxt advisers continually tell us that they value exploring innovative new ways of doing things in regards to the advice process and client engagement,” he said. “They want to learn soft skills such as how to present advice to clients and they are also interested in exploring how technology can help clients better understand their advice options and strategy.”
Mr Hakes said new clients to financial advice consume information in different ways, and their language and the types of relationships they are seeking from financial advisers are different.
“Accordingly, our profession needs to adapt as well,” he said. “Genxt has always been an incubator of new ideas and with the 2016 Genxt Connect Tour we have really amplified this message. As an example, Charles Badenach – AFA Excellence in Education Award Winner – will share his approach to engaging with a younger client generation through technology-enabled personal advice.”
Ryan Watson, a former AFA Rising Star finalist and Genxt success story will share how he has built an outstanding, multiple adviser practice centered totally on client experience and outcomes.
Another key feature of the Genxt Connect Tour will be two hands-on, practical workshops focusing on client-led innovation and advice conversations that empower clients to want to take action. Other highlights include keynote speaker Stewart Bell, who will deliver an expert insight into what advice firms can learn from the agile environment of Silicon Valley and why there has never been a better opportunity for advisers to create a different future.
2015 AFA Rising Star, Kylie George will share her secrets to networking and building client value – the very things that earned her the Award.
AFA National Genxt Chair Matthew Hawkins said, “Genxt is our community for advisers that want to be different; that want to innovate; that want to throw off the shackles of legacy-thinking and deliver on their own vision of an incredible financial advice experience. Simply, the Genxt Connect Tour is for advisers that want the future of advice to arrive today.”
The Genxt Connect Tour kicks off in Hobart on 9 February, and will also visit Adelaide, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne before wrapping up in Brisbane on 18 February. To view the program and to register for the 2016 AFA Genxt Connect Tour, visit https://www.afa.asn.au/events.