ASX-listed Iress have introduced a brand new partnership with main monetary companies profession pathway supplier, Striver, to draw a lot wanted expertise into the monetary recommendation trade. As demand surges for monetary recommendation in Australia, the partnership goals to materially develop demand from aspiring expertise trying to enter the monetary companies group whereas additionally delivering new in-depth coaching supplies and data for newcomers.
Iress has taken the position as a key companion and presenter at Striver’s 2024 Brimstone occasion collection, the place college students and graduates can discover profession alternatives within the monetary recommendation and wealth administration trade. This 12 months’s showcase collection commenced in Melbourne on Tuesday 19 March, the place Iress leaders met with college students, graduates and profession changers to discover and focus on thrilling, rewarding and dynamic roles throughout the trade and how one can construct a profitable profession.
As well as, Iress will present Striver with a collection of recent Xplan coaching modules for Striver’s Mentor Training Unit, the place college students, graduates and job seekers can expertise the newest merchandise and platforms which are used within the trade. The coaching affords real-world expertise and complete understanding of how know-how and platforms are utilized by advisers to ship efficient and environment friendly recommendation to shoppers and develop their enterprise.
Kelli Willmer, Govt Common Supervisor – Wealth APAC, Iress, stated, “There are over a million Australians unable to get the monetary recommendation they want right now, rising the numbers in our occupation and constructing a robust expertise pipeline is essential. A profession in monetary recommendation is a perfect match for the wishes of many sensible, pushed college students on the market right now – fulfilling, rewarding and intellectually stimulating.
“Because the trade’s mainstay software program supplier, we’re dedicated to serving to generate that demand and exhibiting what that profession can seem like. We consider that Striver is the standout greatest participant within the house, with important attain, unbelievable engagement and powerful relationships in place with our key licensee and product companions.”
Alisdair Barr, Founder and CEO, Striver, stated, “Making monetary recommendation extra accessible to Australians requires clear profession pathways. To draw extra expertise into the trade we have to shine a highlight on the good careers and supply extra schooling and assets to assist candidates take their first steps. Iress shares our imaginative and prescient to create fulfilling careers for future expertise and this partnership will assist construct our trade’s continued excellence.”
