Australia’s next generation of financial planners shone at the 16th Annual Entireti University Challenge in Melbourne with a total of 169 financial planning students, in 91 teams representing 13 tertiary education institutions, participating in this year’s event.
Established in 2010 by AMP, the competition aims to recognise the next generation of financial planning talent, and promote financial planning as an attractive career.
RMIT student Olivia Handreck won the competition with TAFE NSW student, Tasos Mihail in second place and another RMIT student, Adam Fowler in third place.
CEO at Entireti, Neil Younger, says the firm is “…proud to continue supporting this worthy initiative because financial planning is a fulfilling and rewarding career path, and every organisation can play a role in attracting talent to the profession.”
The judging panel for this year’s Challenge included:
- Rebecca Pritchard, Senior Financial Adviser, Rising Tide Financial Services
- Alisdair Barr, Founder and CEO of Striver
- Phil Anderson, General Manager Policy, Advocacy and Standards at the FAAA
Younger says he’s excited about the high calibre of talent coming up through the universities and tertiary education institutions at a critical time for the profession.
He says the Challenge is an important part of the firm’s efforts “…to identify, nurture and advance the next generation of financial advisers.”
Handreck currently works part-time at Melbourne-based financial planning firm, Belay Advisory and after she graduates she will start full-time there.
