CPD adviser webinars

Recordings from Netwealth's Business IQ webinar series, covering a range of topics to support your business.

Grow your Business IQ

Welcome to Netwealth's collection of CPD webinar recordings for Fortnum Private Wealth. Hear industry thought-leaders share their knowledge on a range of topics that include advice strategies, business management and innovation.

To receive a CPD point you must have watched at least 45 minutes of the presentation. Your CPD information will then be emailed to you along with the webinar resources.

Upcoming live webinar:

On-demand webinars (more information on each below):

Beyond Grandfathering - The future growth paths for Australian advisory firms

Tuesday 7th July, 12-1pm AEST
Jim Stackpool - Founder of Certainty Advice Group

Join Jim Stackpool, Founder of Certainty Advice Group, as he explores how valuation and pricing models might change, what advice propositions will dominate the industry and what guiding business performance benchmarks are required in the post grandfathering era. This webinar aims to give you an understanding of:

  • How to position your firm on the life cycle of financial advisory firms
  • The core ingredients required for prosperous growth
  • Segmenting the different advice propositions
  • How to benchmark the performance of your firm


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How to evolve to goals-based advice

Fraser Jack - Advice Intelligence

Join Fraser Jack, Head of Partnerships at Advice Intelligence, as he discusses the fundamental differences between traditional advice and goals-based advice and how to turn this advice philosophy into a methodology for your business. In this presentation you will learn:

  • How to model, track and benchmark client goals
  • How to link your client goals to an investment portfolio
  • What the future of goals-based advice could look like


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Are you maximising the government's COVID-19 financial aid for your clients?

Keat Chew - Netwealth

Join Keat Chew, Netwealth's Head of Technical Services, as he explores practical strategies to help you and your clients take advantage of the legislative changes around COVID-19. Keat will present strategies on:

  • Making the most of COVID-19 financial support packages
  • How to preserve and generate short term cashflow
  • Super decisions you can make now for positive future growth
  • Preparing for the 'payback' when loan moratoriums and financial assistance are switched off


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Making sense of the current financial landscape

Mark Hoven - Adviser Ratings

Join us and hear the key findings from the latest Adviser Ratings Financial Advice Landscape report, a comprehensive look at the industry, drawing on both public and proprietary data sets of 1,200 advisers and practice principals. 

In this presentation you will gain insights from the perspectives of advisers, clients and service providers, and will learn:

  • The emerging profile of consumers using wealth service
  • How the economics of running an advice firm is transforming
  • Where digital advice is heading and what leading businesses are doing about it
  • What advisers can expect from the licensee business model changes


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How clients are reacting to uncertainty and how best to deal with it

Andrew Inwood - CoreData

Drawing on CoreData's just completed research Andrew Inwood will share insights into how Australian investors are reacting to the market uncertainty and how advisers can best support clients in this environment.

This webinar aims to provide you with an understanding of:

  • How Australians are behaving because of COVID-19
  • The confidence gap between advised and non-advised Australians
  • What clients want from their advisers right now
  • How to appeal to investors seeking financial advice during this period


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What does the coronavirus stimulus package mean for you and your clients?

Keat Chew - Netwealth

Keat Chew, Netwealth Head of Technical Services, examines the Federal Government's coronavirus stimulus package to simplify what matters most for you and your clients. Specifically Keat will consider:

  • Support for households including casuals, sole-traders, retirees and those on income support
  • Assistance for businesses to keep people in a job
  • Regulatory protection and financial support for businesses
  • What the JobKeeper initiative means for your clients


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Adapting to change: How to future-ready your practice

Jason Andriessen - CoreData

While it's been an uncertain time for the advice industry, new opportunities continue to present themselves. Demand for advice is still significant, baby boomers are retiring at substantial rates and we’ll see $3.5 trillion worth of assets transferred between generations over the next 25 years*.

To help you adapt and benefit from these and future trends, Jason Andriessen, managing director of Coredata, will explore what you should be doing to position your business for growth and success.

In this presentation you will learn:

  • The macro forces influencing the advice industry and their likely impact
  • The parallels of the UK Retail Distribution Review that are relevant
  • The business characteristics that will lead to future success
  • Why embracing change is important
  • How to appeal to High Net Worth clients


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* McCrindle, 2016, Wealth Transfer Report, A Report for No More Practice, September

Practical steps to building an estate planning offering

Brandon Thompson - Yodal

If you're looking to grow your business and strengthen client relationships then you may wish to consider the role estate planning has on your value proposition.

In this webinar Brandon Thompson, CEO of Yodal, demonstrates the practical benefits of an estate planning offering and outlines why advisers are well placed to capitalise on this commercial opportunity.

In this presentation you will learn:

  • How estate planning can deliver you a profitable revenue stream
  • How to ensure ‘best interest duties’ are fully met with an estate planning offering
  • The practical steps to building this offer
  • Technology solutions to optimise the estate planning process


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How to transition a family-owned business

David Smorgon OAM - PointMade

Over the next 10 years a significant amount of "baby-boomer" business owners will be looking to retire, sell up or pass on the reins to the next generation. This historic transition of wealth creates a unique opportunity for financial advisers to guide clients through the succession process, and ensure an enduring client relationship with the family.

Learn from David Smorgon OAM about how to transition a family-owned business through generations, sharing his experiences from Smorgon Consolidated Industries, one of Australia’s largest family businesses.

Key insights that will be shared include:

  • How to successfully manage generational transfer of a family-owned business
  • The unique traits and challenges within the family business sector
  • How to prevent family tensions and differences from becoming conflict
  • How to avoid failure throughout the succession process


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Create a strategic roadmap for 2020 and beyond

Brad Fox - SmartBrave Consulting

At a time where the financial advice landscape is still rapidly transforming, practice owners and leaders need a plan to not just future-proof their business, but a strategy to thrive in 2020 and beyond.

Brad Fox, Managing Director at SmartBrave Consulting, guides you through the process of creating an effective strategic roadmap to not just future-proof your business, but a strategy to thrive in 2020 and beyond.

In this webinar Brad will cover:

  • How to maintain your competitive advantage with a plan
  • What you must consider when crafting a strategic roadmap
  • How to analyse your environment in building your strategy
  • How to win support and ensure your team is on board with the plan


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The likely impacts of AI on your business and financial advice

Joel Robbie - Nod

With so much industry speculation, it can be difficult to determine if Artificial Intelligence (AI) will result in the end of financial advice as we know it or unlock a new universe of possibilities for advisers.

In this webinar Joel Robbie, co-founder and CEO of Nod, will help you understand the true and likely impact of this technology on your business and provide you with practical tips to navigate and capitalise on any change.

In this webinar Joel will cover:

  • What is AI and what impact could it have on financial advice
  •  Robo-advice: Real vs. perceived competition
  • What can you automate with AI now and in the future
  • Practical next steps to help you prepare for AI


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Marketing strategies to communicate your value effectively

Kim Payne - 9Rok

Demonstrating value to clients is becoming more and more critical as client expectations continue to rise.

In this webinar Kim Payne, founder of 9Rok, shares marketing tips to help you connect, engage and position your value so clients understand why they shouldn't live without you.

Kim works with professional advisers to unlock the hidden value in their business so they can reach more customers, improve profitability and have more control.

In this webinar Kim will cover how to:

  • Clarify and position the value of your advice
  • Get prospects over the line and willingly commit sooner
  • Keep existing clients fully engaged and retained
  • Make video a key part of your marketing strategy


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Learn the AdviceTech successful businesses are using

Andrew Braun - Netwealth

The 2019 Netwealth AdviceTech research report takes a detailed focus at how the best advice firms adopt technology and use it to their advantage.

Join Andrew Braun, Netwealth General Manager of Marketing, as he discusses this report and examines the AdviceTech your business should consider today and what your adoption roadmap should look like for the near-future.

In this webinar Andrew will cover:

  • How to build an effective AdviceTech roadmap for your business
  • AdviceTech that leads to better customer engagement
  • The future of AdviceTech
  • Other key findings from the report


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Attract, retain and advise Gen X&Y clients

Steve Crawford - Experience Wealth

Generation X&Y have a net worth of over $1.4 trillion*. If you are looking to tap into this opportunity then this session is for you.

Explore what changes your business may need to make to better attract, retain and advise this market with Steve Crawford, CEO of Experience Wealth – a business that deals exclusively with Gen X&Y clients.

In this webinar Steve will cover how to:

  • Get a deeper understanding of Gen X&Y
  • Build an offer that appeals to this market
  • Use brand building initiatives to enhance your messaging
  • Create a clear 90-day action plan


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* 2016 ING ‘The truth about Gen X and Gen Y' report

Pricing in a post Royal Commission world

Rob Jones - Peloton Partners

In this webinar, learn about emerging pricing trends in the industry based on data from 70 advised firms across Australia, as well as strategies to help you better communicate your value proposition to clients.

Hear from from Rob Jones, managing director of Peloton Partners, a consultancy firm that reviews, designs and implements sustainable strategies to advice practices of all sizes across Australia.

In this webinar, he will cover:

  • What pricing models are being used by practices across the country
  • How to capture all components of your offering in your pricing
  • How advisers are tailoring pricing to extract latent value in their business
  • Methods to express your intangible and tangible value to clients


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Between Meetings with Matt Heine

In this podcast series Matt Heine, Joint Managing Director of Netwealth, chats to industry professionals and thought leaders on what opportunities and challenges they see for financial advisers and the wealth industry as a whole.

Listen to the podcasts