Album: FAAA Melbourne Metro Community AFL Grand Final Lunch 2025
The annual AFL Grand Lunch in Melbourne is one of our most popular events, with hundreds of attendees getting together for an afternoon of networking, panel discussions, games and a delicious lunch. This year’s event on 22 September was a stand out success and our photographer was on hand to capture the whole thing. See […]
The next generation: Meet the rising stars of financial advice
This year’s Gen Next Rising Star of the Year award finalists come from Queensland, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. They are Shannon Victor of Oxlade Financial (Brisbane), Aden Wilkins CFP® of Capital Partners (Perth), and Aayush Sharma of Frost Financial Services (Darwin). Shannon Victor Shannon Victor’s first exposure to finance advice was in 2013 when she was working with […]
FAAA Wellbeing: Be well with your membership
The FAAA prides itself on encouraging members to prioritise their health and wellbeing, and provides support to assist when you are dealing with personal, family, or work-related unease. FAAA Members, your immediate family and your staff have free access to six wellbeing sessions through the FAAA Wellbeing program as part of your FAAA membership. […]
Future2: Building stronger communities, one grant at a time
Now in its 29th year, the Future2 Foundation, formed by financial services professionals, remains focused on helping communities through grants to support grassroots financial literacy programs. To date, the Future2 Foundation has provided 181 grants, totalling $1.8 million in funding; including $116,000 in 2024 alone. Community programs must be nominated by a member of the […]
Financial advisers continue to be highly valued by clients
The annual FAAA Value of Advice Index has found that not only are Australians who have a financial adviser more confident in their financial outlook and perceived quality of life, but this has remained unchanged in the face of continued cost-of-living pressures and geopolitical concerns. In comparison to the 2024 Value of Advice Index, the […]
Celebrating 40 years of Alman Partners
It’s rare for a financial planning practice to have been operating since the last century, but a handful have stood the test of time. One of them, Alman Partners, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year – a notable milestone. Alman Partners celebrated the milestone with a gala event for its team and clients at the […]
Our Southern Community
Our FAAA volunteer communities work hard, planning events, mentoring new entrants and facilitating grassroots engagement with and between members to foster a sense of community and common purpose. South Australian State Community Chair James Farrelly is no different. He has been with the FAAA (including with the AFA) for over a decade, starting as a […]
What’s happening in the west – mentoring, grad programs and Inspiring to GROW
There’s been a lot happening in the west this year and it’s not just getting ready for the FAAA Congress in Perth this November. FAAA WA State Community Chair Naomi Mee-Martino CFP® and the WA State Committee have been busy with projects that have seen the FAAA community looking westward. Firstly, the WA State Committee […]
Resilience, reinvention and the power of advice
Luke Marshall CFP® isn’t afraid to jump into something new. As a teenager he was told by a judge he could either go to jail or the defence force; he chose the Navy. After training in dive medicine and hyperbaric medicine and being posted to some of the Special Forces teams as a medic, and […]
Building a purpose-driven advice career
It’s only with the benefit of hindsight that Minchin Moore partner and financial adviser Cathryn Gross can see that the seeds of running her own practice were planted as a child watching her father run a legal practice in a country town. But it was a very circuitous route that brought her to financial advice. […]