Dawn Thomas

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) welcomes Dawn Thomas as the new National Chair of AFA Inspire.

Ms Thomas is a senior financial adviser with Perth-based financial advice group, Wealthwise, and the AFA’s 2019 Female Excellence in Advice award winner.

“The 2018 AFA Inspire roadshow was the very first space I discovered in financial advice, where women were earnestly celebrated and supported,” she says. “Ever since then, I have felt the warmth of the AFA Inspire community embrace and lift me. It is where the AFA and AFA Inspire leaders and community have allowed women like me to feel seen and heard. I am honoured to be appointed Chair and look forward to harnessing the power, tenacity, resilience and advocacy demonstrated by women within this industry.”

Ms Thomas also thanked the AFA leaders and members who have made AFA Inspire the inclusive forum it is today. “In particular, I would like to thank Kate McCallum for her awe-inspiring time as National Chair,” she says.

In welcoming Ms Thomas to the role, AFA President, Michael Nowak says, “Dawn is an enthusiastic member of the AFA community and a passionate advocate for financial advice, who will help us deliver on our vision for AFA Inspire which is to empower women to believe in themselves, to be confident with all things money and to grow prosperous financial futures.”

AFA Inspire works to achieve this vision by giving back to women in the community through financial education and encouraging and supporting the growth of females in the advice profession.

“I hope that as National Chair, I can welcome more women into AFA Inspire, those who are already members of the profession and those who aspire to be within it,” Ms Thomas says.

The AFA Inspire network is led by the National Chair and supported by:

Amie Baker – NSW Chair
Cara Williams – QLD Chair
Cara Graham – WA Chair
Hayley Dyson – SA Chair
Cassandra Hall – VIC Chair

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Philip Kewin

The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) National Roadshow (the Roadshow), which kicks off in Hobart on 29 May 2019, will follow hot on the heels of this year’s Federal Election, giving delegates the opportunity to hear the AFA’s early insights into the post-election political landscape and what it means for the advice community.

AFA CEO Philip Kewin said, “As well as reviewing the likely impact of the Federal Election, our policy update will also review the rapid changes in the world of advice, in terms of education and ongoing developments post Royal Commission, and what it will mean for advisers and their businesses, now and in the future.”

Mr Kewin said the aim of the AFA’s Roadshow is to not only provide a timely post election update, but also to cut through the noise and inspire advisers through knowledge sharing and practical tips from award winning advisers who are creating their own future through advice excellence. “Our program is very much focussed on delivering practical content that is useful, timely and relevant to advisers in their practices.”

Also visiting Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney and Brisbane, the Roadshow will  feature the AFA’s 2018 award-winning advisers Hugh Robertson, Troy MacMillan and Cara Graham, and Donna Lee Powell who will be sharing what motivates them to deliver the best for their clients  and their journeys to achieving advice excellence.

Morningstar presenter, Jody Fitzgerald, will deliver a session which uncovers solutions to the challenges of keeping clients engaged with their financial strategy and an AFA Inspire Masterclass delivered by Jennifer Whelan, Director of Psynapse Psychometrics, will look at the latest in innovative cognitive science research, designed to help people thrive, both personally and professionally.

View the program and to register for the AFA National Roadshow.

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