Department: Individual Consulting – Financial Planning and Consulting
To provide financial planning and investment advice to a dedicated existing client
base (400 to 450 clients), i.e. to identify clients’ investment and lifestyle needs and
objectives and provide the most appropriate investment vehicle/portfolio for them,
whilst identifying potential new business opportunities that include both life
assurance and investments.
- •Matric
- • Tertiary qualification, i.e. BCom (majors in Financial
- •Management or Financial Planning or Investments)
- • CFP (in progress at minimum)
- • Minimum 2 years financial planning experience
- • RE5 and not working under supervision
Experience in Planning is advantageous.
• Additional studies such as Advanced CFP exams, Tax,
Estate Planning, etc. is also advantageous
• Continue to study (Advanced CFP exams, Tax, Estate
Planning etc.)
• Good understanding of the Financial Services industry
– corporate and individual client
• Good understanding of investments, investment
vehicles and retirement funds
• Linked products: Preservation Funds, Retirement
Annuities, Annuities
• Voluntary products (savings vehicles)
• Endowments
• Unit Trusts/Multi Manager Funds
• International investments
• Retirement Funds
• Good understanding of the tax implications of the
various investment options available to clients
Technology
• Extensive practical experience on Microsoft office
(outlook, word, excel, PowerPoint)
• Skills on CRM systems, Interface, DCipher, Omni,
Compass (advantageous)
Servicing clients
• Annual reviews
• Identify a client’s investment needs, risk tolerance and profile, other
investments (and other assets), personal circumstances, income
requirements, investment time horizon etc.
• Recommendations
• Provide the client with information on the performance of the various
investment portfolios available
• Educating clients
• Ensure that the client’s investment portfolio is consistent with FPC’s
investment philosophy and house views and FAIS
• Provide financial planning advice Resolve client concerns, queries and/or
complaints
• Source New business from existing client base.
