Adviser education and skills development as well as strong recruits were keys to strong business growth, a Macquarie Private Wealth executive said yesterday.
"As well as hiring experienced advisers, we also recognise the value in bringing into the business associate advisers," Macquarie Private Wealth head Eric Schimpf told InvestorDaily.
"We view it as a very important role to invest in the future of the industry and we encourage our associate advisers to work closely with the more experienced members of the team to develop their skills."
Macquarie has an in-house training program to support advisers and their clients and grow business.
"It is this ongoing investment in both our new recruits and our more experienced advisers that we believe is important to the ongoing growth and strength of Macquarie Private Wealth," Schimpf said.
In the first six months of 2012, Macquarie Private Wealth has appointed 13 new advisers across Australia.
Angela Hayward, Tom Maxwell, Mark O'Flynn and Steven Menyweather have joined as private client advisers in the Brisbane office. Katerina Gagliostro and Wesley Hui have joined as associate advisers.
The Perth and Adelaide offices have appointed associate advisers Alexandra Clarke and Frank Zappia to their respective teams.
In Adelaide, Macquarie has appointed Michael Sanderson as a senior private wealth manager.
Senior private client advisers Joel Wright and Tony Gaudry have joined the teams in Manly and Canberra respectively.
Danny Chiu and Simon Vanstone have joined the Sydney team as private client advisers.
