Entireti, Striver strike talent deal to grow next gen of advisers

Advice business services provider, Entireti, has inked a deal with financial planning career and talent platform, Striver, to accept graduates and jobseekers in roles at the group’s member firms in the effort to support the next generation of financial advisers.

The partnership will see Entireti’s network of advice firms, including Akumin, Fortnum and Personal Financial Services (PFS), take on Striver’s flagship tech platform that not only connects employers in the advice profession with prospective employees and provides a variety of educational tools and skill-building resources.

Neil Younger, Entireti Group Chief Executive Officer, said the partnership addresses the profession’s current challenges in demand for and supply of advice professionals.

“We need more advisers to meet the advice needs of Australians and close the advice gap, and that includes investing in the next generation,” he said.

“As one of the largest advice business services providers, Entireti has the infrastructure and scale, and also a mandate, to invest in programs that will underpin the long-term growth and success of our advice businesses and the broader profession.”

Matt Lawler, Akumin chief executive, said the firm now having the capability to leverage Striver’s longstanding track record in connecting financial services firms with career seekers will pave the way to build a more “sustainable, thriving profession”.

“We’re here to help advice businesses grow and achieve their objectives, which involves attracting and retaining talent, and identifying future leaders,” he said.

“We are excited to partner with Striver to connect employers and candidates, and create pathways for people to pursue a rewarding career in financial advice.”

Alisdair Barr, Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Striver, said securing the platform’s first partnership with the advice licensing and business services firm is a landmark deal for the profession to face its ongoing supply and demand challenges.

“To achieve our mission to support 5,000 new advisers over the next decade to make advice accessible to 750,000 more Australians, we need to partner with organisations like Entireti to build a network of advice businesses that are committed to taking on new entrants, teaching them the ropes, and giving them a good experience so they stay in the profession and build their career,” he said.

“We’ve been successful at placing talent inside Akumin businesses for a number of years, leading to this opportunity to support the broader Entireti group, which we are extremely excited about.”