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Andrew Oakley

Perth

Summary

With over 20 years' client-focused experience in financial planning and investments, I am passionate about providing personalized and strategic financial advice, empowering individuals and families to achieve their financial goals with complete confidence. An advocate that business success is driven by team collaboration, I have strong experience in mentoring and coaching to not only my peers but other team members. I have been recognized for my client relationships and meticulous attention to detail, fostering my business achievements, client satisfaction and high level of compliance.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Financial Planner

AIA Financial Wellbeing
10.2021 - Current
  • Providing Personal Advice and building strong relationships to help clients achieve their financial goals through the drafting of of comprehensive financial plans, focusing on superannuation, retirement, investment and personal insurance advice.
  • Mentoring team members to enhance their technical knowledge and process efficiency for individual, team and business success.
  • Building relationships internally, collaborating and providing experience input with a focus with a focus on improving the business to succeed.
  • Establishing strong relationships with external partners in recognising financial planning opportunities with a focus on increasing referrals to the business.
  • Continuously updated industry knowledge through professional development and staying abreast of market trends.

Financial Planner

Commonwealth Bank
01.2017 - 10.2021
  • Drafted comprehensive financial plans for customers of the Commonwealth Bank with investment, superannuation and personal insurance advice.
  • Regular training of Commonwealth Bank staff in recognising financial planning opportunities.
  • Continuously updated industry knowledge through professional development and staying abreast of market trends.

Investment Advisor

BBY Pty Ltd
08.2011 - 12.2015
  • Providing advice, developing strategies and transacting on behalf of clients in equities, commodities, foreign exchange and derivatives.
  • Maintaining and building a client based of retail, High Net Worth and SMSF investors.
  • Providing analysis and research to the business in helping to identify investment trends and opportunities.

Client Adviser Futures and FX

Stonebridge Group
04.2002 - 08.2011
  • Developed strong relationships with clients, providing analysis, transacting and personalized advice in domestic and overseas futures markets.
  • Maintaining a client base of farmers and farming groups with the main purpose in advising of risk hedging strategies in grain commodity and foreign exchange markets.
  • A member of the business research team providing analysis of commodity, foreign exchange and financial futures markets.

Futures Trader

DJ Carmichael Stockbrokers
04.1999 - 04.2002
  • Managing the night desk for client transactions on international futures and derivative exchanges.
  • Providing regular research reports on investment and financial market news and trends for the distribution to the business's clients.

Education

Tax Advising - Tax For Financial Advising

KAPLAN
Perth, WA
02-2025

Graduate Diploma - Financial Planning

KAPLAN
Perth, WA
12-2022

Diploma - Financial Planning Level 1

KAPLAN
Perth, WA
12-2016

Graduate Diploma - Applied Finance And Investment

FINSIA
Perth, WA
12-1996

Bachelor of Economics - Economics

University of Western Australia
Perth, WA
12-1994

Skills

  • Extensive knowledge and experience in the advising of superannuation, retirement planning, investment planning and personal insurance
  • Developed skills in clear client communication, rapport and influence with the purpose of building and nurturing ongoing relationships and client satisfaction
  • Strong mentoring and coaching skills
  • Advocate of a team and business based success through collaboration
  • Strong presentation skills
  • Attention to detail and compliance
  • Accountability
  • Proficient computer skills

Accomplishments

  • Promotion to Senior position
  • Consistently high customer satisfaction scores.
  • Consistently a top performer in the business.
  • Consistently 'Low Risk' compliance audits.
  • Well respected internally with colleagues and peers.
  • Was a member of the initial team that helped establish AIA Financial Wellbeing with tools, processes efficiencies and operations.
  • Recognised for my achievements at the Commonwealth Bank in 2019 and 2021 with invitations to the Commonwealth Bank 'Ultimate Success' State Awards Dinners.
  • Recognised for my achievements at AIA Financial Wellbeing in 2024 and 2025 with invitations and attendance at the 'Peak Performance Programs'

Certification

Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA)

Interests

  • Avid Reader
  • Travelling
  • Running
  • Kayaking
  • Australian Rules Football
  • My family

Timeline

Senior Financial Planner

AIA Financial Wellbeing
10.2021 - Current

Financial Planner

Commonwealth Bank
01.2017 - 10.2021

Investment Advisor

BBY Pty Ltd
08.2011 - 12.2015

Client Adviser Futures and FX

Stonebridge Group
04.2002 - 08.2011

Futures Trader

DJ Carmichael Stockbrokers
04.1999 - 04.2002

Tax Advising - Tax For Financial Advising

KAPLAN

Graduate Diploma - Financial Planning

KAPLAN

Diploma - Financial Planning Level 1

KAPLAN

Graduate Diploma - Applied Finance And Investment

FINSIA

Bachelor of Economics - Economics

University of Western Australia
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