 Jamie Williamson Managing Editor, Rainmaker Information Pty Ltd Jamie has been the editor of Financial Standard since 2019. Prior to that she was a senior journalist on the Financial Standard team and oversaw FS Advice: The Australian Journal of Financial Planning for several years. Prior to journalism, Jamie worked in PR, specialising in financial services and working with industry associations, advice licensees and boutique fund managers. In addition to Financial Standard, Jamie also regularly contributes to Money magazine. She holds a Bachelor of Communications from the University of Newcastle.
JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2018 Having steadily evolved over time, the traditional role of the paraplanner is no more. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017 Their level of knowledge and expert opinion across all aspects of financial matters has seen them gain an almost celebrity-like status. Quantum Financial's Tim and Claire Mackay share with Jamie Williamson how they use that expertise to provide fearlessly ... Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | MONDAY, 9 OCT 2017 Australia's financial advice industry is evolving and new thought leaders are emerging. Here the 2017 AFA/ANZ Wealth Rising Star of the Year Award finalists share their thoughts on the future of the industry and why financial advice is the career ... Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 6 OCT 2017 On 9 February 2017 the Corporations Amendment (Professional Standards of Financial Advisers) Bill 2016 establishing a new education and professional standards framework for the financial advice industry was legislated. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 Align Financial's Darren Johns is no stranger to doing things differently. Here, the 2016 AFA Adviser of the Year talks to Jamie Williamson about how straying from the norm and exploring the spiritual side of money helped him succeed. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 In 2015, Amanda Cassar travelled to Uganda as part of the Hunger Project. She talks to Jamie Williamson about how the experience shaped her approach to financial advice. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 FS Advice spoke with Atlas Wealth Management managing director Brett Evans, an adviser who thrives on providing advice to expats all over the world. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 FS Advice spoke with Fiducian Financial Services' head of financial planning, Robby Southall, who believes good financial advice is the result of honest relationships and clear objectives, with returns simply an outcome of that process. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 FS Advice spoke with 2015 AFA Adviser of the Year, David Reed, who believes that financial advice must move into a retirement coaching role to enable clients to achieve their goals. Read more JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2017 Sitting in the living room of his house in North Curl Curl, Sydney, Paul Barrett had a plan to create one of the fastest-growing and most innovative independent dealer groups in Australia - the only problem, he didn't have the money to do it. Read more |
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Though she initially tried, Sacha Burchgart couldn't escape the call of a career in financial advice; it just took staring down her own mortality to see what's possible when you do things differently. Jamie Williamson writes.
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