Wes built his own financial planning business
and ran it for 16 years. He has been the
CEO of a number of large national financial
planning businesses and he was Chairman
of the Financial Planning Association
of Australia for two years. During his
period as a director of the FPA, he contributed
to much of the thinking that has now emerged
in the Financial Services Reform Act governing
financial advice in Australia.
Prof.
McMaster's present role is that he is
a Director of his own consulting business,
McMaster Securities Pty Ltd. He is providing
business planning and strategic advice
on distribution as well as the establishment
and positioning of financial services
businesses. He is also advising institutions
and individual businesses on acquisitions
and mergers. His principal clients are
financial institutions, accounting groups
and financial planning businesses.
He is
also providing consulting and training
services in South East Asia through his
company, McMaster & Tin Pte Ltd based
in Singapore. He and his partner have
been recently engaged in writing and delivering
training courses in financial planning
to private bankers in financial institutions.
He is also sought after as a speaker on
directions in financial planning in the
region.
Wes is
consulted on business issues in financial
advice businesses ranging from brand name
institutions to financial planning practices.
He has also developed a reputation among
the leading law firms as an expert in
rules governing financial advice.
Wes is
also a Director of The Money Managers
Ltd in Melbourne as well as Adjunct Professor
of Financial Planning at RMIT University.
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