TAL Risk Academy has reached its 10-year milestone, highlighting a decade of providing professional development and training for financial advisers, Professional Year candidates, and practice staff.
Established in 2015 by life insurer TAL, the academy has aimed to support advisers in meeting industry requirements and adapting to regulatory and market shifts.
Over the past decade, the academy has recorded more than 118,000 course enrolments and issued 185,483 CPD points. Adviser satisfaction ratings have averaged 4.6 out of 5 over this period.
Beau Riley (pictured), TAL’s general manager of retail sales & new business, acknowledged the milestone, highlighting the contributions of financial advisers and educators over the years.
“We’re proud of the support it provides advisers through every career stage, and we look forward to continuing to strengthen the advice profession for the next decade and beyond,” he said.
TAL 2025 graduate program
Coinciding with the anniversary, TAL – which also recently celebrated its milestones – has launched its 2025 course program, which expands on its existing training framework.
The program is structured around five key areas:
These courses have been designed with input from industry professionals to ensure they align with the evolving needs of financial advisers at different career stages.
A new addition this year is a training series specifically developed for client support staff and paraplanners, aimed at improving efficiency in daily operations such as administrative management and client retention.
The academy is also introducing a new learning platform in 2025, offering mobile access, CPD tracking, and an improved user experience for course navigation.
Grace Oneil, partner and provisional adviser at Lowe Financial Group, noted the value of the academy’s resources.
“TAL Risk Academy has expanded my knowledge with amazing resources, technical education, and webinars. It also connects me with a community of advisers and experts for support and experience sharing,” she said.
Sam Perera, director at Perera Crowther Financial Services, added: “TAL Risk Academy is unmatched in its impact on the profession. Over 10 years, it has made a significant contribution.”
In addition to its training initiatives, TAL donates fees from its masterclasses to the Australian Business Community Network (ABCN) to support students facing educational challenges. The company has contributed $860,000 to ABCN programs to date.
