Benjamin Hopkins

Name
Benjamin Hopkins
ID
248524
ABN
First Provided Advice
2001
Restrictions
VicSuper representatives are limited to providing financial product advice on VicSuper products; ESSSuper - Revised, New, SERB and Transport Schemes; providing advice on whether a member should consolidate or roll over their superannuation holdings into VicSuper (excluding personal advice on self-managed superannuation funds); and general superannuation matters.

Qualifications

Details on the qualifications or training courses the adviser has completed that are relevant to providing financial services

  • 2004 - Diploma of Financial Planning - Diploma (AQF 5) - Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA)
  • 2020 - FPC002B Ethics and Professionalism in Financial Advice - Bridging Course - Ethics - Kaplan Professional
  • 2022 - FPC001B Economic & Legal Context for Financial Planning - Bridging Course - Regulation & Legal Obligations - Kaplan Professional
  • 2022 - Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning - Graduate Diploma (AQF 8) - Kaplan Professional

Memberships

Details of memberships of professional bodies or industry associations relevant to providing financial services

  • CFP - Certified Financial Planner (FPA)
  • Financial Advice Association of Australia (FAAA)

Licencee

Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Amp Financial Planning Pty Limited (#232706)
Commenced
Dec. 20, 2019
Ceased
July 19, 2022
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Next Generation Advice Pty Ltd (#302947)
Commenced
Aug. 8, 2022
Ceased
Sept. 9, 2024
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Psk Advisory Services Pty Ltd (#234656)
Commenced
Feb. 15, 2019
Ceased
Dec. 11, 2019
Status
Current
Licence Holder
Smartmove Advice Pty ltd (#550455)
Commenced
Feb. 12, 2024

Skills

  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Carbon Credits/Carbon Unit
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Deposit and Payment Products/Non-basic Deposit Products
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Deposit & Payment Products – Non-Cash Deposit Products
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Derivatives
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Derivatives/Derivatives - Wool only
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Derivatives/Derivatives - Electricity only
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Derivatives/Derivatives - Grain only
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Foreign Exchange Contracts
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Government Debentures, Stocks or Bonds
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Life Products/Investment Life Insurance Products
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Life Products/Life Risk Insurance Product
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Life Products/Life Products - Consumer Credit Insurance Only
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/Managed Investment Schemes, excluding IDPS
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/Managed Investment Schemes, including IDPS
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/IDPS Only
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/Own Managed Investment Scheme Only
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/Horse Racing Syndicate
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/Timesharing Scheme
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Managed Investment Schemes/MDA Services
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Retirement Savings Account Products
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Securities
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Superannuation
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Superannuation/Self-Managed Superannuation Fund
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Superannuation/A person's existing holding in a superannuation product
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Margin Lending Facility/Standard Margin Lending Facility
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Margin Lending Facility/Non-Standard Margin Lending Facility
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Carbon Credits/Australian Carbon Credit Unit
  • Provide financial product advice/Carbon Credits/Eligible International Emissions Unit
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Miscellaneous Financial Facility/Miscellaneous Financial Investment Products - MDA Services
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Miscellaneous Financial Facility/Miscellaneous Financial Risk Products
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - Miscellaneous Financial Facility/Miscellaneous Financial Investment Products
  • Provide Financial Product Advice - FHSA Issued non ADI
  • Old Law Securities Options Contracts and Warrants Securities
  • Old Law Futures Contracts and Warrants
  • Managed Investment Schemes (Registered or Unregistered)
  • Securities – Debentures Managed Investment Schemes
  • All Securities
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Amp Financial Planning Pty Limited (#232706)
Commenced
Jan. 24, 2018
Ceased
Dec. 7, 2018
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Arthur J. Gallagher (life Solutions) Pty Ltd (#238318)
Commenced
Nov. 2, 2009
Ceased
July 12, 2010
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Charter Financial Planning Limited (#234665)
Commenced
Aug. 3, 2017
Ceased
Jan. 24, 2018
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
First State Super Financial Services Pty Ltd (#240019)
Commenced
Aug. 10, 2010
Ceased
June 19, 2015
Status
Ceased
Licence Holder
Vicsuper Pty Ltd (#237333)
Commenced
Sept. 11, 2015
Ceased
July 17, 2017