AXA Helps College Students Prepare for Financial Careers
September 06 2016 - 10:40AM
Business Wire
Howard University now offers a Series 7 prep course provided by
funding from AXA
AXA in the United States, a leader in providing life insurance
and annuity products, announced today that they have made a grant
to Howard University to bring a financial services career training
program into curriculum. The course, created by Securities Training
Corporation (STC), allows students to earn credits toward their
college degrees while also preparing to take the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Series 7 exam, a test needed in order
to become a registered financial representative.
Local professionals from AXA Advisors branches in Baltimore and
Washington D.C. will take an active role in the course curriculum
and work with professors to offer students access to real financial
professionals and real-world examples of the profession.
“We believe this program will help the local branch and
professionals develop a relationship with the University and help
excite the students who see potential in a career as a financial
professional,” said Jim Mellin, Chief Sales Officer, AXA Advisors.
“This career is all about taking care of people and positive
impact. This is a growth industry, extremely rewarding for those
driven to build relationships and help people. Our goal is to reach
those students and provide them with the information and tools they
need to be successful.”
STC launched this University Program in 2015 in order to combat
the impending talent crisis in the industry as financial
professionals retire without sufficient numbers of college students
entering the profession to replace them. About 35 schools have
instated the program thus far.
The course is made possible by a grant by AXA to Howard
University. The program will launch at Howard University this month
as a part of the fall 2016 curriculum.
“This new course offering will provide students with more
information about a career path and open many opportunities for
them,” said Dr. Phil Fanara, Head of the Finance Department at
Howard University. “We are grateful to AXA for making this possible
and look forward to continuing the relationship.”
“Establishing this program is another proof point demonstrating
AXA’s commitment to building a diverse field force and positively
impacting the communities in which we work and live,” said Mellin.
“We are extremely excited about launching this program to enable
students to see the tremendous opportunity that exits for them in
building a practice in the financial services business with AXA
Advisors.”
AXA Advisors will also be hosting its annual African American
summit at Howard University this year in October.
About AXA
“AXA” is a brand name of AXA Equitable Financial Services,
LLC and its family of companies, including AXA Equitable Life
Insurance Company (NY, NY), MONY Life Insurance Company of America
(AZ stock company, administrative office: Jersey City, NJ), AXA
Advisors, LLC, and AXA Distributors, LLC. In business since 1859,
AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company is a leading financial
protection company and one of the nation’s premier providers
of life insurance and annuity products distributed to
individuals and business owners through its retail distribution
channel, AXA Advisors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC) and to the
financial services market through its wholesale distribution
channel, AXA Distributors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC).
AXA S.A. (also referred to as “AXA Group”) is a
Paris-headquartered holding company for a group of international
insurance and financial services companies, including AXA Equitable
Financial Services, LLC companies. AXA S.A. is a worldwide leader
in financial protection strategies and wealth management with 103
million clients in 64 countries as of Dec. 31, 2015. AXA S.A. has
been ranked the No. 1 insurance brand in the world by Interbrand
for seven consecutive years as of Oct. 5, 2015.
The obligations of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company and MONY
Life Insurance Company of America are backed solely by their
claims-paying ability. Find AXA
on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. For more
information, visit www.axa.com.
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