Flinders Financial Services has hired certified financial planner Randall Stout to work in its Perth CBD office.
Stout joins Flinders Financial Services from Western Pacific Financial Group. He has more than 12 years' experience in providing financial planning and accounting services to a range of clients. Stout has brought an existing client book and will also service other Flinders Financial Services clients. He specialises in creating tax-efficient structures to ensure wealth creation is maximised through a range of investment strategies.
Stout also consults in the field of self-managed superannuation funds (SMSF) for high net worth individuals. Flinders Financial Services is a privately-owned financial planning firm that specialises in SMSFs and borrowing to invest. It is part of the boutique Flinders Group, which also includes Flinders Accountants and the newly-established Flinders Finance broking operation.
Boutique dealer group Synchron has appointed financial planner John Batchler as Tasmania state manager.
Batchler is a former national vice president and former chairman of the Association of Financial Advisers national professional standards committee. He will continue to be a practising financial adviser. All of Synchron's senior management are practising advisers. There are 112 advisers working within Synchron. Liz Dillon has joined Synchron in the Melbourne head office as commissions manager. Dillon has six years' industry experience.