PHAROS Financial Group offers strategic advice and seed or venture funding to businesses with a financial services focus.
We offer more than just straight-down-the-line financial relationships. For all PHAROS ventures, our investors open up their business networks and contribute time, skills, knowledge and creativity where and when it counts.
At PHAROS, we're here to find and grow better business solutions for financial advisers and their clients. In short, we help people get smart about money.
Our Directors
Tony Hartley (Chairman)
Tony has been involved in the financial services industry for over 20 years. For nine years he was employed by the ING Group where he held senior executive roles across advice, distribution and M&A.
Prior to this, Tony developed Central Sourcing - an innovative life risk distribution operation jointly owned by National Mutual (AXA) and Associated Planners; operated as a Business Development Manager for AXA/National Mutual focusing on the Corporate Super and Business Insurance markets; and prior to this spent time as an Adviser within a small boutique advice practice. More recently Tony has developed or assisted in the development of a number of start-ups including many of those PHAROS has a stake in, as well as a Fixed Interest brokerage - RIMSEC and an M&A consultancy - IYF Consulting.
Mark Perry (Managing Director)
Mark has been involved in the Financial Services sector for over 20 years including numerous Senior/General Management, Executive and Director positions. His involvement has been extremely broad including heading operational management, strategy development and implementation, product and platform innovation, distribution management, superannuation consultancy, marketing and technical support as well as ongoing education program developments.
His industry experience has been primarily gained through Blue Chip Financial Services firm AXA, as well as consulting roles to ING. His period with AXA included international roles across China, Hong Kong and other parts of Asia primarily in the field of strategy, product, marketing, distribution, M&A.
Mark is currently involved in a number of start-up and new businesses initiatives including: a founding promoter and Managing Director of PHAROS Financial Group; a founding director of 2nd Opinion (an investment review business); director of Madison Financial Group (an AFSL Dealership); director of JustSuper (an SMSF administration Services company) and a founding Director/shareholder of a Hong Kong based training business.
Phil Robbins
Phil is a Director and founding member of the Madison Financial Group, and is also a Director/Principal of Genesis Financial Partners (Winner of the IFA Best Practice Award 2006). Phil has over 20 years experience in the Financial Services Industry, is a regular speaker and sounding board for Industry associations and publications, and is a member of the Board of the Pharos Financial Group.
Phil is an Affiliate Member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA), holds a Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning) and a Diploma of Insurance (Australia Institute of Insurance).
Paul Beauchamp
Paul is a Director of Madison Financial Group, and the founder of BMFS Pty Ltd, a holistic advice Practice located in Brisbane. Paul has been providing financial advice to clients since 1977, and is also a Director of Pharos Financial Group.
Paul holds a Diploma in Financial Planning, and is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP).
David Ingram
David has been involved in the insurance industry for 37 years. David brings many years of industry experience as an insurance broker, CEO and more recently, as Austcover Executive Director and Principle Shareholder. He has extensive experience sitting on national industry buyer group boards and has strong relationships with senior insurance company executives in both local and international markets. This gives David access to information about and insights into the latest developments and trends in domestic and international insurance and risk management.
David holds a Diploma of Financial Services (Broking).