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Passion. Experience. Diligence.

Who are we? 

MDA Guru is comprised of five professionals all with skills and knowledge that together can cover all facets required to start up and maintain a compliant MDA.

 

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Setting up and managing MDA's is complex and every firm will have different needs.

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Consultants

 
 
Peter Turbach

Partner

Peter Turbach

MDA management, investment programs and committees, technical systems and platforms

Peter has worked for more than 25 years in the financial services sector in both Canada and Australia and has been involved with all aspects of advising and operating MDA’s for the last 10 years. Peter’s experience ranges from acting as chairman for investment committees to managing operations.

As an AFSL Responsible Manager (RM) specialising in MDA compliance and operations Peter takes a special interest in the ‘fintech’ and ‘regtech’ sectors and actively consults with start-ups in financial services and software.

When not working Peter can often be found on a baseball diamond or an ice hockey rink.

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Evelyne Albrecht

Partner

Evelyne Albrecht

AFSL Compliance, licensee variations, advice, and adviser reviews

Evelyne is the Director of Albrecht Compliance Consulting which delivers holistic and customised compliance services to meet compliance needs of mainly small to mid-sized companies.

Evelyne is a Certified Compliance Professional and member of the GRC Institute, with significant experience in many compliance roles since 2001, including Group Compliance Manager for the Guild Group, Executive Manager Compliance at Snowball Group and Professional Standards Manager at Lonsdale Financial Group. Evelyne has completed a law degree in Switzerland and a Diploma of Financial Services in Australia.

Evelyne is passionate about embedding compliance in the business as an effective tool to achieve compliance and business outcomes. 

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Greg Hansen

Professional Indemnity Insurance is a minimum requirement for an MDA under RG126. 

Greg is a Director and partner of Austbrokers Countrywide who is a General Insurance Broker that specialises in the placement of Professional Indemnity and Directors Liability Insurance for AFSL Holders. Greg’s career commenced working for Insurance Companies and pricing professional indemnity insurance for AFSL Holders. This role delivered a great insight into what sort of litigation and claims were occurring against financial planning firms and indeed financial institutions. Acting previously for Insurance Companies and now as an Insurance Broker, Greg is regularly requested to deliver talks to associations and company boards on director liabilities and the professional exposures of an AFSL Holder.

An MDA is typically excluded when it comes to the standard Professional Indemnity Insurance policy. Greg has expertise in understanding the MDA process and explaining this to the Insurers so that appropriate Professional Indemnity Insurance can be arranged which complies with RG126. He also has great insights into the particular areas where financial planners are caught up in costly disputes and litigation. Greg can assist with ensuring your compliance regime and procedures align to the professional indemnity insurance that has been purchased.

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Who are our friends? 

MDA Guru enjoys a close working relationship with a select group of technology and service providers to help us enable our clients to achieve great results!

 

 
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Assured Support offers AFSL compliance services as well as provides leading 'Regtech' compliance software with its OpenAFSL Platform. www.assuredsupport.com.au

 

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Investum is an innovative company that specialises in providing portfolio management solutions to ‘fintech’ startups. Its strength is in its ability to cater to those looking for an IMA solution. www.investum.com.au