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AFSL

Allow us to introduce you to MCA financial Planners Pty Ltd ("MCA") an AFSL Dealer Group that is dedicated to helping Accountants and Financial Planners prosper by unlocking your firm's potential.

ABOUT US

The Dealer group MCA Financial Planners is a joint venture between its major Shareholders MCA Accountants and MCA Financial Planners Managing Director Terry O Brien.

The Accountancy Practice has been in operation since 1968 and the Financial Planning arm commenced in 1987. In October 2002 the firm obtained its own AFSL, MCA Financial Planning Pty Ltd AFSL no. 223610.

Over the 14 years of operation, MCA has deliberately grown slowly and surely ,by selecting only experienced Advisers (mainly Accountants in public practice).

Our relationship with our Advisers is primarily focused on Compliance and our mutual obligations under the Corporations law.

MCA will not try to shape or influence your business model outside of your obligations under the Corporations law. There are no conditions or requirements for minimum funds under management or annual revenue.

The MCA Dealer model charges a flat fee for our services and we pass on 100% of your fees and commissions. This seperation of revenue allows us to meet our obligations as an AFSL without a conflict of shared remuneration. The day to day operations are run by two employees with decades of experience in the industry:

Meet the team below...

Meet The Team

Terry O'Brien
Managing Director

Joe Grogan
General Manager

Terry and Joe have a wealth of experience in dealing with the varying needs of Accountants and Financial Planners and are supported by an internal administration Team and external professional resources to provide compliance and technical support to the Group.

PRESS REVIEWS

MCA is often in the news. Check out our collection of press clippings in this section.

Money Management

Terry O'Brien spent $20,000 to be smeared with pig fat before swimming 15 hours across the world's busiest shipping lane...It makes an ASIC audit seem like a viable alternative. The suburban Melbourne financial planner realised a dream when he waded into 18 degree waters off Dover last August, determined to become the 41st Australian making the 54,000 swim strokes from England to France.

Professional Planner Magazine

Joe Grogan, general manager of MCA Financial Planners in Victoria, agrees, describing the commission payment as an easy collection model with some hidden traps, most notably leaving the adviser as a "soft target" whenever something goes wrong.

Financial Planning Magazine

"The suburban Melbourne financial planner realised a dream when he waded into 18 degree waters off Dover last August, determined to become the 41st Australian making the 54,000 swim strokes from England to France...."

GUIDES & MANUALS

Index Funds

What is an Index Fund? An index fund is a type of managed fund. Index funds don't try to beat the market, instead they try to match the index. They do this by holding the same shares in the same proportions as they occur in the ASX 200.

View our Guide Index Funds in video, PDF or eBook formats below.

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SMSF Checklist

Thinking of establishing an SMSF? Follow the steps in this guide to ensure everything is done in the correct sequence.

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Custody trusts

What is a custody trust? A Custody Trust is a legal document which is used to allow an SMSF to borrow money from a bank.

View our Guide to Custody Trusts in video, PDF or eBook formats below.

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Discretionary trusts

What is a discretionary trust? A discretionary trust addresses the relationship in which one person legally owns an asset for the beneﬁt of another person or set of persons.

View our Guide to Discetionary Trusts in video, PDF or eBook formats below.