Focus Partners Australia strengthens wealth leadership as demand for integrated advice accelerates
Focus Partners Australia has appointed David Lane as Head of Wealth Advisory, reinforcing its investment in its wealth management capabilities as growing numbers of Australians seek more sophisticated integrated advice to navigate increasingly complex financial decisions.
The appointment comes as demand continues to grow for advice that brings together wealth management, tax, accounting and lending expertise through a single, coordinated client experience. As one of Australia’s leading integrated advice businesses, Focus Partners Australia is continuing to strengthen its leadership capability to meet this evolving need.
Lane will lead Focus Partners Australia | Wealth, FPA’s wealth advisory business, overseeing advisers, paraplanners, client service and operations teams, while helping drive the next phase of growth across the advice platform.
Kristen Bell, President at Focus Partners Australia’s said: “David’s appointment reflects our long-term commitment to investing in our wealth business and building greater capability to support clients’ evolving needs.”
“The advice landscape is changing rapidly. Clients increasingly want advisers who can help them navigate every aspect of their financial lives through connected, specialist advice rather than fragmented services,” Bell said.
“David brings the leadership, experience and deep understanding of advice businesses that will help us continue to strengthen our wealth offering, support our advisers and deliver the best outcomes for clients. His appointment is another important step as we continue building one of Australia’s leading integrated advice businesses bringing boutique individualised services to clients at scale.”
In his role, Lane will focus on expanding Focus Partners Australia’s wealth advisory capability by strengthening referral networks, enhancing adviser performance and supporting continued growth across the business. He will also play a key role working alongside Kris Bell to identify strategic opportunities and evolving the firm’s advice platform to meet changing client needs.
David Lane said: “I’m excited to be joining Focus Partners Australia at such a pivotal time for the industry. I look forward to partnering with FPA’s expanded capability in technology and operations to continue growing the business, enhancing the client experience and building on the strong foundations already in place to help more Australians achieve their financial goals.”
Lane joins Focus Partners Australia from Ord Minnett, where he was State Manager (Queensland) and Senior Private Wealth Adviser. He has also held senior leadership positions at Pitcher Partners and FirstUnity Wealth Management, bringing more than three decades of experience across wealth management, financial advice and business leadership.
He officially commenced his role at Focus Partners Australia on 6 July 2026.
