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VBP appoints Mark Fisher as Chief Executive Officer

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Financial planning outsourcing specialists, Vital Business Partners (VBP) has appointed former Godfrey Pembroke Chief Executive Officer, Mark Fisher, to lead the group into its next phase of growth. Fisher will

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21 May 2026

New VBP guide for principal advisers to grow and scale with confidence

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Principal advisers looking to build large, highly profitable businesses must choose between being a great adviser or a great chief executive officer because, at scale, they can’t be both, according

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05 May 2026

New VBP report identifies attributes of high performing advice businesses

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Top advice firms display operational maturity, which is evidenced by ten essential characteristics, leading to EBIT margins of 35-40 per cent and employee and client satisfaction scores of 90+ per

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19 Mar 2026

VBP supports ASIC recommendations on outsourcing arrangements

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Outsourcing specialists, Vital Business Partners (VBP) has urged financial advice businesses to review their outsourcing arrangements to ensure adequate governance and risk management, following the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s

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11 Nov 2025

RI Toowoomba Group partners with VBP to nearly double outsourced team

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Financial planning business, RI Toowoomba Group, has significantly expanded its relationship with outsourcing specialists, Vital Business Partners (VBP), by adding four financial planning assistants and upskilling existing senior financial planning

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26 Feb 2025

Former Diverger Chief to lead VBP into new advice era

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Financial services outsourcing company, Vital Business Partners (VBP), has appointed the former Managing Director of Diverger Limited, Nathan Jacobsen, as its incoming Chief Executive Officer, with a mandate to accelerate

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02 May 2024

VBP expands leadership team following acquisition of Elixir Consulting

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VBP has created three new roles in its leadership team to assist the firm’s continued expansion in the financial advice industry. The appointments follow VBP’s recent acquisition of specialist financial planning

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13 Nov 2023

VBP appoints new technical lead as it expands into accounting and bookkeeping

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VBP has appointed a new technical lead to its team as it broadens its client services into accounting and bookkeeping. Founded in 2013, VBP provides off-shore specialist assistance and support to

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26 Jul 2023

Advice firms must be vigilant in finding outsourcing partners

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As more Australian advice firms seek business process outsourcing (BPOs) partners amid a local staffing shortage, they should be vigilant in finding the right partner that aligns with their values,

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15 Jun 2023

Virtual Business Partners expands capability by hiring paraplanning technical lead

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Virtual Business Partners (VBP) has broadened its offering to clients by appointing a new technical lead to oversee its paraplanning capabilities. Chris Miller has joined VBP as paraplanning technical lead.

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05 May 2023

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