Bristow to lead Infocus through FoFA reforms
Financial planning firm Infocus Money Management has created a new role within its senior ranks, which will help transition the business to a fee-for-service model before the proposed Future of Financial Advice reforms are introduced.
Rod Bristow (pictured) will take on the new role of chief operating officer and lead the team through other aspects of the proposed reforms, the company said.
Bristow joins Infocus from environmental services organisation Greening Australia, where he was chief executive officer from April 2009.
Besides performing a similar role at CommSec, he also worked for the Commonwealth Bank Group, where he managed its retail and wholesale agribusiness (forestry) managed investments.
Infocus, which saw its funds under management jump 25 per cent to $3 billion over the year to 30 June, 2010, announced Bristow will commence his new role in February 2011.
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