Ben Rossi
PRINCIPAL AND MANAGING DIRECTOR
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Member of the National Institute of Accountants
Ben Rossi wanted to be a rock star. He was a drummer in a band until he was 18 … and started a computer science degree. The head lecturer at the time told the boys there was no chance of making a living out of computers. There were only six computers in the country, with no prospect of getting anymore, so they’d better have a good think about what they were going to do with their lives.
True story. Thoughtful, innovative and strategic, for First Financial’s Principal Ben Rossi, it’s always been about planning, strategy and structure. Read more
Brad Jackson
PRINCIPAL
Bachelor of Commerce/Law – BCom/LLB (University of Tasmania)
Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning (Securities Institute)
Lawyer turned financial adviser Brad Jackson has been with the firm for 22 years, but feels like he’s just getting started.
“The formal education in law and commerce is very transportable throughout different disciplines. I knew, joining the financial planning world, that it was a chance for me as a young guy to stand out in a growing, evolving industry.” Read more
Chris Crough
PRINCIPAL
Certified Financial Planner®
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
The Chris Crough story starts with two words. Coffee boy. His parents were clients of the firm and found out there was a job available. Chris had finished uni and was looking for something fulfilling. He found ‘coffee boy’. Of course, there is a technical name for this role, it’s ‘traineeship’, but as Chris remembers it, he spent more time making coffee and filing than anything else.
But his ability to learn, grow and achieve for himself and his clients, meant that his rise was inevitable.
“I like what I do … I like my clients and I like the guys I work with. The culture here is enjoyable, and everyone respects each other.” Read more
David Jackson
PRINCIPAL
Certified Financial Planner®
Diploma of Financial Planning
Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)
David specialises in providing strategic investment advice to a wide variety of working and retirement clients. He has extensive experience in the financial services industry, and his advice covers everything from planning for accumulation and preservation of wealth, to the provision of tax effective retirement income streams. Read more
James Wrigley
PRINCIPAL
Certified Financial Planner®
Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance (Financial Planning)
Bachelor of Commerce
There are many of things that make James Wrigley smile throughout the day … but what brings the biggest smile to his face is the appreciation his clients show.
James has been with the core group at First Financial for over 10 years,
and has worked his way through the planner training system from Client Service Manager, through to Associate Adviser, to Senior Adviser. James has recently been made a Principal.
“I’m given a lot of flexibility to try different things, things that could be good for my clients and the clients of the whole firm.” Read more
Graeme Quinlan
PRINCIPAL
Certified Financial Planner®
Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Advanced Diploma of Financial Services (Financial Planning)
Bachelor of Science (Mathematics)
“Both my parents were school teachers and there’s a big teaching element to what we do as financial planners … teaching is in my DNA.”
For Graeme, working at First Financial provides the opportunity to build a financial planning business that embraces change and innovation … and one he has always wanted for staff and clients.
“When I started in the business I was more technically minded … Read more
