David Haintz AM

David is a CFP and a past director of the FPA of Australia. He has had a 26 year career with his own firm, and subsequently became a founding director of Shadforth Financial Group, with over 100 advisers; which was taken over in 2014 for $670m – at the time $13b FUM, $165m revenue, and $58m EBIT. Having departed Shadforth in 2015, he established Global Adviser Alpha – a B2B consultancy helping leading global advice businesses become world class and achieve outstanding result for all stakeholders. Today, David is a founding partner of Merchant Australia, a subsidiary of US firm Merchant, a strategic capital partner to thriving financial services companies that are run by founders and entrepreneurs focused on growth.