Meet our
Our Financial Planning team is professional, experienced and understanding. Getting expert advice is about creating the best financial outcomes for you. You can get to know our Financial Planners on this page.
As Senior Manager of Advice since 2016, Darryn has oversight of the NGS Financial Planning team and its functions. Darryn is a Certified Financial Planner® with a Master of Financial Planning. With over 17 years of experience in the financial services industry, Darryn has a broad depth of expertise across a range of financial planning strategies including pre-retirement and retirement planning strategies, risk management and wealth accumulation strategies.
Darryn joined NGS initially as a Financial Planner in 2011. Darryn is passionate about making meaningful change to peoples’ lives through financial advice.
Maria is a Certified Financial Planner® holding a Bachelor of Business (Accounting/Finance Major) and a Diploma of Financial Planning. As a Financial Planner for the past 14 years, Maria’s expertise is expansive, covering areas such as debt and risk management strategies, corporate superannuation, wealth creation and retirement planning. Based in Sydney, Maria services members locally as well as in Melbourne.
Vince is a Certified Financial Planner®, holding a Master of Commerce (Financial Planning) and a Diploma of Financial Planning. Vince joined NGS in September 2014. With over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry, Vince has extensive specialist knowledge in pre-retirement planning, retirement planning and risk management advice strategies. Vince is based in our Sydney office and regularly services our members in Canberra.
Vince’s passion lies in empowering our members through financial education and providing them with peace of mind.
Toby Perkins is a Certified Financial Planner® with over a decade of experience in the industry. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Corporate Finance), a Graduate Diploma in Global Wealth Management and an Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning. Toby is based in Adelaide and specialises in superannuation, retirement planning and wealth accumulation. He also holds an accreditation in aged care financial planning.
Toby enjoys getting to know members and their own unique circumstances in the process of helping them achieve their lifestyle goals and objectives.
Jeff is a Certified Financial Planner® with over 15 years of industry experience and a Master of Applied Finance and is accredited in aged care financial planning.
Jeff joined NGS in February 2018. Based in the Sydney office, Jeff specialises in pre-retirement planning, retirement strategies and wealth protection. He enjoys getting to know our members and guiding them to reach their financial goals in order to help them enjoy a worry-free retirement.
Cheryl is a Certified Financial Planner®, holding a Bachelor of Business (Accounting, Business Law and Taxation), a Diploma of Financial Planning and a Diploma of Superannuation Management. Cheryl joined NGS in July 2019, bringing with her over 17 years of financial planning experience. She specialises in wealth accumulation, superannuation and retirement planning strategies.
Cheryl’s passion lies in helping our members realise and achieve their financial and lifestyle goals. Cheryl is based in the Brisbane office and regularly services our regional Queensland members.
Emerson is a financial planner with over twenty years of experience in the industry. As a retirement planning specialist adviser accredited in aged care financial planning, he is passionate about helping people learn about their finances and put them in a better position for retirement.
He is a Fellow Charted Financial Planner (FChFP), has a Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning, and has met the FASEA ongoing education requirements.
Trudy is a Certified Financial Planner® with a Graduate Diploma of Financial Planning and over 20 years of experience in wealth management and financial services. Trudy is a specialist in superannuation, retirement planning and portfolio construction. Trudy joined NGS in July 2016. She is based in our Adelaide office and regularly visits Perth to service our Western Australian members.
Trudy enjoys educating our members and assisting them in removing the stress associated with planning retirement.
How we can help
There’s a range of ways that NGS Financial Planners can help you, both in and outside of your super. Advice is tailored to your personal needs, goals and circumstances. Our planners can create strategies that aim to maximise your financial position and equip you to attain your objectives for the future. Financial advice can also involve protecting your lifestyle and assets through insurance and the setting up of beneficiaries.
Seeking advice is a way to help mitigate the risk of continuing ineffective money management and losing opportunities you may not be aware of.
Education is integral to the planning process — it’s important you feel confident and informed at all times.
