Suvan de Soysa has over 30 years of experience in wealth management. He was a certified financial planner for 25 years and was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in July 1984.
Mr de Soysa was a co-founder of Ipac Securities which became a leading financial planning and portfolio management firm that was acquired by AXA APH in 2002. At Ipac Securities, Mr de Soysa held a range of senior executive roles with accountability for financial planning, strategic partnerships, investment product and registry services, and was managing director of the private client business AXA Life subsidiary in the UK.
Mr de Soysa has consulted extensively to the financial services industry and held a range of governance roles including as a director of Ipac Securities and Ipac Asset Management, and director of joint ventures with several Australian financial institutions. He has served on audit and compliance committees and been a nominated responsible officer on behalf of the trustee of superannuation funds in Australia.
Mr de Soysa holds a Bachelor of Science (Economic, Honours) from the University of London, a Bachelor of Law from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia, and a Diploma in Financial Planning from the Financial Planning Association. He is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
