Who is Lifespan?
An award-winning licensee behind your advice
Compliance, research and product access you can trust — so our advice always puts you first.

Lifespan Financial Planning are one of Australia's largest privately owned adviser communities.
Lifespan has been delivering support and licensee services to advisers since 1994, and is a Professional Partner of the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). According to Money Management 2021 Top Financial Planning groups, Lifespan is now the 3rd largest privately-owned AFSL and 9th largest overall.
Lifespan is a holder of an Australian Financial Services Licence which enables it to act as a financial services provider under the Corporations Act. Lifespan was established in August 1994 and is privately owned by the family interests of the Executive Chairman, John Ardino, who has over 30 years of experience in financial planning.
Built on
- A responsive and robust compliance framework
- A broad choice of industry leading product solutions
- Access to the best solutions for you and your clients, whatever their individual needs
Awards & recognition
2021 CoreData Licensee of the Year
2021 CoreData Licensee Leadership Award
2021 Dealership of the Year — ifa Excellence Awards
ifa Excellence Awards finalist 2015, 2018–2020
Dealer Group Executive of the Year — Eugene Ardino, CEO (2019, 2020, 2021)
Practice Development Manager of the Year — Michael Gershkov (2019)
Lifespan Financial Planning Pty Ltd — ABN 23 065 921 735, AFSL 229892. Suite 4, Level 24, 1 Market Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Postal: PO Box Q1917, Queen Victoria Building Sydney NSW 1230.
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