Ben Beckton

Executive General Manager - Advisory

Ben Beckton is a passionate financial services leader with a strong focus on empowering advisers and driving business growth. Since joining Infocus in 2014, Ben has played a key role in strengthening its national advisory network and delivering best-practice advice solutions. As Chief Commercial Officer, Ben oversees the self-employed financial planning businesses within the network and manages Infocus Advisory, the salaried advice arm. He works closely with Regional and Advice Operations Managers to provide advisers with the tools, support, and strategic guidance needed to succeed. Ben’s career began in his family’s financial planning business, AVIVA, in regional Victoria. There, he developed deep expertise in adviser partnerships and service, contributing to significant business growth. In the wake of the Banking Royal Commission, Ben played a key role in expanding the Infocus network, successfully helping nearly 40 advisers launch their own practices. Ben holds a Diploma of Financial Planning, a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, and serves on the boards of select client businesses in which Infocus holds an equity partnership.