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John Menelaou

Financial Adviser and Insurance Specialist

John Menelaou is an Authorised Representative of Paragem Pty Ltd (AFSL 297276). AR No. 245066 — View FSG Part 2

John has been a Financial Adviser and Risk Insurance Specialist since 2008, drawing on a career in financial services that began in 1984. His four decades of industry experience — across administration, marketing, business development, and specialist advice — give him an unmatched understanding of how to protect clients and their families against life's unexpected events.

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Biography

About John Menelaou

John Menelaou has worked in the financial services industry since 1984 across a remarkable range of roles. He spent seven years in administration and marketing roles at National Mutual and nine years as a Business Development Manager with Professional Investment Services (now Centrepoint Alliance), gaining a thorough understanding of the industry from multiple vantage points before establishing himself as a Financial Adviser and Risk Insurance Specialist in 2008.

John takes a meticulous, needs-based approach to insurance advice — analysing each client's income, liabilities, lifestyle, and dependants to identify the exact level of cover required. He has a thorough knowledge of the Australian insurance market and takes pride in cutting through the complexity of policy wordings to ensure clients genuinely understand what they are — and are not — covered for.

Alongside his insurance expertise, John provides holistic investment management advice, helping clients build and maintain portfolios that complement their broader financial plan. He believes that a truly comprehensive financial strategy must address both the upside — wealth building — and the downside — risk protection — in equal measure.

John is a member of the Association of Financial Advisers Ltd and holds both a Diploma of Financial Planning and a Diploma of The Australian Insurance Institute — a combination of qualifications that reflects his dedication to both the planning and risk disciplines.

Qualifications & Credentials

Professional Qualifications

  • Diploma of Financial Planning
  • Diploma — The Australian Insurance Institute
  • Member — Association of Financial Advisers Ltd

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