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Mark Allara

Partner, Private Wealth

Contact

Email Mark (07) 3228 4013 Brisbane

  • Bachelor of Business (Accounting) University of Southern Queensland
  • Diploma in Financial Planning (Deakin University/Financial Planning Association of Australia)
  • SMSF Specialist Advisor TM – SPAA (SMSF Professional Association of Australia)
  • Level 1 – Derivatives Accredited
  • Responsible Executive ASX

  • Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CAANZ) – Affiliate
  • Queensland Collaborative Law Association – Associate
  • SMSF Association (SMSFA)

“The opportunities are often found when you step back and look at the bigger picture.”

 

Expertise

Mark Allara leads Vincents’ Private Wealth practice, overseeing its strategic direction and specialist advisory capabilities. With over two decades of accounting and extensive financial advisory experience, he brings a strong commercial understanding of business structures, taxation, cash flow and asset protection to complex wealth decisions.

Mark advises business owners, executives and multigenerational families on wealth creation, investment management, asset protection and estate planning. His expertise is particularly relevant to clients with complex financial affairs involving businesses, trusts, superannuation and multiple investment structures, including those navigating significant life transitions, retirement planning and intergenerational wealth transfer.

His experience also extends to family law and personal injury compensation matters, advising clients on the financial implications of settlements, asset structuring and long-term wealth management. He draws on his accounting background to assess complex asset pools, taxation considerations and the preservation of capital.

For associations, not-for-profits and institutional clients, Mark provides asset consulting and investment governance advice. His expertise includes investment policy frameworks, portfolio oversight and aligning organisational capital with cash flow requirements and long-term financial obligations.

Mark acts as the central adviser, bringing together the right specialists across investment, insurance, tax and business advisory develop integrated strategies for clients with complex financial needs.

Background

Mark began his career in accounting in Toowoomba before transitioning into financial advice and becoming a licensed financial adviser in 2000.

He joined the financial advisory division of Pitcher Partners Brisbane the following year and became an Authorised Representative of Morgans Financial Limited in 2004. His progression within the business saw him appointed Partner in 2008, before joining Vincents later that year as part of the merger with Pitcher Partners Brisbane.

Today, Mark is a Partner of Vincents and serves on the Private Wealth Investment Committee, helping shape investment strategy and portfolio management.

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Vincents Private Wealth Pty Ltd and its advisers are authorised representatives of Vincents Advisory Pty Ltd AFS Licence No. 320 580 ABN 79 125 596 349

Insights from Mark

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September 2025 Market Update Webinar with Mark Allara & Kenneth Beanland

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March 2025 Market Update Webinar with Mark Allara & Kenneth Beanland

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September 2024 Market Update Webinar with Kenneth Beanland & Mark Allara

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March 2024 Market Update Webinar with Mark Allara and Kenneth Beanland

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Changes to the Assets Test for Centrelink Aged Pensions from 1 January 2017

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Conversations about aged care