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Phillipa (Pip) is the Operations Manager at Astute Darra, bringing extensive experience in business operations, compliance, governance and client service. Working closely with the leadership team, Phillipa plays a key role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the business, ensuring clients receive a seamless experience throughout their finance journey.
With a strong focus on operational efficiency and compliance, Phillipa oversees business processes, policy implementation, risk management and client support functions. She is passionate about developing effective systems and processes that enable the team to deliver exceptional service while ensuring the business’s regulatory and industry obligations.
Pip is married to Glen, Astute Darra’s Managing Director, and they have three daughters. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family, travelling and supporting community initiatives.
Professional Qualifications
We have dealt with Astute Darra for the past 10 years and have completed purchases for at least 4 properties.
The whole process is very smooth, and the team is always available for assistance and guidance. It has been a joy to deal with Astute Darra over the years.
As a business owner, I needed to restructure my finances and, like most self-employed people, I found securing finance can be more complicated than it should be.
The team at Astute Darra made the entire process simple and stress-free, and we achieved exactly what we set out to do, including saving $13,000 on my commercial insurance.
Astute Darra has been looking after my finance needs for many years and has played a big part in helping my business grow. Over that time, they’ve assisted me with equipment finance, a home loan and commercial insurance. I can’t recommend them highly enough.
We have used Glen and Brett from Astute Darra as our trusted mortgage brokers for the last 10 years.
Having used other mortgage brokers in the past, what impressed us initially about Glen and Brett was their ability to think outside the box for financial solutions that suited our needs. Without the help of Astute Darra, we would not have been able to finance a portfolio of investment properties that has put us well on the path to financial freedom.
Glen and Brett are a pleasure to deal with, very professional and over the years have provided us with financial solutions from a wide range of bank and non-bank lenders. We highly recommend Astute Darra to anyone refinancing or looking to secure a new loan.
We had an outstanding experience with Glen and the team at Astute Financial – Darra.
From start to finish, they were professional, knowledgeable and highly efficient. They made the entire process easy for us, with prompt, clear and informative communication throughout.
What stood out most was the genuine care they showed us as clients. They even went the extra mile by surprising us with a thoughtful gift for our newborn. This unexpected gesture was incredibly kind and demonstrated that they genuinely care about their clients and go beyond simply providing a service.
We couldn’t be happier with our experience and would have no hesitation in recommending Glen and the team at Astute Darra to anyone looking for a professional, knowledgeable and genuinely caring team. Shoutout to Ryan for stepping us through the entire process – thanks again!
