Finance Mutual Australia (FMA) is a shining example of purposeful growth and unfettered expansion.

When Company Director Jason Di Iulio (www.jasondiiulio.com.au) established FMA in 1998, his vision was clear. He would help clients achieve their financial goals rapidly and efficiently by expertly guiding them through a wide range of quality products from the cream of the country's providers.

Drawing on his considerable experience in the banking industry, Mr Di Iulio rapidly began realising this initial vision, linking his clients with the ideal financial products for their needs - everything from mortgage and personal loans, to commercial equipment and private finance.

But as FMA's client-base began to grow, so did Mr Di Iulio's concept of what the company could achieve. If just one office could assist thousands of people in their efforts to realise their financial goals, how many tens of thousands could be helped if a whole network were established?

And how many self-motivated finance professionals could achieve fulfillment if given the opportunity to join that network - with all the support of FMA's specialist training, systems, Code of Conduct established market presence and on-going mentorship - without sacrificing the freedom to run their own business as an individual entity?

With this in mind, a strategic decision was taken to extend the services and knowledge of FMA to other finance professionals and create a financial aggregation model in 2003. The growth of this model has been phenomenal..

Today, countless finance professionals across the country are now FMA Accredited Business Partners, running, and profiting from, their own financial services businesses within the market leading FMA group. Is your current advisor a FMA Accredited Business Partner ?

Since that time, FMA has further developed its market presence by partnering with Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) in 2006 to take on the metropolitan management of the branch operations of SGIC in South Australia. Once again another successful business strategy.

Having seen the group grow from humble beginnings, the decision was made to seek out and acquire like business to further grow the group. In 2007, FMA acquired Assist Finance Corporation Limited ('Assist').

Assist now forms an integral part of the groups' business operations and now sees FMA firmly placed as one of the largest and most respected non bank lenders in South Australia. In addition Assist is able to offer mortgage investments and fixed interest investments as well as operates one of South Australia's only direct mortgage Management Investments Schemes.