Our Team

John Hiolos and Nicholas Christou are joint partners of H & C Financial Partners Pty Ltd, established in 2014.

They have a combined experience in Financial Services spanning over 30+ years.

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2016 State Region Winner

New Practice of the Year 2016

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2017 Blue Award

2017 VIC/TAS Blue Walsh Award Winner

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2018 Blue Award

2018 VIC/TAS Blue Walsh Award Winner

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2020 Blue Award

2020 VIC/TAS Blue Walsh Award Winner

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Nicholas Christou

Managing Director & Financial Adviser

John

John Hiolos

Managing Director & Financial Adviser

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Samantha

Financial Planning Assistant
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George

Paraplanner
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Elizabeth

Bookkeeper
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Stephanie

Marketing & Social Media Manager
Andreana

Andreana

Office Manager

We look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.

Nicholas Christou

AFP® - BBus, DipFSFP, DipBus

Managing Director & Financial Adviser

With 15+ years’ experience in the Banking & Finance Industry, Nicholas is a Financial Planner AFP® and has a broad and extensive knowledge around all aspects of Financial Planning.

He prides himself on delivering expert and tailored advice to each of his clients.

When time allows, Nicholas loves nothing more than spending valuable time with his wife, his young daughter and son and their close family and friends. He is a huge supporter of the AFL and enjoys dining out.

John Hiolos

CFP® – BComm (FP & Fin)

Managing Director & Financial Adviser

John is a Certified Financial Planner CFP® and brings with him more than 12 years’ experience in the Financial Planning industry. He is a highly skilled adviser and dedicated to providing a service of excellence to every client.

John is very passionate about educating young families and those nearing retirement about the value and benefits of Financial Advice.

Away from the office John loves spending his time with his wife and 2 young daughters. He enjoys travelling, trying new foods and has a huge passion for Soccer and the AFL.

Samantha

Samantha holds a degree in Business Management and works as the team’s Financial Planning Assistant having joined in 2021.

Naturally curious, she’s very enthusiastic when learning new things.

During her free time, she loves cuddling with her pets, watching documentaries and chilling to Stevie Wonder. She’s a big STAR WARS fan and considers Princess Leia as one of the greatest characters ever written.

George

George works as a Paraplanner, having joined the team in 2022.

He holds a degree in Business Administration, with a major in Financial Management.

He is enthusiastic about learning and working collaboratively with others.

In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball and bowling, and is a big fan of Lebron James and the LA Lakers.

Elizabeth

Bookkeeper

Elizabeth Nikias is the Director & BAS Agent of Capital E Bookkeeping Pty Ltd. 

Capital E provides Bookkeeping, Payroll & BAS Services to small and medium businesses across Australia. The practice is Accredited by the Tax Practitioners Board and are Xero Gold Partners.

In her spare time, Elizabeth enjoys reading, exercising, listening to music, spending time with family and taking on a Treasurer role for the St Peters Netball Club East Bentleigh. She finds it important to give back to the community!

Click the following link for more information

https://www.capitalebookkeeping.com.au

Stephanie

Stephanie works as the teams Marketing & Social Media specialist.

She brings with her innovative & progressive ideas and a wealth of knowledge in marketing strategies.

Stephanie is a mother of two and loves spending with her children, cooking, travelling and enjoys pottery.

Andreana

Office Manager

Andreana works as the team’s Executive Assistant.

She brings a wealth of knowledge in client services with over a decade in the Real Estate industry complimenting her Teaching background.

Andreana is a doting and proud mother of her beautiful young children.

She loves her quality time with her children and husband, enjoys the outdoors and is a lover of AFL…. Go Bombers!