Astute Business Partners (ABP) is an offshore staffing provider founded in 2020, headquartered in Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, with a delivery hub in Colombo serving financial planning, wealth management, and accounting practices across Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. ABP positions itself as “consulting-led, offshore-delivered,” conducting an operational diagnosis of a client’s practice before deploying a dedicated offshore team — described as: “Before we place anyone, we consult on your practice operations, designing the systems, workflows, and handover protocols.” The company is led by Managing Director & Co-Founder Ushan Nadarajah, whose team carries “combined 30+ years of financial services experience across the UK, US, and AU/NZ,” including backgrounds at HSBC.
What Astute Business Partners offers its clients
ABP places dedicated offshore staff into financial services practices across three core roles: offshore paraplanning (ISO 27001 certified, with dedicated teams operational within 4-6 weeks), financial planning administration (full-time administrative support), and accounting & SMSF services. Engagements follow a phased model — Consult, Design, Deploy, Scale — with staff drawn from "top-tier graduates from Sri Lanka's leading government and private universities."
How Astute Business Partners outshines the competition
- Consulting-Led Deployment — Operational diagnosis and workflow redesign precede any team placement, addressing what the company frames as "a structural problem, not a people problem"
- ISO 27001 Certified — Independently audited annually by Bureau Veritas under UKAS accreditation
- Fast Deployment — Dedicated teams operational in 4-6 weeks
- Proven Cost Savings — "30% average cost saving vs local hire"
- Demonstrated Client Impact — A featured case study shows a boutique practice improving profit margin from 6% to 30% and growing revenue 25% in 6 months after deployment
- Track Record — "10,000+ advice documents delivered" across "15+ AU practices served"
Astute Business Partners company structure
Astute Business Partners was founded in 2020 by Managing Director & Co-Founder Ushan Nadarajah, who "spent over a decade in financial services across three markets." The wider team combines over 30 years of financial services experience across the UK, US, and AU/NZ markets.
