Brendan O'Brien

Brendan O’Brien is the proprietor of Hibernia Financial Group in Burnaby. His professional page identifies him as a Senior Financial Advisor and branch manager with Manulife Wealth Inc., and separately as a Life Insurance Advisor with Manulife Wealth Insurance Services Inc. His career includes moving from Dublin to London in the late 1980s to work with an international life-insurance and asset-management provider. He later consulted with an investment firm on establishing an insurance brokerage. After moving to Canada, he continued financial consulting as dealer businesses merged and the Canadian industry developed. His biography identifies 2007 as the year he continued his practice with Manulife Securities, the historical company name used for that period, and 2008 as the move of his branch to Burnaby Heights. The current role labels use Manulife Wealth. Conflicting undated career-duration figures are not converted into a current tenure or start year. His published education and training include a Financial Planning Certificate through the Chartered Insurance Institute in London; the Canadian Securities Course, Professional Financial Planning Certificate, Branch Managers Course and Effective Management Seminar through the Canadian Securities Institute; and life, accident and sickness insurance qualifications identified with the Insurance Council of BC. No CFP designation is added. Brendan coordinates financial strategy around the client’s goals and personal or corporate circumstances. His practice describes investment management, risk management and estate-planning coordination, working with existing accountants and legal professionals or referring to other specialists where appropriate. A reference to coordinated legal or tax work does not make him a lawyer or accountant. His volunteered interests include cycling, cooking, art, astronomy, architecture, movies, hockey and rugby, alongside time with his wife and three daughters. The biography describes experience across Ireland, England and Canada without establishing a separate professional registration in every country. Call the shared Hibernia office at 604-637-2029 or 604-637-2061 and request Brendan. The published office is 4545 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC V5C 2K3. Investment services and insurance services are offered through separately named Manulife entities; confirm which company handles the intended product or service and the current appointment directly.