Deborah Wixted is head of technical services at Colonial First State Investments. She has been with the FirstTech team since 2003 and has 20 years experience in various technical roles with funds management, financial planning and life insurance businesses.

As part of the FirstTech team, Wixted provides specialist technical expertise to all parts of Colonial First Stateâ€a„cs business, particularly advice and distribution. Her role is to analyse and communicate technical information and strategies to financial advisers and their clients. Wixted is also an expert technical resource for Colonial First Stateâ€a„cs employer superannuation business.

Wixted is a regular presenter at financial adviser professional development events, is actively involved in adviser ongoing education delivery and provides media commentary on a wide range of technical topics.