16 December 2008 | Beames acquires Deakin Alliance.
19 November 2008 | Cash and equity deal for Perth-based firm.
25 July 2007 | Macquarie dealer group has strengthened its offering.
24 July 2007 | WHK Group’s chief executive Graeme Fowler resigns.
20 July 2007 | Advisory firm Centric Wealth has merged with two other firms to create a new accounting and tax services business called GMK Centric.
4 April 2007 | WHK Group continues to position itself as a contender in the financial services industry, with the accounting group announcing the purchase of a 30 per cent stake in Next Financial.
20 February 2007 | Independent financial planning group WHK Group plans to launch itself into the general insurance arena following the acquisition of another three accounting and financial services firms.
8 November 2006 | Countplus, the brainchild of Count Financial, has finalised the terms of its offer to acquire interests in other financial services businesses and is set to begin marketing tomorrow.
27 September 2006 | WHK has further strengthened its presence in the New Zealand market by acquiring Sherwin Chan & Walshe, an accounting firm based in Wellington.
28 July 2006 | The WHK group has begun its push to grow its financial services activities in the Sydney market via internal and external means, with the opening of a Prescott Securities office in the nation’s largest capital city at the end of May.
6 July 2006 | The Australian and New Zealand chartered accounting group CA Associates Australasia, which also offers financial planning services, has been re-branded and from July 1 will be known as Accru.
19 April 2001 | The creation of a new accountant-based dealer group last year caused a whirl of publicity as some big names struck out on their own. Kate Kachor looks at their progress six months down the track.
7 February 2001 | Yet another consolidator has emerged and will list on the Australian Stock Exchange in the next few weeks.
13 December 2000 | Listed accountancy and financial planning consolidator Harts Australasia has added yet another accounting firm to its register with the purchase of The Business Results Group for an undisclosed sum.
13 June 2000 | Permanent has acquired Sydney accountants W&D Partners to form a “one-stop financial shop” for rich Australians.
16 September 1999 | Whatever your opinion on the merits of the GST, the time has come to change all your systems to implement the new regime.
2 September 1999 | A peak accounting body has come out against a major amendment to su-perannuation rules currently before federal parliament.
2 September 1999 | Table: Snapshot of the way they were:
KPMG Financial Services: Believed to be the largest player with $520 million of funds under advice, 16 advisers and about 1,000 clients.