Growth Plus pushes ahead with growth strategy
Brisbane-based advice firm Growth Plus Financial Group has entered an agreement with Sydney chartered accounts group Allworths to provide financial planning under the Growth Plus licence.
The agreement will see Allworths establish a Growth Plus Wealth Management arm to provide financial planning support to the accounting firms in the group.
The Allworths deal represents the fourth such licensing agreement Growth Plus has signed with both advice firms and accountancy firms in Sydney and Brisbane under a strategic growth plan over the past two years.
In addition, according to managing director Ben Jayaweera, Growth Plus is currently in negotiations with two chartered accountancy groups in Melbourne and one in Perth
Earlier this year it signed a licensing agreement with Sydney risk advice firm Monarch Risk Advisory Services to provide risk advice under the Growth Plus licence, and last year signed with Sydney-based advice firm Income Generator.
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