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Two advisers say M&A is becoming a “contact sport” as competition heats up to acquire attractive advice firms, while a lack of new entrants creates roadblocks in organic ...
Financial planning
With an advice M&A deal taking around six months to enact, two experts have shared their tips on how buyers and sellers can avoid “deal fatigue” and prevent potential dea...
Financial planning
There are six critical factors that high-performing financial advice businesses have in common, new data from VBP-backed Elixir Consulting highlights....
Financial planning
Macquarie Business Banking has revealed the top characteristics of high-performing financial advice practices, including how succession planning and client engagement can...
Financial planning
If banks and super funds were to begin providing advice, this advice director expects it would “absolutely spark another round” of mergers and acquisitions. ...
Financial planning
Small advisories will need to partner in networks to share technology solutions if they want to survive in a shrinking industry that is becoming more expensive to operate...
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Mike Taylor writes that new research conducted by Money Management has confirmed general acceptance of the convergence of accounting and advice but only on the right term...
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The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...