COUNT FINANCIAL

Financial planning

Wealth Data has revealed which financial advice licensee has lost the greatest number of advisers this financial year-to-date, with the firm declining by 59 advisers over...

Financial planning

With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, Money Management takes a look back at the biggest M&A deals in financial advice over the period....

Financial planning

Diverger managing director, Nathan Jacobsen, is expected to depart once the firm merges with Count next month....

Financial planning

Large licensees are looking to take minority stakes in smaller ones as a way to retain a presence in the industry, but the smaller party needs to ensure it doesn’t create...

Financial planning

Count has made its latest acquisition of a company that provides offshore services for advisers out of India, continuing the expansion of its services segment....

Financial planning

The proposed merger between Diverger and Count has reached the next stage of its proceedings ahead of an expected February completion date....

Financial planning

Count has raised its offer to acquire 100 per cent of Diverger, with Diverger’s board “unanimously” recommending the deal is in its best interests....

Financial planning

Count’s acquisition of Diverger is expected to complete by the end of February 2024, CEO Hugh Humphrey has told Money Management, despite a last-minute rival bid from COG...

Financial planning

With 101 net new advisers and a 17 per cent rise in adjusted segment revenue to $18.1 million, Count Limited has reported a strong performance from its wealth segment in ...

Financial planning

A Rockhampton-based advisory business specialising in insurance advice is the latest addition to Count’s national advice community. ...

Financial planning

Earmarking some $520 million in an indemnity deed to former subsidiary Count Financial, CBA’s full-year results reveal a trial date has been fixed for March 2024. ...

People & Products

Count chief financial and operating officer, Laurent Toussaint, who acted as interim chief executive after the departure of Matthew Rowe, will exit in September after fiv...

People & Products

Count has appointed a private equity specialist to its board as a non-executive director, indicating further acquisitions could be on the horizon....

Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has set aside a further $220m to cover remediation of legacy fee for no service conduct at Count Financial....

Financial planning

There is only one licensee group which is showing positive movement over the last 12 months, according to WealthData, while Insignia has taken the lead in hiring provisio...

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