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Financial planning

Having completed the successful integration of Diverger, Count has upgraded its forecast for expected synergy benefits achieved by the acquisition by a third....

Financial planning

In his first move since the acquisition by Count, former Diverger managing director Nathan Jacobsen has taken up a new leadership role in the financial advice space. ...

Financial planning

Count Financial’s acquisition strategy shows no signs of slowing down, as the company’s equity firm acquires a $1.4 million stake in a Gold Coast accounting business....

Financial planning

A former Insignia advice firm Murray Nankivell, specialising in providing advice in regional South Australia, has joined the Count licensee. ...

Financial planning

Sequoia has seen a net loss of seven advisers this week, with Wealth Data founder Colin Williams describing it as a “rare” occurrence given the group’s strong growth in 2...

Financial planning

A Melbourne-based advisory firm formerly licensed through AMP has become the latest to join the Count network, while newly acquired Diverger has partnered with a fintech ...

Financial planning

The merger between Count and Diverger, first announced in September, has completed to create Australia’s second-largest licensee with over 550 advisers. ...

Financial planning

Inorganic growth is the trend of the day for licensees as multiple chief executives indicate how they intend to grow their businesses in 2024. ...

Financial planning

With Count’s acquisition of Diverger set to complete on 1 March, the firm will overtake Insignia Financial as the second-largest financial advice licensee in Australia....

Financial planning

Sequoia chief executive, Garry Crole, has ruled out acquiring another licensee to grow its numbers and instead hopes to benefit from advisers switching licensees. ...

Financial planning

Count chief executive, Hugh Humphrey, believes limited advisers providing advice at super funds and banks will benefit the firm’s business model by creating a new breed o...

Financial planning

The proposed merger between Count and Diverger has received court approval to proceed on 1 March, with Count chief executive Hugh Humphrey welcoming reaching the “huge mi...

People & Products

A Victorian accounting firm – in which Count holds a 40 per cent equity stake – has announced the acquisition of an accounting client book through a $1.4 million transact...

Financial planning

Losses at Count and Diverger, which are set to merge in March, have wiped out the double-digit adviser gains seen last week. ...

Financial planning

The financial advisory business has made its first acquisition of the year, with one of its Victorian subsidiary firms purchasing an accounting practice. ...

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