DIVERGER

Financial planning

With the end-of-financial-year adviser gains and losses finalised, how does this year’s movement affect the ranking of the top three licensees?...

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

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

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

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

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

People & Products

Diverger shareholders have approved its merger with Count in a vote today, culminating the “dual growth strategy” pursued by the licensee....

Features

2023 has been a year of mergers and acquisitions for licensees as firms take advantage of the improved landscape for financial advisers. ...

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

Two advice licensees have lost more than 26 per cent in their share price since the start of 2023, while another has seen gains of 35 per cent. ...

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

Following its withdrawal from the Diverger deal just days ago, COG Financial Services has announced a $13 million stake in this financial services licensee....

Financial planning

Fund manager DMX Asset Management is backing three different financial advice licensees in its Australian Equities fund as it expects an easing of industry headwinds will...

Financial planning

With Count’s acquisition of Diverger set to reach completion in February 2024, rival bidder COG Financial Services has withdrawn its “superior proposal” made last month. ...

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Howard Elton

Article makes no comment that the advisers leaving industry are older and have many years of work an life experience w...

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Peter Robinson

This article appears to overlook the fact that there must be a fairly large group of advisers who missed out on the expe...

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