JOHN BIRT

Financial planning

The purchase of financial firms is varying by state with strong demand in Western Australia and buyers considering interstate deals....

Funds management

Growing financial advice practices to gain scale to meet the challenging new environment is being made harder by bank lending policies....

Financial planning

Got an indifferent planning business with high exposure to grandfathered commissions and less than thorough paperwork? Don’t expect to be rushed by potential buyers....

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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’...

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Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...

3 months 1 week ago

It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...

3 months 2 weeks ago

BlackRock Australia plans to launch a Bitcoin ETF later this month, wrapping the firm’s US-listed version which is US$85 billion in size....

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ASIC has banned a Melbourne-based financial adviser who gave inappropriate advice to his clients including false and misleading Statements of Advice....

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The central bank has released its decision on the official cash rate following its November monetary policy meeting. ...

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