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’...

3 months ago

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

3 months 4 weeks ago

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

4 months ago

AMP has agreed in principle to settle an advice and insurance class action that commenced in 2020 related to historic commission payment activity. ...

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Advice firms are increasing their base salaries by as much as $50k to attract talent, particularly seeking advisers with a portable book of clients, but equity offerings ...

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ASIC has released the results of the latest financial adviser exam, held in November 2025....

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