M&A

Financial planning

With a move towards servicing high-net-worth investors who are seeking a professional network, accountants and financial planners are working closer than ever before and ...

Financial planning

Sequoia has made a $2 million acquisition as it expands its product offering to deliver professional services to advisers....

Funds management

Perpetual has rejected a $3 billion acquisition bid from Washington H. Soul Pattinson (WHSP) as it announces a strategic review of its company....

Financial planning

This CEO believes an “army of large, corporatised super firms” is the future of financial advice as he feels small-to-medium practices struggle to offer a compelling advi...

Financial planning

The NSW advice firm has acquired two advisory practices in Adelaide and one in Port Macquarie, representing its ambitious growth plans to expand across Australia....

Financial planning

The Perth-based wealth management firm is seeking to expand into eastern states next year as well as strengthen its presence in its home state of Western Australia....

Financial planning

WT Financial Group managing director, Keith Cullen, believes the current M&A activity in financial advice is long overdue, having been accused of “running into a burning ...

Funds management

Pacific Current Group has scrapped its plans to be acquired after bids with GQG and Regal Partners both fell through. ...

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With Count’s acquisition of Diverger set to reach completion in February 2024, rival bidder COG Financial Services has withdrawn its “superior proposal” made last month.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

People & Products

The investment platform is set to strategically partner with capital markets platform Complii Fintech Solutions, resulting in greater client interaction and cross-referra...

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance has acquired a Brisbane financial advice firm with over $1 billion in funds under advice as part of its strategy to accelerate growth....

Funds management

GQG has emerged as the superior offer in a bid to acquire Pacific Current Group with a non-binding indicative offer of $11 per share but is yet to achieve the support of ...

Funds management

Regal Partners has confirmed in an ASX statement that it is in discussion to potentially acquire PM Capital, a month after the firm pulled its bid to acquire Pacific Curr...

Funds management

Pinnacle has reported challenges in the domestic retail and institutional market where it is expending resources to ensure it is ready for a market recovery....

Financial planning

Speaking to Money Management, AZ Next Generation Advisory’s chief executive Paul Barrett has outlined the firm’s plans to quadruple its size to become Australia’s leading...

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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

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Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

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ASIC has suspended the Australian Financial Services Licence of a Melbourne-based financial advice firm....

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