M&A

Financial planning

For the first time in years, the financial advice market is seeing tailwinds rather than headwinds, according to Forte Asset Solutions director Stephen Prendeville....

Financial planning

The financial group has announced the acquisition of a Melbourne-based planning firm servicing Millennials, less than a year since acquiring Affinia-licensed Master Your ...

Funds management

Citing consistently disappointing engagement by the Pacific Current board since the initial proposal, Regal Partners has stepped back from what it had previously termed a...

Financial planning

Count has welcomed a Melbourne-based advice practice to its network, with a focus on the technology efficiencies provided by the licensee. ...

People & Products

Madison Financial Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of Clime, has formed a strategic alliance with Practice Development Group, bringing combined FUA to $8 billion through ...

Editorial

OP-ED With Magellan CEO David George hinting at possible acquisitions, the appointment of Andrew Formica, who pursued an aggressive M&A strategy for Henderson as its form...

Financial planning

AZ NGA has made its latest acquisition with a stake in Sydney-based financial advice firm Foster Raffan iPlan....

Superannuation

With mergers and consolidation activity at a record high for Australia’s superannuation industry, Money Management rounds up the merger talk so far in the first half of 2...

Financial planning

Sequoia has agreed to acquire two advice firms for $3.15 million, expected to complete by the end of this month. ...

Funds management

Driven by the desire to access new segments, build market share, and diversify product offerings, there is a resurgence in M&A and partnerships among asset managers, acco...

People & Products

Count and Diverger have announced key acquisitions in their continued strategies towards growth and boosting advice capabilities....

Financial planning

With merger activity top of mind for many financial planning firms strained by costs and regulation, this paraplanning firm has shared some pros and cons to take on board...

People & Products

Count has appointed a private equity specialist to its board as a non-executive director, indicating further acquisitions could be on the horizon....

People & Products

Prime Financial is seeking to double its revenue growth by 2025 thanks to a five-year business re-organisation which is now reaping rewards as it sets its sight on multip...

People & Products

Challenger has announced it will sell its Australian real estate business, CRE, to Elanor Investors Group for $42 million....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

3 months ago

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

3 months 1 week ago

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

5 months 1 week ago

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

3 weeks 4 days ago

A former Victorian financial adviser has been sentenced after stealing $4.4 million from clients, family and friends to feed his “raging gambling addiction”....

3 weeks 2 days ago

A financial advice firm has been penalised $11 million in the Federal Court for providing ‘cookie cutter advice’ to its clients and breaching conflicted remuneration rule...

2 weeks 1 day ago