MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Funds management

The current macroenvironment is proving to be ‘encouraging’ for global mergers in the funds management space, says Wilson Asset Management, underpinned by increased optim...

Financial planning

With the first quarter of 2024 behind us, Money Management takes a look back at the biggest M&A deals in financial advice over the period....

Financial planning

AZ NGA chief executive, Paul Barrett, has shared why financial advice firms have become more valuable to acquire in the five years since the Hayne royal commission and wh...

People & Products

As the year comes to a close, Money Management has collated the top 10 most read stories of 2023 – from super fund performance to financial advice reforms....

Funds management

The alternatives investment manager has reached completion in its acquisition of PM Capital announced last month, bringing Regal Partners’ combined FUM to $10.8 billion. ...

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

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 diversified financial services group has entered a $2 million purchase agreement to acquire 100 per cent of a financial advice network owned by Insignia Financial....

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

The holistic advice firm has reached the final stage of its Ironbark Asset Management merger as its managing director, David Stephen, discusses the firm’s future growth s...

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

Financial advice firms Priority Advisory Group and Wise Planners are to merge to create a multi-disciplinary professional services firm in Sydney....

Financial planning

The firm has announced revenue growth of almost 30 per cent to $33.7 million in its annual results and will be seeking to reach $100 million by 2030, doubling its previou...

 

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My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...

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Jason Warlond

Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...

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Jasmin Jakupovic

How did they get the AFSL in the first place? Given the green light by ASIC. This is terrible example of ASIC's incompet...

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The verdict in the class action case against AMP Financial Planning has been delivered in the Federal Court by Justice Moshinsky....

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