MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Funds management

COG Financial Services has detailed the impact that the acquisition of a 20 per cent stake in Centrepoint Alliance has made on its performance and future business strateg...

Financial planning

Unexpected bills and a lack of cultural alignment are among M&A challenges two directors have faced, and the experiences have taught them that advice practices shouldn’t ...

Features

With business owners very rarely planning their exit from the advice practice in advance, three experts underscore why succession planning is critical for long-term succe...

Funds management

Mergers and acquisitions in the Australian financial services industry are expected to continue surging, with M&A leaders looking to double the number of deals they are p...

Financial planning

The financial planning technology group has entered into a binding share purchase agreement to acquire Integrated Portfolio Solutions, set to bring DASH’s FUA above $15 b...

Funds management

ETF provider BlackRock has acquired private markets data provider Preqin as it forecasts an US$8 billion total addressable market for data by 2030....

Financial planning

Prime Financial is driving forward its inorganic growth strategy as it looks to acquire a remuneration administration business and is in talks with a Melbourne-based weal...

Financial planning

Four financial advice businesses have joined forces to form Esencia Wealth, which has opened its new Sydney office with over 1,000 clients and 10 advisers....

Financial planning

With more and more licensees looking at M&A activity, Business Health has shared 10 suggestions to ensure a successful onboarding process as the two firms come together. ...

Financial planning

Two Victoria-based financial advice practices have merged and rebranded as Forbes Fava Saville Financial Planning, as the firm realises the benefits of added scale. ...

Financial planning

An equity partner firm of Count has purchased a Brisbane-based accounting business for nearly $1 million, as Count drives forward its inorganic growth momentum....

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....

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