MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

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...

Funds management

Cromwell Funds Management has entered into a merger implementation deed with Australian Unity Property Ltd....

Financial planning

Advice licensee Centrepoint Alliance is seeking a corporate adviser to evaluate M&A opportunities as it forecasts an EBITDA of $7.6 million for FY23....

Financial planning

In the last 12 months, there’s been a marked improvement in future planning among mature firms, according to Adviser Ratings, but younger firms have yet to follow suit....

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...

Financial planning

If banks and super funds were to begin providing advice, this advice director expects it would “absolutely spark another round” of mergers and acquisitions. ...

Financial planning

AFA national president Sam Perera has announced he will not be joining the board of the newly-formed Financial Advice Association Australia. ...

Funds management

Credit Suisse is set to be acquired by its local competitor amid ongoing fears over the bank's viability. ...

Financial planning

Diverger has added 160 self-licensed advice firms in the first half of 2022/23 as it targets achieving net revenue of $45 million in FY25....

Financial planning

AZ Next Generation Advisory has announced it has acquired a strategic stake in McLean Delmo Bentleys, a Melbourne-based accounting and advisory firm....

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So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

2 months 3 weeks ago

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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

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The corporate regulator has issued infringement notices to three AFSLs whose financial advisers provided personal advice to a retail client while unregistered....

3 weeks ago

ASIC has released the results of its first adviser exam to be held in 2025, with 241 candidates attempting the test....

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