SEQUOIA

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group has seen a top-level reshuffle as the chair of the board, John Larsen, steps down after five years in the position....

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group has received a defence and counterclaim from Tim McGowen regarding the acquisition of Informed Investor....

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

Sequoia has seen a net loss of seven advisers this week, with Wealth Data founder Colin Williams describing it as a “rare” occurrence given the group’s strong growth in 2...

Financial planning

Inorganic growth is the trend of the day for licensees as multiple chief executives indicate how they intend to grow their businesses in 2024. ...

Financial planning

Sequoia chief executive, Garry Crole, has ruled out acquiring another licensee to grow its numbers and instead hopes to benefit from advisers switching licensees. ...

Financial planning

Sequoia has reported an “abnormally high” NPAT increase of more than 4,000 per cent on the previous year, while reporting strong tailwinds for its licensee division and a...

Financial planning

Large licensees are looking to take minority stakes in smaller ones as a way to retain a presence in the industry, but the smaller party needs to ensure it doesn’t create...

Financial planning

Sequoia is seeking $3.5 million in damages from Tim McGowen, following the acquisition of Informed Investor in April 2022. ...

Financial planning

Sequoia has made its latest acquisition of a national paraplanning service as it seeks to expand its offering for advisers....

Financial planning

Wealth Data has revealed the top 10 financial advice licensees for adviser growth and losses in the last year, even as the industry rounds out at 15,667 advisers for 2023...

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

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

Financial planning

Fund manager DMX Asset Management is backing three different financial advice licensees in its Australian Equities fund as it expects an easing of industry headwinds will...

Financial planning

Sequoia has announced plans to boost growth by acquiring sub-scale licensees, noting only 2 per cent of AFSLs have more than 100 advisers....

 

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