COUNT FINANCIAL

Financial planning

CountPlus chief executive, Matthew Rowe has confirmed an early 2020 end-date for Total Financial Solutions, with the majority of authorised representatives moving to Coun...

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Financial planning

The firm looks to ensure all member firms fit into the “CountPlus family photograph”....

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Financial planning

With the Commonwealth Bank’s planned exit from Financial Wisdom and the sale of Count Financial, all eyes have turned to the future of Colonial First State....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has confirmed its exit from Financial Wisdom at the same time as announcing an 8.1 per cent decline in full-year net profit after tax....

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Financial planning

The firm will acquire Count Financial from Commbank for $2.5 million....

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Features

Mike Taylor writes that new research conducted by Money Management has confirmed general acceptance of the convergence of accounting and advice but only on the right term...

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Financial planning

With the Commonwealth Bank confirming via its Pathways exit its intention to exit its wealth management businesses over time, attention has turned to the future of Financ...

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Editorial

Events over the past two months have revealed the number of commercial bets which have been placed predicated on the expected shape of the Australian financial planning i...

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Financial planning

The degree of commercial pain being felt by financial planning dealer groups has been laid bare in the documentation surrounding the CountPlus acquisition of Count Financ...

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People & Products

Lifespan Financial Planning has announced the appointment of Michael Gershkov as its new national practice manager....

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has begun the sell-down of its wealth management assets with the sale of Count Financial to associated and independently publicly-listed firm, Count...

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Financial planning

Commonwealth Bank senior executive, Marianne Perkovic formally told the bank’s chief executive, Matt Comyn that she was disappointed she did not speak up loud enough to m...

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Financial planning

CountPlus has acquired a strategic interest in the Victorian-based O'Brien Accountants & Advisors in what it said is the first of an expected round of growth transactions...

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Financial planning

The Commonwealth Bank has targeted late 2019 for completing the demerger of its wealth assets after reporting a solid September quarter....

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People & Products

Former Count Financial chief executive, Andrew Gale, has become a non-executive director of Harper Bernays....

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