MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Funds management

Financial services leaders are “all cashed up with nowhere to grow” when it comes to M&A activity, according to Deloitte, with 90 per cent saying they have strong balance...

Funds management

Listed investment company MFF Capital Investments has announced its intention to acquire Montaka Global Investments. ...

Financial planning

AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett has unpacked how its strategic partnership with Oaktree will take the professional advisory firm “to the next level” through further M...

Financial planning

Three months after its separation from Insignia Financial, Rhombus Advisory CEO Darren Whereat has shared how the firm is supporting the growth aspirations of its advice ...

Financial planning

With five acquisitions under its belt in the past month, PictureWealth’s CEO Allan Maitland says the advice and technology firm remains committed to partnering with like-...

Financial planning

An acquisition of two advice practices by a national advice group has led to a shift in financial adviser numbers, with one losing 33 advisers as a result....

Funds management

Platinum is “considering the merits” of being the specialist alternative manager’s latest M&A target....

Financial planning

A recent financial advice market update has identified three factors that are holding businesses back from achieving their full potential, while a business consultant has...

Funds management

Two Australian small-cap asset managers have completed their merger after announcing the news in July this year, while providing an investment update....

Financial planning

Two CEOs and a recent report have underscored how the current period of M&A, led by large buyer groups, is redefining the financial advice profession and creating a notab...

Funds management

The ETF provider has flagged a number of developments as it formally enters the superannuation space through a major acquisition....

Funds management

Perpetual has been questioned by analysts on whether its KKR deal is best for shareholders and if it can be undone given the lack of growth it has delivered to the compan...

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...

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