MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

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...

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. ...

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

1 month 3 weeks ago

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

1 month 4 weeks ago

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

4 months ago

Entireti has unveiled the new name for the AMP financial advice businesses that it acquired last year....

3 weeks 3 days ago

A Sydney financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing any financial services, with the regulator deriding his “lack of integrity, trustworthiness and prof...

2 weeks 2 days ago

The Federal Court has made interim orders to freeze the assets of a managed investment scheme, its responsible entity, and a director....

1 month ago