PAUL BARRETT

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

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...

Financial planning

AZ NGA’s Paul Barrett unpacks why the firm is the right home for 16 AMP-aligned advice practices and how its M&A history will facilitate the long-term growth ambitions of...

Financial planning

Two financial advice businesses are to merge in a bid to create a multidisciplinary professional services firm as part of AZ NGA’s “super firm” strategy....

Financial planning

AZ NGA chief executive, Paul Barrett, has shared why financial advice firms have become more valuable to acquire in the five years since the Hayne royal commission and wh...

Financial planning

AZ NGA has acquired an outsourced HR company, the latest step in its horizontal integration strategy to be involved in each component of the adviser supply chain. ...

People & Products

AZ Next Generation Advisory has recruited Countplus chief operating officer, Graham McGeagh, to drive expansion plans....

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People & Products

AZ NGA-backed Wealthwise has acquired Complete Financial Solutions, marking the 10th deal in as many years for the holistic advisory firm....

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Financial planning

AZ Next Generation Advisory has announced the acquisition of RI Newcastle and Lower Hunter in the New South Wales Hunter Region....

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Financial planning

AZ NGA has acquired a strategic stake in self-licensed Melbourne-based advisory firm Cranage Financial Group. ...

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Financial planning

There are quality assets for sale in the financial advice space, according to AZ Next Generation Advisory, and competition is set to increase until the educational standa...

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Financial planning

Paul Barrett-led AZ NGA has confirmed a licensing arrangement with Fortnum to cover AZ NGA advice practices impacted by licensee close-downs....

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People & Products

AZ Next Generation Advisory has moved to acquire planning firm, Wealthmed Australia....

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Financial planning

Paul Barrett’s AZ NGA has acquired another financial planning business, this time Farrow Hughes Mulcahy Financial Services. ...

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Accounting

Paul Barrett’s Italian-backed AZ Next Generation Advisory has expanded its strategy into accounting with a new acquisition....

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

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This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...

1 month 4 weeks ago

Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

2 months ago

SuperRatings has shared the median estimated return for balanced superannuation funds for the calendar year 2024, finding the year achieved “strong and consistent positiv...

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Original bidder Bain Capital, which saw its first offer rejected in December, has returned with a revised bid for Insignia Financial....

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The FAAA has secured CSLR-related documents under the FOI process, after an extended four-month wait, which show little analysis was done on how the scheme’s cost would a...

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