SEQUOIA

Financial planning

A former chief executive of IOOF and managing director of Centrepoint Alliance has joined the board as chair of COG Financial, which previously made a bid to acquire advi...

Financial planning

Centrepoint Alliance is among this week’s largest adviser gains, with the licensee gaining multiple advisers from its rival Sequoia....

Financial planning

Former IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher has joined Sequoia Financial Group in a consultancy capacity, as a corporate activist targets the licensee....

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group’s business simplification program has led to a strong profit growth for the first half of FY25, saying it is “out of the congestion and onto the f...

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group has declined by five financial advisers in the past week, four of whom have opened up a new AFSL, according to Wealth Data....

Financial planning

Sequoia has gained a new shareholder after the Australian Wealth Advisers Group took a substantial stake, stating it sees the advice licensee’s shares trading at a deep d...

Financial planning

The Australian financial advice industry has risen by more than 20 advisers this week, with nearly half joining WT Financial and Sequoia....

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group has flagged a major rebranding of its two financial news sites, following court proceedings last year....

Financial planning

Sequoia has shared its strategic initiatives for FY25, including organically increasing its licensee market share and restructuring its specialist investment arm....

Financial planning

Advice licensee Sequoia has shared an update on the streamlining of its operations, with investment in salaried advisers identified as an increased focus. ...

Funds management

The acquisition of Informed Investor from Sequoia by Powerhouse Ventures is the first step in the firm’s new strategic process to enter into the financial advisory and fu...

Financial planning

Sequoia Financial Group has announced it is selling off its Informed Investor subsidiary which it acquired in April 2022....

Financial planning

Expected income from advisers who joined Sequoia in FY24 is three times higher than those who departed, while the shareholder dispute has caused a “positive shake-up” in ...

Financial planning

The exit of “smaller non-economic advisers” has improved net margin at Sequoia, while the divestment of Morrison Securities boosted its statutory net profit after tax for...

Financial planning

Libertas Financial Planning saw its AFSL cancelled this month after the CSLR paid out compensation to a victim; details have been shared on the firm’s mistakes that led t...

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