WT Financial Group

Financial planning

Where could the next licensee M&A come from?

Inorganic growth is the trend of the day for licensees as multiple chief executives indicate how they intend to grow their businesses in 2024. ...

Financial planning

Licensees’ bid for survival with minority stakes

Large licensees are looking to take minority stakes in smaller ones as a way to retain a presence in the industry, but the smaller party needs to ensure it doesn’t create...

Financial planning

IDR reporting shines spotlight on advisers’ complaint management

It may be licensees’ responsibility to report internal dispute resolution regime data to ASIC next month, but they are reminding their advisers of the importance of keepi...

Features

A year of M&A for licensees

2023 has been a year of mergers and acquisitions for licensees as firms take advantage of the improved landscape for financial advisers. ...

Financial planning

WT Financial’s Cullen on being first out of the gate on advice M&A

WT Financial Group managing director, Keith Cullen, believes the current M&A activity in financial advice is long overdue, having been accused of “running into a burning ...

Financial planning

WT Financial to acquire Insignia advice subsidiary

The diversified financial services group has entered a $2 million purchase agreement to acquire 100 per cent of a financial advice network owned by Insignia Financial....

Financial planning

Unpacking the label of a ‘micro-AFSL’

An emerging debate has looked at whether self-licensed firms should be differentiated by virtue of their scale compared to institutional licensees and dealer groups when ...

Financial planning

WT Financial non-exec director Harrison to depart

Michael Harrison, non-executive director at WT Financial Group and former Sentry director, is set to retire from the firm with Chelsea Pottenger taking over....

Features

Taking the reins: The burgeoning trend of micro-AFSLs

The number of profitable practices channelling their time, capital and resources into self-licensed ventures is on the rise, a trend which larger licensees are observing ...

Financial planning

Advisers short-selling themselves by up to 50%: WT Financial

Advice firms should be targeting as much as $700,000 per annum per adviser in ongoing advice fees as clients could be willing to pay higher advice fees than advisers are ...

Financial planning

WT Financial forecasts 130% NPAT increase

WT Financial is expecting to see a 130 per cent increase in net profit after tax, as it releases indicative results for FY22–23, and CEO Keith Cullen believes the outlook...

Financial planning

WT Financial reports 1H23 earnings boost

The financial services firm has posted a 55% increase in operating profit after 'streamlining and integrating' its acquisition strategy....

Financial planning

Synchron chair to depart after 15 years

Synchron chair, Michael Harrison, is to retire as the firm acquires WT Financial Group with the firm thanking him for his contribution to financial services....

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InFocus: Synchron acquisition brings benefit of scale to WT Financial

Following the acquisition of Synchron, WT Financial Group has said it is set to become Australia’s third-largest adviser group by adviser numbers, writes Oksana Patron....

Financial planning

How many registered advisers does WTL currently have?

The acquisition has brought a new combined entity of WT Financial Group and Synchron to 560 advisers, as per Australian Securities Investment Commissions’ Financial Advis...