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Merge, don’t submerge – making better decisions about mergers

July 14, 2025

At a time of consolidation in the wealth advice industry, mergers are getting plenty of attention. We’re big believers that mergers can be a powerful way to develop scale quickly.

Three key themes shaping the Australian wealth management industry – the “So What?” for financial advice businesses

June 11, 2025

It’s a great time to be running a financial advice business – but emerging themes of consolidation, new advice models and value chain disruption will have implications for practices. What’s the “so what?” of these key themes that wealth management participants need to be aware of?

Three key themes driving the shape of the wealth management industry

April 28, 2025

How industry consolidation, the Golden Trifecta and an historically out of whack value chain might shape the Australian wealth management industry.

Alternatives and Private Assets Usage by Financial Planners

March 18, 2025

We recently conducted an in-depth survey with 20+ high quality Australian independent financial planning practices to understand better their current and likely future use of alternative and private assets investments in their client portfolios.

We are GrowthByDesign

March 12, 2025

We are delighted to announce the formation of a new consulting group, GrowthByDesign, created to fill the gap between the large global practices and the one-person former industry executives shops.

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