Morningstar: M&A is not the magic bullet asset managers think it is
Consolidation often burdens firms with more integration challenges than it does scale and fee benefits
Consolidation
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Three New Year’s resolutions the FCA may like to crack in 2025
Regulator likely to focus on three key areas, writes Sparrows Capital’s David Ogden
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Nearly half of advisers worried a platform could fail
Advisers would exclude a platform from their shortlist if it had a ‘B minus’ financial strength rating or lower
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Evelyn Partners expands in the North with Haines Watts deal
Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle offices acquired
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Nine in 10 advisers expect sector M&A to accelerate
Smaller companies finding it increasingly harder to compete
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IFA consolidator boosts firepower with private equity link-up
MWA Financial leadership team looks to ‘accelerate growth’
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Latest deal takes MKC Wealth up to £1.5bn AUA
Wealth manager’s seventh acquisition of 2023
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Consultancy firm launches M&A guide for financial advisers
Addressing the multifaceted nature of selling a business and helping IFAs to reach a decision
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UK platform market set for consolidation
Door is ‘well and truly open for larger players to potentially acquire distressed platforms at knockdown prices’
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Will advice consolidators start to acquire each other?
Private equity firms continue to find the UK market appealing
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UK financial planning company makes first acquisition
As it sets out ambitious consolidation plans
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IFA consolidator scores trio of M&A deals
Just weeks after entering the Scottish market with a double acquisition