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Count Financial profit surges on windfall float

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2011
Financial planning group Count Financial reported a profit surge of $51.56 million, a 113% increase on the previous corresponding period, in its annual results today. The announcement was expected after the firm issued earnings guidance earlier this ...

Count Financial powers ahead with large profit, juicy dividend

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
Financial planning group Count Financial has issued earnings guidance showing profits more than doubled, thanks to the float of professional services firm Countplus in December. Count Financial said its net profit after tax for the 2010-11 financial ...

Strong cash flow doubles Countplus dividend

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011
... legal and financial planning firms since listing on the stock exchange in December. The firm, partly owned by Count Financial, has 20 firms in the group and has been on the acquisition trail, increasing part-ownership stakes to full ownership and taking ...

DKN agrees to support IOOF takeover

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUN 2011
... increased its bid from an indicative offer of 75c per DKN share, which was hotly rejected by major DKN shareholder Count Financial, to 80c per share. IOOF chief executive Chris Kelaher said DKN would keep its current Lonsdale operating model including ...

Count says advisers worried about IOOF offer

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2011
... under the proposed IOOF takeover of DKN Financial Group, a major shareholder of the takeover target said today. Count Financial chief executive Andrew Gale said regulatory reforms were accelerating market consolidation, causing a reduction in the number ...

Count, NAB targets SMSFs through SPAA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011
Major planning dealer groups including Count Financial and NAB Financial Planning are now targeting SMSF trustees through a newly-launched membership process by Self-managed super fund professionals association of Australia (SPAA). The streamlined process ...

Chapel Road appeal forces ASIC to show the goods

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2011
... the time. Chapel Road asked to see copies of all documents between ASIC and the five firms, Financial Wisdom, Count Financial Group, Greater Western Financial Services, AMP Financial Planning and Grosvenor Securities, to verify its claims. On May 16 ...

Count new strategy for advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Count Financial is to roll out a new practice management program for advisers after appointing a new senior executive for business development, marketing and events. The accountant-based financial planning group has appointed former AMP general manager ...

Count enters asset finance market

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Count Financial's 350-firm network can now offer expanded asset finance services to small business clients after forming an alliance with Centrepoint Finance. Starting from 3 April, Count members will have access a higher number of asset finance lenders ...

Countplus buys super law firm

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2011
... deed service would bring 'an additional recurring revenue arm to the business'. Countplus, owned by ASX-listed Count Financial, is the holding company of 18 established accounting and financial services businesses across Australia, a number of which ...