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FoFA could lock advisers into licensees for life

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... of the legislation, particularly if they can be sold only within their own licensee group," Radar Results principal John Birt said. "In some boutique licensee groups where there's only a handful of authorised representatives, there may be no buyers at ...

AIST employee to take legal action over workplace dispute

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... birth of her second child in 2012. She claimed AIST refused her request to work part-time on her return to work. Commissioner John Lewin, a member of the Fair Work Commission which gave the green light to the claim, found the AIST offer of a 'conditional' ...

Buyer's market for planning businesses: Radar Results

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... months, financial planners can now borrow at rates as low as 7% pa to fund the acquisitions, said Radar Results founder John Birt. "Many banks today have moved back into this field of lending - the most prominent being ANZ, NAB and St George - allowing ...

Practices valued at doubled RR: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2012
... the value with 39% of those surveyed agreeing the most popular recurring revenue amount was between $100,000-$250,000. John Birt, founder of Radar Results, said the recurring revenue system of valuing financial planning practices will eventually disappear ...

Financial planners reluctant to sell up despite uncertain times

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... conditions]. You'd think that many financial planners would want to exit the industry," said founder of Radar Results John Birt. The consultancy firm maintained that many advisers are waiting on the sidelines until the markets improve and Future of Financial ...

Carbon blast from the GST past

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... services tax) was introduced on 1 July 2000 - the biggest economic reform of the time. I can still picture then Liberal leader John Hewson on national TV trying to explain whether the price of a birthday cake would be dearer, the same, or cheaper under ...

Planning pracs down 10pc value

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2011
... since the FOFA announcement, equal to a reduction of approximately 10 per cent of a practice's value. In short, said John Birt, principal of Radar results, that ten per cent is a direct hit on profit. "Over the past 2 weeks, as a consequence of the recent ...

Planners struggle to sell practices as values fall

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... over the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms was causing both sellers and buyers to sit on the sidelines, said John Birt, principal of Radar Results. "There are a lot of buyers out there not looking at buying because of the FoFA changes, but sellers ...

Key planners crucial when planning firms sell

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... Individually, well-connected key financial planners are also very mobile, presenting another challenge, he said. Meanwhile, John Birt, principal of Radar Results, a company that specialises in valuing financial planning businesses, said there are five ...

TFN should be member ID: Cooper

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... superannuation for your employees," said Chris Bowen, minister for financial services, superannuation and corporate law. John Brogden, chief executive at the Investment & Financial Services Association (IFSA), said using TFNs to track members will reduce ...