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Count buys DKN stake

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2010
Count Financial has bought a five per cent stake in financial services solutions provider, DKN Financial Group, as financial planning groups continue their buying spree. The purchase, worth over $5 million in ordinary shares, means Zurich Financial ...

DKN buys BMG stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2010
DKN Financial Group has bought a 32 per cent stake in BMG Partners and BMG Financial Planning, a long-term Lonsdale Financial Group associate. This is the first equity investment made by DKN in a Lonsdale practice since the merger of DKN and Lonsdale ...

Challenger takes annuities to platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2009
... the varying needs and sentiment of advisers and their clients," said Freeman. Indeed, Phil Butterworth, chief executive at DKN, said the dealer group's financial advisers are looking for ways to better service retiring clients. "Our advisers are experiencing ...

AustChoice boosts tech for transparency

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 28 APR 2009
AustChoice, a platform distributed by DKN, has improved its online reporting and advanced search features. Austchoice, an AWM managed platform which is exclusively distributed by DKN, launched the enhancements to the adviser section of their website ...

Lonsdale provides practice tools

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 6 APR 2009
... directors manage and improve their client value proposition, client segmentation strategy, pricing and business processes. The DKN Financial Group subsidiary is also providing each financial planning practice with access to a business manager that will ...

DKN Financial FUA falls 26pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
DKN Financial Group's funds under advice (FUA) fell 26 per cent during 2008 but the group's chief executive remains adamant the business is in "good shape". DKN's preliminary results for the six months to the end of December last year found FUA dropped ...

DKN buys Bigger businesses

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
Listed financial services provider DKN Financial Group has snapped up Bigger Financial Planning and Bigger Accounting. According to a statement released to the Australian Securities Exchange, DKN secured the two businesses via its equity partner MQ ...

DKN to wrap up $120m Zurich deal

DKN has announced it will buy Lonsdale Financial and the platform administration services of Zurich Financial, a dual deal that creates a combined business with around $8 billion in funds under advice (FUA). The acquisition is still subject to DKN and ...

DKN buys stake in UPA

Yet to finalise its deal with Lonsdale Financial Group, DKN continues on with its expansion plan when it bought a minority stake in UPA Financial Solutions. Operating for more than 25 years, UPA brings together accountants, solicitors and business brokers ...

Lonsdale rejects Count offer

... the unsolicited offer by Count Financial, less than a month after Count announced its intentions to counter the offer from DKN. The Lonsdale board has said they are already in advanced and ongoing discussions with DKN, a listed dealer group that services ...