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Ironbark brings businesses under one national banner

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2026
... the breadth of the capabilities we have built over time," Ironbark Financial Group chief executive and co-founder Chris Larsen said. With $93 billion under advice, management and trusteeship, the financial services group said bringing the brands together ...

Invest Blue expands offering with new acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... Blue merged, forming one of Australia's largest diversified financial services businesses. Ironbark chief executive Chris Larsen said the partnership brought together several areas of professional specialisation under one umbrella to meet evolving consumer ...

Another chair for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... the firm. Sweeney, who is a managing partner at Cooper Grace Ward's corporate and commercial group, took over John Larsen as chair after he resigned. "SEQ would like to thank Charles Sweeney for providing exceptional leadership during his recent ...

Sequoia chief reappointed, hunt for successor kicks off

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2024
... Coming to their defence, Sequoia chair Charles Sweeney, who was appointed just days earlier after the sudden exit of John Larsen, told shareholders that Crole had transformed the underlying business over a five-year period from a "complex loss making ...

Sequoia seeks Takeovers Panel intervention

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2024
... shareholders, a control premium should be paid. No control premium is being offered under the Requisitionists' proposal." John Larsen left the role of chair on April 18. On May 16, he announced that he ceased as a director of the board effective ...

Sequoia chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2024
The chair of Sequoia Financial Group, John Larsen, has resigned from the position and his replacement has been appointed. Larsen's last day as chair was April 18 following five years at the post. He will stay at Sequoia as a non-executive director and ...

Morrison divestment lifts Sequoia profits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 FEB 2024
... of items such as redundancies and acquisitions. Providing an outlook, Sequoia chief executive Garry Crole and chair John Larsen noted that the strategy announced in FY20/21 "was to build a sustainable group of businesses using a 'tortoise' rather than ...

Ironbark, Invest Blue to create $64bn powerhouse

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2023
... Additionally, it will have over 500 staff members and offices in various locations across Australia. Ironbark chief executive Chris Larsen said the partnership brings together several areas of professional specialisation under one umbrella to meet evolving ...

Sequoia reveals strategic plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... and creating the premium advice brand. It projects adviser numbers to increase to 450 by end of 2021. Sequoia chair John Larsen said: "The board of Sequoia believes the financial planning industry has a bright future, as a consequence we are looking ...

Ironbark acquires firm, eyes instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... wholesale clients, acquired 100% of Ambassador Funds Management Services. Ironbark chief executive and co-founder Chris Larsen told Financial Standard the acquisition was part of the firm's strategy to expand into the institutional space, while Ambassador ...
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