Mergers & Acquisitions – Advisor's Edge https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca The best news source for Canadian financial advisors. Investments, financial markets, insurance, practice management, tax and estate planning Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:15:43 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/05/cropped-advisor-ico-32x32.png Mergers & Acquisitions – Advisor's Edge https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca 32 32 Raymond James acquires Solus Trust https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/tax/estate-planning/raymond-james-acquires-solus-trust/ Tue, 06 Dec 2022 19:15:43 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=217669 Vancouver-based trust company manages $400 million in assets

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]]> RBC to buy HSBC Canada https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/rbc-to-buy-hsbc-canada/ Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:53:25 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=217084 HSBC signalled it was looking to sell its Canadian business back in October

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]]> Cross-selling opportunities prompt P&C brokerages to buy advisors https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/insurance/life/cross-selling-opportunities-prompt-pc-brokerages-to-buy-advisors/ Fri, 25 Nov 2022 19:53:33 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=217010 Actual assets under management of advisor aren’t always worth purchasing on their own

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]]> Smith Financial to buy Home Capital Group as mortgage industry under strain https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/smith-financial-to-buy-home-capital-group-as-mortgage-industry-under-strain/ Mon, 21 Nov 2022 19:51:41 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216791 The all-cash offer provides certainty for shareholders, Home Capital board chairman says

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]]> The fate of advisors who get bought out by property and casualty brokerages https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/the-fate-of-advisors-who-get-bought-out-by-property-and-casualty-brokerages/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 21:37:26 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216780 P&C brokers often want you to stay if they buy your firm

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]]> Economic weakness weighs on M&A https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/economic-weakness-weighs-on-ma/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:43:16 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216643 Deal activity declines in Q3, led by a drop in small transactions, Crosbie & Co. says

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]]> Financing as an option when buying a book of business https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/financing-as-an-option-when-buying-a-book-of-business/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:25:34 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216451 Availability of capital is influencing acquisitions

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]]> Cryptocurrencies plunge as Binance scraps deal for rival FTX https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/cryptocurrencies-plunge-as-binance-scraps-deal-for-rival-ftx/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:57:53 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216329 Bitcoin down 12%, Ethereum down 13%

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]]> Crypto exchange Binance to buy rival FTX in apparent bailout https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/news/industry-news/crypto-exchange-binance-to-buy-rival-ftx-in-apparent-bailout/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 19:52:02 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216239 The deal would make Binance an even more dominant player in the cryptocurrency industry

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]]> Nicola Wealth buys Levine Financial Group https://uat-phoenix.advisor.ca/insurance/nicola-wealth-buys-levine-financial-group/ Tue, 08 Nov 2022 16:11:53 +0000 https://www.advisor.ca/?p=216214 Toronto-based firm provides insurance products and services to doctor clients

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