Forsyth Barr buys Hobson Wealth for undisclosed sum

Forsyth Barr buys Hobson Wealth for undisclosed sum
Hobson Wealth's Warren Couillault. (Image: Hobson Wealth)
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Investment and research house Forsyth Barr has bought advisory firm Hobson Wealth for an undisclosed sum.The deal will take effect from Dec 11, creating a firm with more than 600 staff across 25 offices and managing and advising client assets of more than $30 billion. Hobson Wealth has been examining ways to grow for some time, and chief executive Warren Couillault – who has a regular BusinessDesk column – said staff and clients will benefit from joining Forsyth Barr. “Their large scale enables a full suite of servic...

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