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Connect Financial Service Brokers Is one of Australia's leading business brokers
The core business activity of Connect Financial Service Brokers is assisting business owners to sell, merge and acquire financial planning, general insurance, risk insurance and accounting practices nationally. We also provide strategic consulting services.
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Industry Update
A quick snap shot by Paul Tynan, CEO of Connect Financial Service Brokers:
Present Market
Australia’s financial planning and accounting sector is resilient but evolving, with growing demand for strategic advisory services alongside increased regulation, technology adoption, and competitive pressure.
Adviser Numbers
According to WealthData, Australia has around 15,000 active financial advisers as at April 2026, reflecting a more settled market following education-driven exits.
Technology
Many people can recall their first encounter with a groundbreaking piece of technology that transformed the way they lived or worked. For me, it was the thrill of discovering the internet, the iPhone, and now, ChatGPT. While we often take these innovations for granted, they've profoundly shaped our world. And we're only beginning to glimpse the potential of Artificial Intelligence, including ChatGPT, and the ways it will continue to revolutionise our lives, particularly across industries such as financial services, where advice, analysis, and client engagement are rapidly evolving.
Education Requirements
Australia’s financial planning education standards have tightened significantly, with advisers now required to hold an approved degree, complete a professional year, pass the ASIC exam, and meet ongoing CPD - while existing advisers had to meet full qualification standards by 1 January 2026 or exit the industry.
Advice Affordability
Advice is now only affordable to a small minority of Australians and retail advice is not scalable in the current regulatory environment. Advice is becoming an elitist service.
Experience Pathway
The Experience Pathway allows eligible financial advisers with at least 10 years’ relevant authorised experience (between 2007 and 2021) and a clean regulatory record to meet education standards without completing a full degree.
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Business for Sale / opportunities
None of our businesses for sale or current opportunities are listed on our website. We provide a confidential service to our clients who prefer that their privacy is maintained. We use our extensive database and contacts to ‘connect’ people, opportunities, and ideas. If you are looking at selling, acquiring or merging please call Paul Tynan for a confidential discussion about your needs.
Current marketplace valuations
*Please note there are several factors that can reduce a business’s value: key person risk, age of clients, regional location, poor compliance, minority interest.
CURRENT RECURRING REVENUE MULTIPLIES
REVENUE TYPE
MULTIPLE
ADVISER SERVICE FEE
1.5 - 3.0
RISK
1.7 - 3.0
MORTGAGE
2.0 - 3.0
GENERAL INSURANCE
2.5 - 3.5
ACCOUNTING
0.7 - 1.2
CURRENT EARNINGS BEFORE INTEREST TAX (EBIT) MULTIPLES
TYPE OF BUSINESS
MULTIPLE
FINANCIAL PLANNING
4.5 -7.0
ACCOUNTING
4.0 - 6.0
GENERAL INSURANCE
5.5 - 8.0
Paul Tynan is a natural connector of businesses and people. He works passionately to make things happen for his clients, drawing on over 30 years of experience working within the Financial Service industry in Australia and internationally.
PAUL TYNAN, CEO
BBus (Accounting), GradDipAppFin, GradDipFinPlan
Businesses for sale / opportunities
None of our businesses for sale or current opportunities are listed on our website. We provide a confidential service to our clients who prefer that their privacy is maintained. We use our extensive database and contacts to ‘connect’ people, opportunities and ideas. If you are looking at selling, acquiring or merging please call Paul Tynan for a confidential discussion about your needs.