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Why VAN?

VAN is a curated community of growth-focused financial advice business leaders. Connect with the expertise, tools and solutions you need to solve business challenges and drive growth.

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Cameron Garrett

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As a committed partner to the financial advice industry in Australia, we think it's vital to support firms on their growth journey, and to work with them to deliver insights and embed practices that will position them for success.

Cameron Garrett Head of Wealth Solutions, Macquarie's Banking and Financial Services group

Insights

Stay ahead with expert insights and practical strategies, tailored for growth-focused financial advice businesses. 

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2026 Macquarie Accounting and financial advice benchmarking study

The report sets the foundations for future growth and scale by unpacking key financial, operational, and talent metrics from a focused study of high performing, scaled, multi-disciplinary firms.

 

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Navigating growth: from start-up to scale-up

How can professional services firms achieve sustainable growth and scale in 2026? In a landscape of rising costs, a challenging labour market, and of the constant demand to adopt new technology, finding the right path forward can be difficult.

 

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Building value through Mergers and Acquisitions - Perspective on value creation

At face value, mergers and acquisitions are a fast and effective path to growth. To execute a successful merger or acquisition, you need a proven strategy, careful and extensive planning, and a host of trusted advisers to guide the process.

 

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Successful scaling: insights from Alteris Financial Group

After completing eight acquisitions in eight years, we spoke to Alteris Financial Group about the tools, technology and principles they rely on to successfully scale.
 
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Aspiring Higher - What Australian wealth management firms can learn from Aspiriant's growth model

A patient and intentional growth strategy has seen Aspiriant become one of the largest independent wealth management firms in the US. CEO and Co-Founder Rob Francais shares how his commitment to creating a national service partnership model has established the foundation for scalable, sustainable success.
 
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Your dedicated team

We’re committed to helping business principals build a sustainable, prosperous business for their clients, their teams and their leaders. VAN offers you the opportunity to leverage our expertise and experience working with over 100 of the industry’s highest performing firms since 2011.

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To understand more about how Macquarie can help your business thrive in a changing environment, talk to our team.

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Additional information

This information is provided by the Macquarie Virtual Adviser Network (VAN). VAN’s services are provided by Macquarie Bank Limited ABN 46 008 583 542 AFSL 237502, a member of the Macquarie Group.

It is provided for the use of financial advisers only. In no circumstances is it to be used by a potential client for the purposes of making a decision about a financial product or class of products.