7IM CEO Proctor: Further acquisitions unlikely despite current opportunities

2020 has been 'difficult for all firms'

Mike Sheen
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The current market environment has presented opportunities for wealth management acquisitions, according to Seven Investment Management's Dean Proctor, but the CEO does not see the firm as a "consolidator" and believes further M&A activity in the immediate future is unlikely.

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