The Openwork Partnership adds two strategic partners to develop growth strategy

18 more businesses identified as potential partner firms

Julia Bahr
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The Openwork Partnership has continued to progress its growth strategy through new long-term strategic partnership agreements with major firms in its network, the firm revealed.

Unique Financial Planning and The Penny Group are the first two businesses to sign the new five-year strategic partner firm contracts with The Openwork Partnership. "Strategic partner firm contracts give the biggest network members and The Openwork Partnership more security to invest in a mutually beneficial relationship while offering control over client ownership and marketing rights for the strategic partner firms," it said. The Openwork Partnership said it had identified 18 businesses with around 850 advisers combined, as potential strategic partner firms. Those account for around...

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