MERGER

Funds management

While acknowledging the strategic benefits of a $785 million merger with Netwealth, Praemium believes the current proposal undervalues its business and is not in the best...

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Financial planning

Serendipity Wealth Advisors has joined Count Financial and its national advice community. ...

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Superannuation

TWUSUPER is now pursuing other growth options after extensive due diligence that resulted in the decision not to merge with EISS Super....

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Financial planning

AZ Next Generation Advisory has announced the acquisition of RI Newcastle and Lower Hunter in the New South Wales Hunter Region....

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Financial planning

The merger with BR Wellington is the company’s sixth merger since 2019 as the firm looks to enhance its service offering to both Melbourne clients and mid-market clients....

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Financial planning

Centrepoint’s acquisition of Clearview’s advice business will create a new combined entity that will be one of the largest financial planning groups in the country in ter...

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Funds management

The potential merger of BHP and Woodside’s oil and gas divisions would create Australia’s largest energy manager but a focus on fossil fuels is out of touch with global E...

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Superannuation

AustralianSuper and Club Plus Super are in talks to merge after a ‘rigorous process’ of due diligence, creating a $207 billion fund. ...

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Funds management

Centuria Capital Group is to merge with Primewest, creating a real estate fund manager with combined $15.5 billion in assets under management. ...

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Financial planning

Ord Minnett, which exited IOOF in 2019, has announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of wealth management firm E.L&C. Baillieu ...

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People & Products

MTAA Super chief executive Leeanne Turner will lead the combined fund and Dr Ross Barry has been appointed as its chief investment officer....

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Superannuation

Non-Government Schools Super and Australian Catholic Super have initiated a merger process that would see the creation of the largest super fund in the non-Government sch...

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Funds management

The single merged trust, the Magellan Global Fund, will list on the Australian Securities Exchange and will have $15 billion in funds under management. ...

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Financial planning

PSK’s growth strategy looks to partner with firms to help advisers support clients during the current challenging environment....

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People & Products

Euroz and Hartleys have announced they have entered into a binding bid implementation agreement under which Euroz has made an off-market takeover offer to acquire 100% of...

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