MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Financial planning

Take-over offer extended as Equity Trustees faces regulatory approval and low initial interest....

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People & Products

Equity Trustees (EQT) has appointed George Boubouras as interim chief investment officer, pending the outcome of EQT’s take-over bid for The Trust Company....

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Funds management

Henderson executes on Australian strategy by taking 90 West AM stake....

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Editorial

Take-over target, Trust Company, has booked a solid profit and points to promising outlook. ...

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People & Products

Elana Rubin has stepped down from her role as TAL director, effective immediately....

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Financial planning

Former CEO of Colonial First State Brian Bissaker will head up the newly acquired Virgin Money Australia, BOQ has announced....

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Financial planning

More than a dozen AFS practices have left the dealer group, with eight migrating to ANZ with others understood to have gone to BT and InFocus....

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Financial planning

Ratings house van Eyk has completed the purchase of NZ-based Perpetual Asset Management and Perpetual Portfolio Management, the sale of which was first announced in Janua...

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Financial planning

MyState in the market for new CFO following departure of Paul Viney....

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Financial planning

Powerwrap has acquired financial services firm MWH Capital in an effort to tap into the growing personal investment and broker markets....

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Funds management

Hamilton Securities is continuing its push to contest the sale of sandalwood plantations currently managed by Elders....

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Financial planning

Equity Trustees writes to Trust Company shareholders claiming the company’s private client business has been underperforming....

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Funds management

Hamilton Securities pitches to gain grower support for control of WA Sandalwood Scheme....

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Financial planning

The last six months have seen the emergence of a new crop of buyers with in-house products, according to financial planning practice broker Stephen Prendeville....

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Financial planning

The number of merged practices deciding to end their relationships will continue to increase in the months ahead due to the lack of clear conflict resolution arrangements...

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