MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS
Financial planning
Hayes Knight NSW has sold stakes in its planning, accounting and superannuation administration business to Easton Investments....
Financial planning
More than 80 per cent of Trust shareholders vote in favour of Perpetual bid....
Financial planning
Onevue has announced it has raised $6.75 million to fund the business’ expansion and to create a stronger balance sheet for the group....
Funds management
Fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management has announced the proposed acquisition of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP) from Lloyds Banking Group for £550 million....
Funds management
GPT Group counters Dexus/CPPIB with bid for Commonwealth Property Office fund....
Funds management
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) has proposed to merge its Australian Unity Fifth Commercial Trust (FCT) with its unlisted Australian Unity Office Property Fund (OPF), ...
Financial planning
Trust and Equity Trustees spar over revised offer. ...
Funds management
ANZ has announced a strategic alliance with Swiss private bank Vontobel after it signed a co-operation agreement. ...
Financial planning
The Trust Company has once again backed Perpetual’s takeover proposal after months of holding out for a potential better offer. ...
Financial planning
Equity Trustees lifts offer for Trust ahead of end of month meeting....
Financial planning
South Australian financial services firm Hood Sweeney has merged with boutique accounting business Shearer + Elliss, cementing its place as one of the biggest accounting ...
Funds management
CBA will sell its office property fund to Australian manager and Canadian pension fund....
Superannuation
AMP has added 1,200 accounts to its self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) business after acquiring Supercorp’s SMSF administration business YourSMSF. ...
Funds management
Tyndall AM links with UK-based Ignis AM in Australian strategic alliance....
Life/Risk
TAL has acquired the remainder of online insurance comparator Lifebroker after holding a small stake in the company for three years. ...
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