MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Financial planning

More than 80 per cent of Trust shareholders vote in favour of Perpetual bid....

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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....

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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....

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Funds management

GPT Group counters Dexus/CPPIB with bid for Commonwealth Property Office fund....

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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), ...

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Financial planning

Trust and Equity Trustees spar over revised offer. ...

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Funds management

ANZ has announced a strategic alliance with Swiss private bank Vontobel after it signed a co-operation agreement. ...

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Financial planning

The Trust Company has once again backed Perpetual’s takeover proposal after months of holding out for a potential better offer. ...

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Financial planning

Equity Trustees lifts offer for Trust ahead of end of month meeting....

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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 ...

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Funds management

CBA will sell its office property fund to Australian manager and Canadian pension fund....

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Superannuation

AMP has added 1,200 accounts to its self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) business after acquiring Supercorp’s SMSF administration business YourSMSF. ...

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Funds management

Tyndall AM links with UK-based Ignis AM in Australian strategic alliance....

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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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Financial planning

Australasian Wealth Investments (AWI) has entered into a heads of agreement to buy an online business that provides financial services and products to self-directed inves...

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