ACQUISITION

People & Products

IRESS, the financial services software provider, has acquired UK-based O&M Systems, which provides pension and investment data comparison tools to financial advisers. ...

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People & Products

Administration and consulting firm MMC has acquired super fund administrator IFAA....

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Funds management

Franklin Templeton is to acquire Legg Mason in an all-cash deal for US$4.5 billion ($6.7 billion) to create a combined US $1.5 trillion asset manager....

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Funds management

Research and ratings house Zenith has expanded its reach into the superannuation sphere via the acquisition of Chant West....

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Funds management

Perpetual has announced an intention to acquire Trillium Asset Management, a Boston-based specialist ESG investment firm, for US$36 million....

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Funds management

Centuria will make an offer of $174 million to acquire the New Zealand real estate fund management platform....

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People & Products

SMSF platform provider, Class has acquired Amreeta Abott’s NowInfinity....

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Life/Risk

Lowers sales through advice channels have helped contribute to life/risk new sales reaching a five year low, according to new data released by Dexx&r....

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Funds management

Pinnacle Investment Management has taken the 25% stake in Chris Joye’s Coolabah Capital previously owned by the Bennett Family....

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Financial planning

Sydney-based Stanford Brown has announced the acquisition of Godfrey Pembroke advice firm, World Square Financial Services....

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Financial planning

Announced a month ago, the acquisition is now completed with AdviserLogic chief executive Daniel Gara staying in his role....

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Life/Risk

Resolution Life, the company which is acquiring AMP Life, has gone to the market and raised US$3 billion ahead of closing the AMP deal early next year....

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People & Products

The firm made a $2.89 million investment in the Gippsland area accounting and financial planning firm....

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Funds management

Bravura has continued on the acquisition trail, this time picking up UK-focused software firm, FinoComp....

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Superannuation

With the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority legal action out of the way IOOF has secured its acquisition of ANZ’s OnePath Pension and Investments business....

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