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Financial planning

Advisers looking to sell their business as they exit the industry are likely to have to sell at a lower price than they expected because of the uncertain environment....

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Expert Analysis

Companies are sitting with excess cash on their balance sheets following the pandemic, writes Catherine Allfrey, so they will have to work out how best to put this to use...

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Financial planning

There is an estimated $100 billion in cash sitting on company balance sheets following the pandemic with the expectation for increased buybacks and acquisitions, say comm...

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People & Products

Singapore-based Ascent Fund Services, which is seeking to list on the Australian Securities Exchange, has appointed Eric Koolen to lead its Australian expansion....

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Financial planning

Fund administrator Mainstream has terminated its scheme implementation deed with SS&C after it failed to beat an offer by Apex....

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Financial planning

If AMP’s joint venture with Ares around its private markets business comes to fruition it will have topped up the company’s commercial war chest but reshaping the advice ...

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Financial planning

A number of Godfrey Pembroke firms may be moving as a group to the new IOOF licenses but another significant firm has chosen to go its own way by joining Count Financial....

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Financial planning

OneVue has formally transitioned to Iress and de-listed from the Australian Securities Exchange with founder Connie Mckeage stepping back to a consultancy position....

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Financial planning

AMP has confirmed the opening bid from US private equity player, Ares, is valued at $1.85 per share....

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Funds management

Xplore Wealth shareholders have benefitted from the firm’s acquisition by HUB24 after shares rose 216%....

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People & Products

The acquisition by the US investment firm would support the company’s long-term growth plans and product innovation....

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Financial planning

With private equity underwhelmed by wealth management, IOOF is speculated to make a key announcement on acquiring the MLC financial planning elements....

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Funds management

Navigator Global Investments is to acquire six investments from funds managed by Neuberger Berman subsidiary Dyal Capital Partners. ...

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Funds management

Global investment management firm Franklin Templeton, has announced a completion of acquisition of Legg Mason, creating a firm with US $1.4 trillion in assets under manag...

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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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Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....

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It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...

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increased professionalism within the industry - shouldn't that say, FAR register almost halving in the last 24 months he...

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Insignia Financial has made four appointments, including three who have joined from TAL, to lead strategy and innovation in its retirement solutions for the MLC brand....

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A former Brisbane financial adviser has been charged with 26 counts of dishonest conduct regarding a failure to disclose he would receive substantial commission payments ...

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Pinnacle Investment Management has announced it will acquire strategic interests in two international fund managers for $142 million....

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