MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS

Financial planning

National Australia Bank is staying quiet on what it intends to do with the share option it holds over 20 per cent of one of Australia’s biggest dealer groups, Profe...

Financial planning

AMP chief executive Craig Dunn has warned against what he sees will be permanent damage to competition in the wealth management market if National Australia Bank’s ...

Financial planning

Macquarie Group has hinted at market caution following the publication of its June 2010 quarter results....

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Financial planning

Incoming Count Financial chief Andrew Gale will continue the group's acquisitions drive in 2010, while also reassessing Count's stake in competitor DKN Financial Group....

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Financial planning

Ed Psaltis explains why there is an increasing appetite for full disclosure of real estate investment trust gearing levels....

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Superannuation

The superannuation sector has been hit hard in recent years as funds suffered greatly at the hands of market volatility. Angela Faherty takes a look at what the future ho...

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Financial planning

With the global financial crisis driving smaller lenders and mortgage brokers out of the market, Chris Kennedy finds the mortgage market is headed for a transitional year...

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Financial planning

Centric chairman Philip Kelly spoke with Lucinda Beaman about the financial services industry and his plans for 2010....

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Financial planning

Does the drop in Australia’s unemployment rate translate into more opportunities in the financial services sector, and is the war for talent about to recommence from wher...

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Financial planning

Centric’s new chief, former Hillross MD John McMurdo, has been handed a business revived from its debt woes, and will be tasked with getting its growth targets back on tr...

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Editorial

While much of the debate around NAB/MLC’s acquisition of AXA Asia Pacific has focused on who controls which dealer group, Mike Taylor argues that control of the platforms...

Financial planning

The financial services sector is expected to benefit from a surge in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2010, according to M&A law firm Freehills....

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Superannuation

Platforms have emerged as the major beneficiaries of the growth in self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), according to data collected by specialist superannuation cle...

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People & Products

Brett Heading and Chris Morton to take on chairman and managing director roles respectively as the group undergoes renewal....

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AMAL AWAD examines how dealer group performance and planner numbers have held up over the past year in the face of a global financial crisis....

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