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One-stop-shop firms surge to gain scale against big instos

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2013
... planning space lately," Tynan said. Advice firm Hood Sweeney recently announced a merger with accounting firm Shearer + Ellis, a move aimed at gaining scale and creating a sustainable business. "Independent firms need scale to be able to remain independent ...

Hood Sweeney merges with Shearer + Elliss

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
Professional services and advice firm Hood Sweeney has merged with accounting firm Shearer + Elliss. As a result of the merger - effective from December 20 - total staff numbers at Hood Sweeney will increase to 110. The Hood Sweeney name will be retained ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... earnings cycle with the competiveness of the market often putting a strain on pricing, Morningstar senior analyst David Ellis said the sector is likely to face hardship in the face of deep-rooted structural factors. "Higher claims, higher lapse rates ...

NAB Wealth flat as bank's profit rises 2%

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... 1.6%, reflecting strong investment market returns. While earnings were stable overall, Morningstar senior analyst David Ellis told Financial Standard that in the context of rising markets and improving investor confidence, this result probably indicates ...

Former ANZ, UBS exec to head new Bennelong division

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2013
Bennelong Group has appointed Fiona Rowland to lead its new national wealth management and advisory business. The new business is aimed specifically at providing products and services to high net worth and ultra-high net worth investors. Bennelong intends ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... major banks can deliver reasonable profit and dividend growth despite only moderate loan growth," Morningstar analyst David Ellis said in a research note. The other three major retail banks also had a good start to Tuesday's local session: CBA had climbed ...

Securities dealer scales back after ASIC review

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... International Securities & Derivatives Group (ISDG). ASIC also announced yesterday that it has banned accountant Nicholas James Ellis of Valentine in New South Wales from providing financial services for six years following an investigation. ASIC found ...

Ex-Macq banker to head retirement home company

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
Ernst & Young's former South Australia managing partner and Minter Ellison advisory board member Mark Butcher will lead a retirement village company. On Tuesday Masonic Homes said Butcher, a prominent South Australian business leader, would become chairman ...

Advisers at risk over asset-based fees

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2013
Advisers might need to change the way that they charge asset-based fees, which can create conflicts of interest, said finance consulting group The Fold. While the Federal Government's Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms have done a clean-sweep ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... down 40 points at 4,492. In economic news on Wednesday, Rerserve Bank of Australia (RBA) head of financial stability Luci Ellis is scheduled to speak to the CPA Australia Finance and Accounting Expo 2012, at Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centrem while ...