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Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... saying no and even in Tasmania where we had the public sector fund and the government had passed legislation to make us merge together, they still said 'why should we give you stamp duty relief'," she said. "So it is very tricky, we did eventually ...

United front but no merger: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2019
The Association of Financial Advisers has rebuffed the possibility of a merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia but acknowledged the two bodies are increasingly recognising the strength of a single voice and a single message. Speaking ...

Ironbark acquires firm, eyes instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Ironbark Asset Management has acquired a funds management servicing firm, as it aims to expand into the institutional market. The $20 billion Aussie asset management solutions provider, which currently focuses on wholesale clients, acquired 100% of ...

Advice association merger up to members

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2019
Whether Australia's peak bodies in financial advice merge is a matter for members to decide, according to Financial Planning Association of Australia chief executive Dante De Gori. Speaking at the Financial Services Council Summit in Sydney this ...

Link Group offloads share registry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2019
ASX listed Link Group will sell its 74.85% stake in a share registry for $21.5 million. The holding in share registry Link Market Services South Africa (LMS South Africa) will be sold to JSE Limited. Link managing director John McMurtrie said: "JSE ...

CountPlus' 100-day plan for Count Financial

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
CountPlus' acquisition of Count Financial from the Commonwealth Bank has been completed for a fee of $2.5 million - and CountPlus is confident its new business will return a first year profit. CountPlus acquired 85% of Count Financial with the 15% balance ...

Super JV names chief investment officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2019
The $26 billion Equipsuper and Catholic Super joint venture has named its inaugural chief investment officer in preparation for an official merger. Anna Shelley has been appointed to the role, following last week's announcement that Scott Cameron will ...

Mainstream shelves super admin business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
Mainstream Group Holdings is moving away from providing superannuation administration services to industry and corporate funds to focus instead on growing its public offer super fund. The ASX-listed firm announced today the super admin business will ...

Super fund launches adviser portal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... impact on the client's experience too," she said. Financial Standard previously reported Statewide Super had plans to merge with WA Super and Tasplan, but the merger talks were dumped in June. Had the merger gone ahead, it would have seen the creation ...

Risk advisory firms merge

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2019
Two practices specialising in risk will merge to become an advisory business with about $55 million in premiums under management. MBS Insurance (MBS) and Complete Risk Analysis (CRA) will join forces in a bid to increase scale and improve efficiencies. ...