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Willis Towers Watson buys Aussie broker

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2019
Global advisory Willis Towers Watson has acquired Risk Capital Advisors (RCA), a specialist mergers and acquisitions broker in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The acquisition is effective immediately, enhancing WTW's offering to clients in ...

Coolabah buys retail fund manager stake

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Christopher Joye's Coolabah Capital Investments is taking full ownership of a retail fund management business it developed as a joint venture with Yellow Brick Road. Smarter Money Investments offers fixed income and cash strategies managed by Coolabah. ...

Chief economist update: Iron ore on the up and up

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... exporter (Australia, which accounts for around 50% of total world iron ore exports) has the biggest oil importer (China, which buys more than 65% of total imports) to thank for this, and perhaps US President Donald Trump and his war on trade with Beijing. ...

Dealer group buys bank advice arm

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2019
An ASX-listed advice group has paid $3.5 million to acquire the financial planning business of an Australian bank. MyState today announced it has entered into a sale agreement with Fiducian for the acquisition of the bank's retail financial planning ...

Fund manager buys into Morphic AM

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
A specialist equity and alternatives fund manager has acquired an undisclosed stake in Morphic Asset Management. Ellerston Capital gained a controlling interest in global equities manager Morphic, which will now become an Ellerston subsidiary. Morphic ...

IFM buys North American pipeline operator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2019
IFM Investors is set to acquire a North American pipeline operator via its global infrastructure fund, adding to its assets in the region. IFM entered a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding public common units of NYSE-listed Buckeye Partners ...

HNW advice firm backs AfterPay rival

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... that it provides customer financing for bigger ticket items that are "more considered purchases rather than smaller impulse buys", such as home improvement, education, dental work, health, direct sales and beauty. "[We practice] responsible lending and ...

SMSF darlings revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... ASX20 and ASX50 stocks," CommSec said. BHP trades rose 12% while RIO trades rose 6% - and more than half (57%) of these were buys. The total traded value for the major banks was down 11% in the second half. However, SMSF investors showed a strong buy ...

Chief economist update: Is China starting to slow down?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
... head. Australia would be one of the hardest hit by China's slowdown. China is Australia's biggest trading partner and buys 32% of the country's total exports. Not to mention the flow on effects on Australia from other economies that imports ...

Easton buys SMSF service provider

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
Easton Investments has acquired a company which authorises accountants to provide SMSF advice services. The SMSF Expert has a limited AFSL and runs a subscription-based model, providing dealer services including compliance, training, technical support ...