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EQT formalises improved offer for The Trust Co

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) has formalised its improved offer to acquire The Trust Company, despite the recommendation from The Trust Company board that shareholders accept the Perpetual proposal. In a letter to The Trust Company shareholders, EQT asked them ...

The great unwind

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
"...And then I go and spoil it all by sayin' something stupid like 'we'll taper soon'." Sorry to spoil your immortal classic Frank (Sinatra) but "I love you" just doesn't apply to Ben Bernanke right now. Not with the trashing the equity markets, the ...

ClearView advisers up by 45%

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013
ClearView Wealth has increased the number of authorised financial advice representatives by 45% and boosted its in-force life insurance premiums over the last year. The dealer group went from 70 advisers in June 30, 2012, to 102 in May 31, 2013, according ...

AQUA II poses a challenge to wraps

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 17 JUN 2013
... large established players have a lot to lose from AQUA II success and it cannot be assumed they will engage or co-operate, let alone be supportive." Hesketh, who co-authored the paper, told the Financial Standard he didn't know whether or not big platforms ...

EQT to take Trust-Perpetual acquisition to ACCC

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) will make a submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) on the implications for the competitive positions of the trustee markets if Perpetual acquires The Trust Company. In a letter to its shareholders ...

Employed advisers could face $200k liability under FoFA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2013
... so, my advice to them is to ask their licensee to terminate their appointment as an authorised representative right now and let them provide advice as an employee only," she said.

Corporate super specialists ask Treasury for FoFA exemption

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013
The Corporate Super Specialists Alliance (CSSA) is in talks with Treasury after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC ) refused to grant a no-action letter to corporate super specialists. The CSSA made the request for a no-action ...

The death of QE

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUN 2013
"The fear of death is more to be dreaded than death itself." - Publilius Syrus (Maxim 511) What parent would name his child Publilius? But Pub - the Assyrian who wrote mimes in Latin during the 1 BC - as he was fondly called could have been describing ...

Planning firms mispriced on knowledge blacks spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2013
... business mix, service proposition and pricing, revenue per client and practice profitability. Wrightson says that many vendors let themselves down in three key areas: "They don't identify the key risk and economic drivers that each individual buyer has ...

EQT gives more time to The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) is giving The Trust Company shareholders more time to consider its offer, which will now close on July 31, 2013. In a letter to The Trust Company shareholders, EQT asked them to ignore the Perpetual offer to buy 100% of the shares. ...