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Valuation drop for WHK if merger falls through: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
WHK Group investors run the risk of seeing their shares fall by as much as 13% if the proposed merger with SFG doesn't go ahead, according to analyst research. On Monday SFG Australia said that it had presented WHK Group's board with a non-biding proposal ...

SFG mulls merger with WHK

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
SFG Australia has proposed a merger with rival WHK Group, days after it announced that wealth manager Lachlan Partners would be integrated into the company. After discussions began in October 2012, SFG Australia this morning said that a non-binding ...

IOOF posts $33.2m profit

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
Listed wealth manager IOOF has announced a $33.2 million net profit after tax for the period to 31 December. "IOOF has delivered another solid underlying performance amidst an ever-changing financial and regulatory environment," said Christopher Kelaher ...

Don't stop me now

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
"Everyone you meet, the children in the street are swayin' to the rhythm, there's somethin' movin' in them. There's no place to hide, so, why even try? Can't you hear it coming your way, it's here to stay." - You Can't Stop the Music (Village People) ...

AMP appoints new director of Horizons

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2013
AMP Financial Services has appointed Amelia Constantinidis as director of financial planning academy Horizons. Constantinidis will report directly to AMP Director, advice and client solutions Steve Helmich and the appointment is effective from February ...

SFG appoints CIO for Mosaic

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
Zurich Financial Services Australia's former head of investments has joined SFG Australia as chief investment officer of its portfolio construction business. SFG Australia said today that Matthew Drennan, who was executive general manager of investments ...

Two new La Trobe directors

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Two new directors will join the credit specialist fund manager La Trobe Financial's Board. La Trobe this week said that John Carrello and John Marriott would join the board after the company had received continuous fund inflows last year, and that it ...

First State Super tracking well after merger

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
Nearly two years after a significant merger, the boss of the $33 billion First State Super fund has confirmed the tie-up was a success. On 30 June 2011 First State Super officially merged with fellow industry fund Health Super, creating Australia's ...

Elixir adds business coach to consultancy team

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2013
Financial planning consultancy Elixir Consulting has appointed Geoff Pritchard as a business coach. Servicing Melbourne and Perth, Pritchard will provide business coaching, speaking services and corporate consulting to financial planning professionals. ...

Business as usual at Mercer

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
In the wake of several high-profile redundancies across the global organisation, Mercer has said that it is business as usual for its Australian asset-consulting arm. It was revealed at the end of last year that Mercer was abandoning a three-year-old ...