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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
Resource companies are struggling as the Australian market opens flat. The big banks, however, are rallying as financial markets continue to expect an interest rate cut in August. RBS Morgans Ipswich manager Tony Russell said that after several days ...

Centrepoint spent $4.9 million in client claims

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Professional Investment Services (PIS) owner Centrepoint Alliance Group spent $4.9 million to cover client claims in relation to the performance of some of its advisers. The company revealed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) that the group ...

EQT extends offer period for The Trust Company

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
Equity Trustees (EQT) have extended the period of their offer to acquire The Trust Company by more than one month. In a letter sent to The Trust Company shareholders, EQT said that the offer will now close on September 30. EQT also confirmed that meetings ...

Submissions open to FPA Best Practice Awards

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2013
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) has opened submissions to the Best Practice Awards and the FPA Honorary Awards. The Best Practice Awards recognise financial planners who adhere to the FPA Code of Professional Practice, which holds members to ...

Bravura directors recommend Ironbridge buyout

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Bravura Solutions has entered into a scheme implementation agreement with Ironbridge Capital subsidiary company Stockholm Solutions to acquire the entirety of Bravura shares. Ironbridge Capital already owns a significant number of Bravura shares and ...

FIIG to manage $30m bond issue for listed childcare company

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
Fixed income broker FIIG Securities will be the sole lead arranger for listed childcare provider G8 Education's latest wholesale bond issue. The ASX200 child services specialist aims to raise a minimum of $30 million from the bond issue. The bond issue ...

OneVue strenghtens platform offering

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013
OneVue has added two new investment options to its Unified Managed Account platform as part of its strategy to ensure greater compliance with the Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) reforms. The platform will offer two separate investment package options ...

Peace, be still

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2013
"...And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say to him, Master, care you not that we perish? And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was ...

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
"Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink." Sure Virginia, there had been quite a number of data releases before, and while we slept, but they're not the sort that could be considered game changers. We still have to sit and wait for the more ...

Trust expects buyout talks to impact profit

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
The Trust Company has reported a profit from March 2012 to August 2012, but it expects the talks of an acquisition from Equity Trustees (EQT) or Perpetual to have an impact on profit. The Trust Company financial held yesterday an annual general meeting ...