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NAB enters into MOU with Nippon Life

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... life insurer Mitsui Life. This follows the insurance giant announcing its A¥1.5 trillion ($17 billion) mergers and acquisitions budget for the next 10 years earlier in 2015.

Independent dealers in M&A mode

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
Recent high-profile mergers and acquisitions of aligned advisers by independent groups are a sign of a growing trend. In the past three months, former ANZ managing director of advice and distribution Paul Barrett's firm AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ ...

ANZ appoints head of M&A

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
ANZ has appointed a global head of corporate advisory to provide mergers and acquisitions services to international and institutional clients in Australia and Asia. Martin Hanrahan has been appointed to the role and will oversee ANZ's corporate advisory ...

KPMG hires heavy in financial services

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2015
... division is positioning itself for a year where large corporates are expected to have more appetite for mergers and acquisitions. This is reflected in the company's recent intake of 51 new partners and executive directors, with about half being allocated ...

Philo in growth mode after losing key mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2015
... Philo's "core client" and that losing the mandate "had a material effect on us." In a market of increasing mergers and acquisitions, Sanders noted that this kind of situation is "an issue for any business, but as a business owner your job is to be able ...

PROFILE: IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... Select from Hobart was even less well known." The firm grew thanks to a combination of organic growth and mergers and acquisitions, an area where Kelaher soon started to build his name. In 2005, the company was floated with a staggering $7 billion in ...

Top bankers get together for pro bono venture

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
Some of Australia's top investment bankers will offer their skills and advice on mergers and acquisitions for the Adara Group, which will use the profits to help improve the lives of women and children in poverty in the developing world. Big names that ...

BTIS makes two senior hires

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... portfolio manager, defensive assets. He has over 25 years' investment experience across investments, lending, mergers and acquisitions, and financial markets. In his new role, Mehmet will have responsibility for managing the multi-manager process, including ...

DST partners UK wealth manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
... industry. "Organisations accumulate a number of disparate products and systems over time as a result of mergers and acquisitions or ongoing investment, which often results in inconsistent customer data and management information," Spedding said. "Opendoor ...

Connect Brokers sets up Asian initiative

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... ASEAN, is based in Melbourne and will look to help local businesses set up joint ventures, undertake mergers and acquisitions and commercial and investment operations with their counterparts in Asia. The business has already helped a Malaysian financial ...