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IOOF determined to get a slice of the trust pie

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013
IOOF is set to get a slice of the trustee business pie and will acquire a strategic holding in Equity Trustees after its buyout offer for The Trust Company didn't catch the eye of the board. IOOF will likely acquire 13% of the Equity Trustees shares ...

EQT makes last attempt to attract TRU shareholders

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013
In a last attempt to attract The Trust Company shareholders to its buyout proposal, Equity Trustees (EQT) has extended its offer for the company. The announcement arrives after this week The Trust Company board recommended its shareholders to reject ...

Trust board recommends revised Perpetual proposal

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2013
The Trust Company board has unanimously recommended its shareholders to vote for the revised buyout proposal from Perpetual and both companies have entered into a revised scheme implementation agreement. Under its revised offer, Perpetual will give ...

The Trust Company to consider IOOF offer

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
The Trust Company board will meet to consider IOOF buyout offer, which has stepped into the race to buy The Trust Company with a proposal it regards as superior to those of Equity Trustees and Perpetual. IOOF offer to buy the totality of The Trust Company ...

Growth and QE - will this time be different?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2013
This is it...it's all systems go! There's only one conclusion that can be concluded from the upward revision in second quarter US real GDP growth - up at annualised rate of 2.5% from the prelim 1.7% estimate - and Wall Street's positive reaction to ...

Coin acquisition drives Rubik profit

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Financial software provider Rubik attributed its return to profit in 2013 to its acquisition of financial planning software manufacturer Coin. Rubik reported a net profit after tax of $857,000 for the 12 months to 30 June, reversing a loss of $790,000 ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning over corporate governance in Australian companies that have significant operations in emerging markets, saying these companies are more susceptible to collapse than domestically ...

Demographic megatrends drive earnings well into the future

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013
A focus on demographic megatrends makes it possible to make earnings forecasts beyond investment analysts' typical three-year horizon, creating opportunities to take advantage of mispriced stocks, according to Fidelity portfolio managers Hilary Natoff ...

Prime Value AM gets SIV approval

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2013
Boutique Australian equities manager, Prime Value Asset Management, has become the latest fund house to cater for the foreign investors looking to gain residency in Australia via the Significant Investor Visa (SIV) program. Its flagship Prime Value ...

Wealthsure adviser guilty to criminal charges

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
Former WealthSure financial adviser has pleaded guilty to 22 criminal charges following an Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investigation. Appearing in the Sydney District Court, Brian William Veitch, formerly of Minto, New South ...