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Boutique AFSL acquires advice practice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2019
A boutique financial advice group has acquired a Parramatta-based firm focused on risk advice. Profile Financial Services has acquired Orion Financial Group, a risk-focused advice practice established 35 years ago in Parramatta. The Orion Financial ...

Ironbark acquires firm, eyes instos

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
Ironbark Asset Management has acquired a funds management servicing firm, as it aims to expand into the institutional market. The $20 billion Aussie asset management solutions provider, which currently focuses on wholesale clients, acquired 100% of ...

DWS acquires QLD distribution centre

KRISTI CHENG  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
DWS has acquired 50% of a prime, refrigerated distribution centre in Queensland for $134.2 million. Located in Parkinson, Queensland, this is the fourth acquisition in cold storage facilities made by the investment manager. DWS acquired it on behalf ...

Sequoia acquires dealer group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2019
Sequoia Financial Group has acquired a national dealer group, home to 68 authorised representatives. Sequoia acquired Sydney-based Libertas Financial Planning, a national licensee with 68 authorized representatives as at August 1, 60 of which are active ...

Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
Global asset manager Schroders has acquired a majority stake in Swiss impact investor BlueOrchard Finance. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, with the acquisition expected to complete in the second half of 2019. Schroders now has ...

International firm acquires advice group

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2019
A national financial advice group with more than 120 advisers on its books is to be acquired by a major Canadian wealth manager. Patersons Securities is being purchased by Canaccord Genuity via its Australian operations, Canaccord Financial Group. As ...

Liquidnet acquires fintech

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2019
The global network for institutional investors has acquired a firm that uses natural language processing to produce predictive market analytics for investment professionals. Liquidnet has acquired Prattle, the developer of a proprietary system that ...

Sandon Capital acquires stake in LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
Activist investment manager Sandon Capital Investments has entered into an agreement to acquire a stake in a listed investment company. ASX-listed Sandon Capital is expected to acquire nearly 53 million shares in Mercantile Investment Company (MVT) ...

Spitfire acquires adviser platform, names chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Spitfire has acquired a financial adviser platform with $2 billion in funds under management. It also appointed its inaugural chief executive and a chief product officer from BT Financial Group. Spitfire completed the acquisition of platform and wrap ...

IRESS acquires market data firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2019
Financial technology company IRESS is acquiring an international provider of market data and trading infrastructure. IRESS will pay up to €38.9 million for QuantHouse which provides more than 145 data feeds from exchanges and other data providers ...