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AIA acquires CBA life insurance businesses

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 SEP 2017
... from the Group, CBA also announced a strategic review of Colonial First State Global Asset Management, including a potential IPO, and the imminent departure of group executive, wealth management Annabel Spring.

ASIC sets sights on IPO investment

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... read, complex and misleading prospectuses could soon be a thing of the past following an industry regulator review of the IPO market. An ASIC report looked at the experience of institutional and retail investors in making decisions, and outlined its ...

CommSec and CFS combine tech strengths

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
Financial advisers now have a new means of managing their high-net-worth and SMSF client investments with CommSec Adviser Services and Colonial First State coming together to launch a one-stop-shop portfolio service. Targeting advisers with HNW clients ...

Westpac halts $14bn asset manager sale

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... secured strategic and accretive long WALE acquisition opportunities. In addition, the REIT's portfolio has been revalued since IPO which has increased NTA by 9c to $3.93 per unit. This demonstrates the REIT's high-quality, diversified property portfolio ...

ASX flags imminent blockchain transition

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2017
The ASX decision to replace its exchange settlement system in place of distributed ledger technology (DLT) or blockchain could come as soon as December. ASX chief executive Dominic Stevens said the exchange has undertaken initiatives and industry-wide ...

Magellan officially ramps up retail offering

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... 50%. Magellan chief executive Hamish Douglass and Stefan Marcionetti will act as the trust's joint portfolio managers. The IPO will consist of a priority offer to 250,000 to 300,000 Magellan shareholders and retail investors and a general public offer. ...

Former ME Bank chief joins Powerwrap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 31 JUL 2017
... the time, Powerwrap confirmed the capital raise provided the business with the flexibility required to consider a potential IPO later this year.

Aussie hedge fund seeking $300m for retail IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2017
A $1.1 billion Australian hedge fund manager with offices in Sydney and New York is looking to diversify its investor base with the launch of a listed investment company. VGI Partners is looking to raise $300 million, with a possible further $100 million ...

Powerwrap raises $19.4 million for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... and other interested parties will see Powerwrap commence the next stage of its growth strategy, with the potential for an IPO later this year. Despite talk of a sale earlier in the year, the $6 billion platform undertook a capital raising through a private ...

Wealth firm lists on ASX with $7.3m IPO

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUN 2017
... a range of services covering financial advice, accounting, tax compliance, family office, SMSFs and insurance. The firm's IPO was independently advised by Grant Samuel and Morgans acted as sole lead manager. "I founded [the business] in 2006 with a big ...