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Former CBA, MLC executive joins reinsurer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... and is a former CommInsure chief pricing officer, life. He has also previously held roles with Swiss Reinsurance and Mercantile & General Reinsurance. "Following an extensive recruitment process, we are delighted to welcome Martyn to the Pacific Life ...

Industry veteran arrested

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2019
... He has been charged with six counts of possession of child abuse material and was granted strict conditional bail. Mercantile Investments, where Brierley serves as a director, released a statement to the ASX saying that it is aware of the press coverage ...

Former Challenger exec joins EQT super board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... week, with its London-based fund services business appointed authorised corporate director of the $88 billion River and Mercantile Funds.

Equity Trustees confirms international strategy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2019
... London-based fund services business has been appointed authorised corporate director for the $88 billion River and Mercantile Funds. Equity Trustees' function as authorised corporate director means it will perform oversight for funds within the Investment ...

Sandon Capital acquires stake in LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUN 2019
... stake in a listed investment company. ASX-listed Sandon Capital is expected to acquire nearly 53 million shares in Mercantile Investment Company (MVT), which represent 18.87% ownership. Sandon will acquire the interest from Siblow, an entity controlled ...

Wealth group announces new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2018
... franchisees and broker partners to give them what they need to be successful." In August, YBR rejected a takeover bid from Mercantile OFM. At the time Bouris said the offer was unsolicited and "materially undervalues the existing and future value of ...

YBR rejects 'opportunistic' takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Yellow Brick Road has rejected a takeover bid claiming the offer price was too low and "opportunistic." Mercantile OFM (a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Mercantile Investment Company) yesterday submitted an off-market takeover bid to ASIC to ...

Mercantile takeover of private equity fund moves ahead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
Mercantile OFM is moving towards the acquisition of all shares in a private equity-focused listed investment company (LIC). In an announcement to the ASX, IPE directors unanimously recommended shareholders accept the offer in the absence of a superior ...

Global manager hires former Wallaby, launches unit trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2018
... an Aussie-based global equities unit trust seeded with $130 million from an industry superannuation fund. River and Mercantile Asset Management is welcoming Tim Horan to lead its Australian and New Zealand operation. The River and Mercantile Global High ...

Former Paradice executive takes on chief operating role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2017
... analyst at Investors Mutual and also spent eight years as a portfolio analyst for PM Capital. He's also held roles with Mercantile Mutual and Merrill Lynch. Commenting on the appointment, Glennon Capital founder Michael Glennon said he was pleased to ...