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Merged planning groups plot Snowball effect

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Snowball Group and Shadforth Financial Group are driving the consolidation agenda with their merger which came about largely thanks to the matchmaking skills of financial planning industry stalwart John Godfrey. The two non-aligned financial advice ...

Snowball expands 'segmented advice'

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
Snowball Group marks 2011 as another year of providing more services in the area of 'segmented advice' after posting a healthy increase in its half-year profits. Tony McDonald, managing director of Snowball, said the group is performing well as it prepares ...

FPA defends turf, looks to HNW

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
... the reforms were a big enough issue for any of them to cross the floor over. Tony McDonald, managing director of Snowball Group, told advisers that they could not afford to "to sit on the sidelines" anymore and resist change. "FOFA is happening, it's ...

Snowball raises $18m through share placement

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2010
ASX-listed company Snowball Group has raised $18 million through the placement of new ordinary shares at 38c per share in two tranches along with the launching of a share purchase plan. The share placement was over-subscribed and involved both new and ...

Snowball signs platform deal with CFS

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2010
ASX-listed Snowball Group has acquired revenue rights for the Symetry portfolio service platform from Colonial First State (CFS), and as part of the deal will now collaborate on its ongoing development. Snowball, which already has the majority of funds ...

Snowball stays on track

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
Snowball Group Limited saw funds under management and advice rise 19 per cent to $4.8 billion and management is planning for a busy year ahead. Snowball announced that its underlying NPAT up 2 per cent to $6.2 million, while its funds under management ...

Manion joins Snowball

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2010
Snowball Group has appointed former director and national head of ipac Financial Planning, Sally Manion, as an executive director, advice & professional services. Besides her senior role at ipac, Manion previously worked as general manager of financial ...

Snowball hires M&A exec

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUN 2010
Snowball Group has appointed a full time mergers and acquisitions executive manager to focus on the group's growth. Ashleigh Nelson was appointed to executive manager of strategy and mergers and acquisitions after working on a contract basis at the ...

Snowball forays into funds management

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... Capital, as part of its umbrella strategy to prepare the business ahead of new regulation in the planning industry. Snowball Group has bought shares in Officium for $6.5 million in cash, funded through a debt facility. Officium acts as the responsible ...

Advisers choose definitions over technology

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2009
... products. Doctors and lawyers are also on hand to provide specialist advice. Nick Collett, group executive of advice at Snowball Group, said product definitions come first. "First and foremost that group looks at the quality of the underlying product ...