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Plan B buys Strategic

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
Australian Securities Exchange-listed Plan B Group has acquired a 62 per cent stake in boutique advisory firm, Strategic Financial Management. Plan B's acquisition of Strategic will see it control a 62 per cent interest in the Melbourne-based company ...

RiskMetrics buys Innovest

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 23 FEB 2009
RiskMetrics Group has bought global sustainability researcher, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. Innovest Strategic Value Advisors client base represents $10 trillion in assets under management and specialises in analysing companies' performance on ...

Mercer buys Callan Associates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 FEB 2009
Mercer strengthens its investment consulting business further after it acquired Callan Associates, one of the largest consulting firms in the US. Based in San Francisco, Callan Associates provides research, education, decision support and advice for ...

FTSE buys US pensions benchmark corp

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 30 JAN 2009
FTSE Group has bought US based quant firm, Pensions Benchmark Corporation (PBC). All PBC's systems and databases integrated into FTSE, improving the global index provider's research capabilities. This integration will allow FTSE to create new indices ...

Polaris buys SEEC

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2009
Polaris Software has bought insurance software developer, SEEC in a move that will allow the firm to provide more products and services to the local wealth management industry. According to a Polaris statement, the deal will form one of the world's ...

ING Aus buys IFA Securities

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
ING Australia continues to be a key player in the consolidation of the financial planning industry when it announced a deal with IFA Securities, a boutique dealer group that manages more than $600 million in funds. Founded in the mid-80s, IFA Securities ...

Snowball buys FP and super businesses

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JAN 2009
Snowball has bought Brisbane based financial planning business Money Mentors and an Adelaide based corporate superannuation business adding approximately $180 million in funds under advice (FUA) to the group. Money Mentors will operate under the group's ...

Industry funds turn to listed assets

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 13 JAN 2009
... cropping up particularly in distressed debt and there's never been a better time for their cashed up clients to snap up good buys. Listed property and private equity are high on the list of asset classes that would prove to be opportunistic for funds ...

FMs back a winner 50pc of the time

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... "Turning to the world of investment management, the same detailed approach entails scrutinising every decision in terms of buys, sells, long and short portfolio positions." The research assessed 215 long only portfolios representing $235 billion. More ...

DST Systems buys Bluedoor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
DST Systems purchased Melbourne based administration technology provider Bluedoor Technologies, paving the way for its Australian subsidiary to play a greater role in the funds management distribution and platform markets. The deal means DST International ...