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WA financial planning firm acquired by US insurance broker

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2025
... financial planning firm specialising in retirement plan risk management for individuals and corporate clients, and the acquisition will further strengthen the insurance broker's "financial wellbeing consulting capabilities" in Australia, Arthur J. ...

MetLife snaps up three investment teams from Mesirow

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... Investment Management will acquire three investment teams and assets managed by Mesirow, shortly after it announced its acquisition of PineBridge Investments. MetLife Investment Management will take on Mesirow's high yield and bank loan strategic fixed ...

ASX bleeds $41bn from delistings

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2025
... Gomez, DigiCo, Cuscal and Symal, as well a number of substantial dual listings, including Capstone Copper, Metals Acquisition, and Alcoa. "While it is early days, the increased confidence is bringing more a more positive outlook for IPOs in 2025 with ...

MetLife to acquire PineBridge Investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2025
... 100-basis-point reduction in its direct expense ratio target, and free cash flow of US$25 billion. MetLife said the acquisition of PineBridge will represent the tactical advancement of the strategy by adding "significant scale" to its asset management ...

HPI rethinks Hostplus, Charter Hall takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 23 DEC 2024
... exert control over HPI". After careful consideration, HPI's board said it revised its recommendation to accept the acquisition bid. Charter Hall and Hostplus told HPI they intend to be active major securityholders and will conduct a review of HPI's ...

M&A and IPO the 'gamechangers' for 2025: Expert

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2024
Providing an outlook for the new year, Fidelity International portfolio manager Casey McLean said M&A and IPO activities will likely increase, noting there are a list of companies anticipated to make the foray into the public markets across the US and ...

Australian Retirement Trust takes stake in Pattern Energy Group

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2024
... infrastructure projects." "We take our responsibility as a leading global investor seriously and we are confident this acquisition will provide strong returns for our members, while supporting our Net Zero 2050 Roadmap." The initiative was announced ...

Perpetual takeover 'not in the best interests of shareholders'

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
The proposed acquisition of Perpetual's wealth management and corporate trustees' businesses by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR) has been deemed not in the best interests of shareholders. An independent expert informed the wealth manager that the risk ...

Oaktree completes $240m AZ NGA deal

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
... and strategy, positioning it to reshape the financial advisory landscape in Australia-further enhanced by the recent acquisition of 16 financial planning firms from AMP." AMP's recently sold its advice licensees to Entireti and AZ NGA, which has seen ...

Invest Blue expands offering with new acquisition

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
Invest Blue - part of Ironbark Group - has announced the acquisition of wealth protection and estate planning provider Lambert Group. Lambert Group has a client portfolio of 700 families, coupled with a strong referral network and an experienced team ...