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Plan B buys NZ private banker

Perth based financial planning group Plan B enjoyed working with NZ based Strategic Asset Management (SAM) so much it decided to buy the mid-size private banking firm for an undisclosed sum early this month. Plan B, which was set up by founder Bryan ...

St.George buys HSBC's margin lending

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2006
St.George Bank yesterday acquired the margin lending business of HSBC Bank Australia. HSBC margin loan clients will become St.George customers effective immediately and the total transition is expected to be completed by mid-September. The HSBC margin ...

Macquarie buys insolvent Canadian mortgage funder

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUN 2006
Macquarie Bank will buy Canadian mortgage funder Cervus Financial Group Inc - currently in bankruptcy protection - for A$15 million. According Canadian media reports, Cervus has around A$1.2 billion in loans under management for a market share of less ...

Mellon buys Walter Scott

Financial services giant Mellon Financial has bought Edinburgh-based Walter Scott & Partners for an undisclosed sum as part of the group's move to beef up their non-US investment strategies. Following the deal, Walter Scott & Partners will join a growing ...

Aon buys private insurance broker Freeman McMurrick

The insurance sector consolidation continues with Aon Australia acquiring Freeman McMurrick, one of the largest privately owned insurance brokers in the country. "We are very excited about the growth opportunities that this significant acquisition offers," ...

CommSec buys direct-to-retail rival NevWard

Commonwealth Bank-owned CommSec has bought Neville Ward Direct for an undisclosed sum late last month, a deal that effectively doubles CommSec's arm that offers managed funds directly to mums-and-dads. CommSec's executive manager in broking Arnie Selvarajah ...

Investec Australia buys NM Rothschild

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2006
Specialist investment bank Investec Bank Australia yesterday said it signed a heads of agreement to acquire NM Rothschild & Sons (Australia). A statement issued by Investec group head office in South Africa said the transaction represents a value of ...

Toorak-based adviser group buys FMPG

Independently owned financial services dealer Western Pacific Financial Group (Western Pacific) has doubled its business size by acquiring Melbourne-based dealer group Financial Management Professionals Group (FMPG). Together with FMPG, the Toorak based ...

Insider trading fears undermining investor confidence

... a director sells hundreds of thousands of dollars of company securities a few weeks before the announcement of results or buys just before a take over bid - what are investors to think? The report suggests improved disclosure to keep the market informed ...

Millenium 3 buys Synergy

ING-owned financial planning group Millenium 3 Financial Services has bought fellow Queensland-based financial planning firm Synergy Financial Services Group. Millenium 3 is yet to announce the acquisition to the public with ING and Millenium 3 declining ...