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Integration key to AXA bid

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2010
... Rainmaker said whether NAB's shareholders would allow this to happen is another question and, in any case, regardless of who acquires AXA, retail wealth management will soon be dominated by groups committed to "fee for service" - the business model preferred ...

Money flows lead to Africa

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
... noted the report. The US' Congressional Budget Office defines FDI as financial investments by which a person or an entity acquires a lasting interest in, and a degree of influence over the management of, a business enterprise in a foreign country. These ...

Apostle acquires IXIS' local distribution arm

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2007
Apostle Asset Management has acquired the IXIS Australia distribution arm through a management-led buy out. Karyn West, the managing director of Apostle who was also formerly in charge of IXIS Australia, said the advantage of the arrangement is they ...

Millennium3 acquires Mawson Group

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
ING-owned Millennium3 has acquired Mawson Group Australia, with Mawson's 104 advisers being transitioned to Millennium3 in coming months. The acquisition was approved by Mawson shareholders and the conditions of the deal should be satisfied by 30 June. ...

Lehman Brothers acquires Grange Securities

US based investment giant Lehman Brothers has strengthened its foothold in the Asian region after acquiring Australian based Grange Securities. Lehman Brothers' Asia chief executive, Jesse Bhattal, said that Grange is a "natural partner" for the group ...

Scam targets ethnic community

HAMISH MADDEN  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... through the website into an unregistered 'unit trust investment'. A unit trust investment is a scheme where a company acquires a fixed, unmanaged portfolio of income producing securities and sells investors units in the trust. The funds are then pooled ...

MacarthurCook acquires retail syndicates from PIS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2006
Specialist real estate investment manager MacarthurCook Ltd has acquired Arc Funds Management and its property syndicates from the Professional Investment Services. The arrangement adds the combined $110 million Brand Smart Nunawading and Riversmart ...

Mercer HR acquires Watson Wyatt NZ

Leading HR consulting group Mercer Human Resource Consulting has announced it has completed its acquisition of Watson Wyatt NZ, a move that will effectively double the size of its New Zealand operations. "We are a leader in the superannuation business ...

Equity Financial Services acquires planners but seeks risk advisors

Equity Financial Services Australia has announced it adds three financial planners to its group, bringing 90 million in net wealth and an increase of 30 per cent in clients under management, with hopes to now expand through an association with risk ...

Mercer HR Consulting acquires Watson Wyatt NZ business

Mercer Human Resource Consulting has acquired Watson Wyatt's New Zealand business. The acquisition is expected to be finalised by September 2005 through a share transfer. "The acquisition is an excellent fit for our business and is consistent with Mercer's ...