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M&A drives SFG double digit growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
Mergers and acquisition activity during recent months have deliveredA double digit earnings growth for SFG Australia. SFG saw a 15% increase on its operating earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to $48.1 million for ...

SFG to look at WHK acquisition after reporting season

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2013
SFG Australia will revisit a WHK Group acquisition after reporting season, even though it withdrew an initial proposal on May 2013. A SFGA spokesperson told Financial Standard that the company has not completely lost interest on a potential WHK merger ...

WHK renames to Crowe Horwath

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... Securities Exchange (ASX) from WHG to CRH, effective August 2, 2013. The decision comes after WHK rival company SFG Australia started discussions for a potential merger in October 2012. SFG handed a non-binding proposal for a "merger of equals" that ...

SFG pursues mergers on WHK suspension

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
Financial advice firm SFG Australia (SFGA) is actively pursuing mergers with other accountancy firms, after making the decision to withdraw its proposal with WHK (WHK) Group yesterday. SFGA managing director Tony Fenning told Financial Standard that ...

SFG FUA grow 8% to $11.6bn

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
SFG Australia has reported solid earnings, funds under advice (FUA) and funds under admin growth, half-year results show. Overall net earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose to $22.8 million, up 14% on the same period ...

Valuation drop for WHK if merger falls through: Macquarie

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013
... fall by as much as 13% if the proposed merger with SFG doesn't go ahead, according to analyst research. On Monday SFG Australia said that it had presented WHK Group's board with a non-biding proposal for a "merger of equals," which valued WHK Group shares ...

SFG mulls merger with WHK

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2013
SFG Australia has proposed a merger with rival WHK Group, days after it announced that wealth manager Lachlan Partners would be integrated into the company. After discussions began in October 2012, SFG Australia this morning said that a non-binding ...

SFG appoints CIO for Mosaic

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
Zurich Financial Services Australia's former head of investments has joined SFG Australia as chief investment officer of its portfolio construction business. SFG Australia said today that Matthew Drennan, who was executive general manager of investments ...

SFG appoints head of B2B business

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 25 OCT 2012
SFG Australia has appointed Dan Powell to lead Actuate Advice Solution, the group's B2B services business. Powell has over 25 years experience in the wealth management and financial services industry, and joins SFG Australia from AMP where he was director ...

J.P. Morgan wins custodial services mandate

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2012
... Mosaic Portfolio Advisers (MPA) Limited funds. Mosaic is a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX - listed wealth manager SFG Australia, with which WSS has held a similar mandate with since 2011. The new mandates are part of the integration of Shadforth Financial ...