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FOFA heats up competition for planners

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2012
... targeting. Within the paper, CoreData said that systemic pressure to attain scale rapidly was already evident after a number of mergers and acquisitions already in the planning space. Mark Taylor of Stature Financial Planning, a practice which is licensed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... Australia," said City Index's chief market analyst Peter Esho. "We interpret this as meaning many store closures with some mergers between labels." David Jones, however, added 1.3 per cent to $2.35 after the company said it expected to generate more ...

In superannuation, bigger can be better but not always

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2011
... no pattern whatsoever. Dunnin said the research results reinforce why more super fund trustee boards are exploring fund mergers. "The research highlights why the purpose of fund mergers should be investment outcomes, not just to save a few dollars in ...

QIC appoints new board directors

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011
... 2007. He has over 30 years experience in business valuations, commercial, strategic, corporate and infrastructure advice, mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-organisations, and Australia to Asia business relations. Murdoch has over 37 years chartered ...

Doubt over CGT relief delaying fund mergers

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 21 NOV 2011
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) chief executive Fiona Reynolds said many funds were reluctant to proceed with mergers amid uncertainty about whether their members would incur costs as a result of a merger. "This lack of certainty on tax rollover ...

AFS to focus on independent market

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... it has a strong road ahead and confirmed that it was approached from three dealer groups seeking potential alliances or mergers. Peter Daly, AFS's chief executive and managing director, told Financial Standard talk of acquisitions was becoming more prevalent ...

Beulah seizes post-FOFA opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... Capital, has identified post reform advantages and launched its Takeover Target Managed Account to capitalise on takeovers, mergers and acquisitions by companies across a range of industries. Christian Ryan, director of Beulah, told Financial Standard ...

Australian funds lead global asset growth

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
... highlighting the impressive growth of the industry. Those 15 have a combined US$368 billion in assets. Superannuation mergers, positive net cash flow into the system thanks to obligatory super contributions and the seeding of the Future Fund in 2006 ...

Investors eye aged care infrastructure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011
... infrastructure industry after this weeks final report on the aged care sector from the Productivity Commission gave way to mergers and acquisitions opportunities for domestic and foreign investment. Currently investment in modern nursing homes is stilted ...

PFS consultants take equity stakes

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... management. Huynh offers specialist financial modelling and valuation advice, as well as product development, including mergers and acquisitions. Having joined PFS in 2008, Johnstone has specialised in developing policy and stakeholder relations, while ...