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Centric Wealth gears up for acquisitions

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... in the last five months, with more planners keen to join the group, thanks to big league M&As bubbling in the market. Mergers such as AMP and AXA's present rare opportunities to non-bank aligned financial planning dealer groups to beef up their acquisitions ...

Former RetireInvest MD moves to Centric Wealth

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
... stakeholders," said Dunger. John Hart, who occupied the role of national head of financial planning, has moved into head of mergers, acquisitions and growth for the non-institutionally owned wealth advisory firm. Centric Wealth has $4.9 billion in assets ...

A simpler, streamlined Suncorp

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2010
... life (including superannuation and wealth management). "Our current corporate structure is the consequence of the major mergers and acquisitions taken under the past 14 years. It is complex, unwieldy and does not reflect our current business model or ...

Adviser departures expected after PIH listing

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2010
... months after MLC opted out of buying a minority stake in the group. "I expect like most dealer groups [which go through mergers] in Australia, we'll lose people," said Evans. "We have a reasonable amount of turnover in the last couple of years... the ...

KPMG appoints James O'Leary to alt investments

NEWS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2010
... investment management and property and infrastructure services. He will also provide specialist support to KPMG's fast growing mergers & acquisitions advisory team. "Enhancing our capabilities and market position in the real estate, infrastructure and ...

Industry assoc review goals and growth

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... financial services sector, prompting industry professionals to question the need for multiple associations, and whether mergers should be on the cards. Research shows that there are more than 40 industry and professional associations, from large bodies ...

Record inflows into legalsuper

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... inflows (all contributions and transfers in) and an increase of 17 per cent in funds under management achieved without mergers. "These results are directly in line with legalsuper's operational strategy to deliver steady, reliable growth year-on-year. ...

ClearView Wealth FUMA hits $3.1bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 AUG 2010
... enter into IFA market in due course," said Swanson. "We believe there is opportunity in the market created by various mergers and acquisitions in last few years which have resulted in the large players today having legacy systems, products and pricing. ...

Snowball stays on track

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... new members into the Board and management team along with wholesaling its advice and product model, and acquisitions and mergers. Tony McDonald, managing director at Snowball, said, "In this industry, we think that consumer preferences have fundamentally ...

Bond rush

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... continuing to make profits through cost cutting rather than through revenue growth and highlights the economy's weakness....Mergers also typically lead to job cuts, casting another shadow over an already weak labor market." The bond markets like this... ...