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Beulah seizes post-FOFA opportunity

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
Boutique asset management firm, Beulah 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 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... Meeschaert Capital Markets. AT&T slumped 3.9 per cent on Wednesday after US authorities challenged its proposed $US39 billion takeover of the United States's number-four wireless provider T-Mobile, a unit of Deutsche Telekom, on antitrust grounds. AT&T's ...

Snowball reports 3pc rise in profits following Shadforth merger

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... uncertainty. The combined entity now has a market capitalisation of $269 million. Industry watchers view it as a potential takeover target, as one of the largest independent advisory firms left standing after the Commonwealth Bank moved on Count Financial ...

CBA in takeover bid for Count Financial

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
The Commonwealth Bank has announced a $373 million takeover bid for financial planning group Count Financial, which went into a surprise trading halt this morning before the news. Count Financial share volumes surged yesterday on the Australian Securities ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2011
... cents, to $25.69. Making news on Tuesday, Macarthur Coal advised its shareholders to accept a revised, $4.8 billion joint takeover offer by the world's largest steel maker ArcelorMittal and US coal miner Peabody Energy. The miner was up eight cents at ...

ASX new CEO remains on Tabcorp board

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011
... to stave off the potential loss of income as Chi-X moves into the market. After the failure of the proposed Singapore takeover, new markets may also be on his agenda. Funke Kupper is replacing Robert Elstone who announced his decision to step down last ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2011
Australian shares were up at noon on the back of positive earning reports and takeover announcements, despite opening lower following a weak lead from Wall Street. At 1200 AEST on Monday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 56.2 points, or 1.4 per ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... to $349 million for the six months to June 30. Foster's Group was up five cents to $5.01 after it rejected a hostile takeover bid by UK-based beverages giant SABMiller plc, saying the $4.90 offer price undervalued the company significantly. Wesfarmers ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2011
... coming into the market to a certain degree," Mr Ive said. Wall Street got off to a strong start on a series of major takeover deals, boosting European markets, after Asian markets moved ahead sharply on figures that showed the Japanese economy is doing ...

FSC insurance churn action divides planners

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011
... business that will be finalised in 2012 to coincide with FOFA. The key components of the standard are the removal of takeover terms for policies transferred by an adviser between insurers and the establishment of a two-year adviser responsibility period. ...