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AvSuper unlikely to follow govt fund mergers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
AvSuper has sought to clarify the fund is not a government super fund after receiving phone calls from members regarding the government's move to merge three government super funds to form a single trustee board. This follows a government announcement ...

Macq reduces headcount

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
... roles in Macquarie Capital were made redundant. The division is the group's corporate advisory services arm, dealing with mergers and acquisitions, capital raisings and project finance. "Macquarie businesses respond to market circumstances on a business ...

More pain for insurance firms

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2008
... of months. "That will reduce capacity and increase the cost for insurance," he said. Mahoney also flagged the trend of mergers and acquisitions that will continue to pick up in the coming months. This will be motivated primarily by client demand, as ...

ARCH buys FPG stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 23 OCT 2008
... capital and strategic investment will give the group a strengthened capital base. FP Group's strategy involves franchising, mergers and acquisition of like-minded IFA firms in areas where the firm is already established and licensed, including Australia ...

Trust appoints managing director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2008
... in July. Sweeney remains managing director until Atkin takes over next year. Atkin has more than 20 years experience in mergers and acquisitions after working at Blake Dawson for six years and Mallesons Stephen Jaques as an executive partner. He is also ...

Suncorp ripe for the picking

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... purchased Newpark Financial Services Group. Robbie Bennetts, PIS chief executive, said the group is analysing other potential mergers and its debtless balance sheet meant it is well placed. Grahame Evans, PIS managing director, said Suncorp's business ...

PIS creates NZ advice giant

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2008
... said PIS' history of carrying no debt placed the group in a strong financial position as it considers other potential mergers and purchases. PIS NZ general manager, David Keys, will remain the country's general manager of the merged entity while Newpark ...

Pengana wins ex-Rubicon investors

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2008
... employs an event-driven investment strategy that exploits the mispricing of company securities involved in events such as mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganisations, capital management initiatives, and capital structure arbitrage among others. ...

What property bust?

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2008
... listed and direct property markets, but claims that like its listed counterpart, the direct sector is unlikely to crash. Mergers and acquisitions will also be on the cards, yielding larger and more consolidated players going forward.

Pentafin and Direct Portfolio merger complete

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... "Direct Portfolio" brands would be retained for the time being. Marsh also added that the company was not averse to future mergers and acquisitions. "[We] will certainly consider other acquisition opportunities to further increase our scale or broaden ...