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Advice network buys into accounting industry

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2017
An advice network nearing $5 billion in assets under management is now taking on the accounting sector with the acquisition of a full-service accountancy firm. AZ Next Generation Advisory recently acquired Peters and Partners, a firm established in ...

Wingate strengthens team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 6 APR 2017
Global equities manager, Wingate Asset Management, is strengthening its team with the addition of two distribution professionals. Jeannie Bredberg joins as the national head of business development and Duncan Knight joins as the national head of key ...

Australian Unity buys Altius, sells down Wingate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
As part of an expansion of its wealth business, Australian Unity will purchase the remainder of fixed interest manager Altius Asset Management. In a statement to Financial Standard, Australian Unity Wealth chief executive David Bryant said it is part ...

AZ NGA snaps up eighteenth firm

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
AZ Next Generation Advisory has acquired a Perth based financial planning firm and revealed plans to establish a 'Next-Generation Eco-system.' AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has signed a binding sale and purchase agreement to acquire On-Track ...

Bravura starts IPO journey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 31 OCT 2016
Wealth management and funds administration software provider, Bravura Solutions, has announced an initial public offering at an offer price of $1.45 per share with the aim of raising $148 million. On completion new shareholders are anticipated to hold ...

AMP Capital responds to ChinaAMC unitholder offer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
... appealing to unitholders who voted against winding up the fund due to their preference for ongoing exposure to China A shares.

Vanguard changes emerging markets ETF index

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
... underlying index of its Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Shares ETF (VGE) in order to provide investors with exposure to China-A shares and a bigger weighting to smaller companies. Effective as at opening of trade today, Vanguard has moved over from a ...

Sequoia launches two specialist retail products

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Sequoia Financial Group has launched two new structured products for retail investors. The first, Sequoia Accelerated Return Units - Series 1 gives exposure to Tesla Motors, the US electric car and energy storage company; the second, Sequoia Launch ...

AMP Capital opts to liquidate AGF portfolio

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 16 AUG 2016
... the fund, AMP Capital considered two options for the wind-up: first, that the portfolio would remain invested in China A shares, with portions sold in tranches and net proceeds distributed accordingly; or sell down the entire portfolio "as soon as practicable," ...

AMP Capital details China fund wind-up strategy

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 8 AUG 2016
... wind-up. Moving on, Tindall said that the wind-up will comprise "selling AGF's underlying investment portfolio of China A shares," which are "generally liquid and can be realised in China quite quickly." Payment of proceeds to unitholders can only occur ...