Competition watchdog halts FNZ acquisition
Tie-up between FNZ and GBST could lead to millions of platform customers facing higher fees and lower quality services
M&A
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Are fund manager M&A deals in line for a Covid kick?
Healthy balance sheets and a flexible cost base leave asset managers well placed to weather a downturn
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How has coronavirus changed the financial advice M&A market?
‘Some companies may be dissuaded from selling due to the uncertainty’
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Square Mile acquires Ethical Money to expand ESG research offering
Acquired firm supports IFAs and asset managers in developing portfolios with a high social impact
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Kingswood splashes £18m on IFA firm
Company eyes a further three deals in ‘robust’ pipeline of acquisition opportunities
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Ascentric deal set to help M&G play catch up in the advised space
Royal London parts with wrap advised platform with £14bn in AUA
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Jupiter shareholders green light £370m Merian deal
Covid disruption was unlikely to cause Jupiter to rethink the price it was willing to pay for Merian
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Blackrock’s largest shareholder ditches stake as it hunts for Covid-19 bargains
‘It will significantly improve the free float and enable it to diversify its shareholder base’
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Can advisers still sell their businesses during the pandemic?
‘There is no hiding from the fact there will be an impact on the M&A market’
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Paul Mumford funds absorbed by Stonehage Fleming in ‘strange’ tie-up
‘Old school stock picker’ Mumford’s small cap focus seems out of place with Stonehage Fleming offering
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WH Ireland confirms acquisition talks with CEO’s former employer
Phillip Wale worked at Cantor Fitzgerald as head of fixed income before joining WH Ireland in 2018
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Kingswood raids Charles Stanley and SJP to round out senior team
Appointments come as wealth manager closes in on ‘significant’ acquisitions
