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- 1 2 Bain, Jim (2007). A Financial Tale of Two Cities. University of New South Wales Press. ISBN 978-0868409634.
- ↑ Westpac launches new service Canberra Times 12 November 1985 page 17
- ↑ Business Briefs Canberra Times 2 April 1987 page 13
- ↑ Were Climbs Back into Hot Seat Australian Financial Review 12 November 1993
- ↑ Ord Minnett sale sparks expansion Canberra Times 3 August 1993 page 11
- ↑ JF in Ord Minnett stake South China Morning Post 24 September 1993
- ↑ Ord Minnett management take control as IOOF and JP Morgan exit Business News Australia 27 June 2019
- ↑ IOOF sells out of Ord Minnett in $115m deal with management Sydney Morning Herald 27 June 2019
- ↑ IOOF announces the completion of the sale of Ord Minnett IOOF 24 September 2019
