Melbourne-based stockbrokers Tolhurst Ltd has moved to acquire investment bank InterFinancial Holdings Ltd through an cash and scrip deal, just three months after the Brisbane-based firm signed a corporate alliance with Perth's Montagu Stockbrokers.

Melbourne-based stockbrokers Tolhurst Ltd has moved to acquire investment bank InterFinancial Holdings Ltd through an cash and scrip deal, just three months after the Brisbane-based firm signed a corporate alliance with Perth's Montagu Stockbrokers.