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BT’s flagship platform, BT Panorama, is the highest-rated platform among financial advisers for its mobile access and app, according to Investment Trends. ...

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Financial planning

New research has suggested that planners badly want better tools and that platforms and planning software providers should be collaborating to deliver the appropriate out...

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Financial planning

Despite financial planners saying for years that they were planning to increase their provision of aged care advice, they are still struggling to do so, according to Inve...

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Financial planning

Self-managed superannuation fund advice offers a huge opportunity for financial planners, with half of all SMSFs reporting unmet advice needs, according to Investment Tre...

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Financial planning

New data confirms that the loss of grandfathered commissions hardly compares with the impact of planners losing life/risk commissions....

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Financial planning

The proportion of advisers recommending managed accounts, or intending to, has jumped from 46 per cent to 64 per cent over the last year, according to the latest research...

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Financial planning

Robo-advice is growing in recognition in Australia, with older Australians providing a key opportunity for robo-advice providers, according to Investment Trends....

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Funds management

The platform provider said it was pleased with the strong rise in funds under administration in the quarter given a seasonally slow January....

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Financial planning

Financial planners in the retirement space are most concerned about mitigating longevity and market risks, with less concern being expressed over regulatory uncertainty t...

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Financial planning

Financial planners are increasingly specialising, with their focus often times being on clients who are of a similar generation to themselves, according to Investment Tre...

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Funds management

Retail online investor numbers climbed to a record high in 2017, with improving market sentiment seeing 645,000 Australian place at least one share in 2017, according to ...

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Funds management

Financial planners should use an opportunity to get more involved in the exchange traded funds market, according to a joint report by BetaShares and Investment Trends....

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Financial planning

New research from Investment Trends has confirmed high demand for planners as people prepare for retirement....

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Financial planning

Although self-managed superannuation funds have decreased their use of financial planners over the last decade, data from Investment Trends suggests that there is growing...

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Financial planning

High fee product manufacturers are going to have to prove their value proposition, according to the latest research from Investment Trends....

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