Platform provider netwealth has launched a new online service which the company said would help financial advisers prepare for the upcoming Future of Financial Advice cha...

Platform provider netwealth has announced a major overhaul of its investment menu, adding 39 new investment options and removing 21 funds on behalf of advisers and dealer...

AXA's aligned dealer groups are migrating from VisiPlan to the IRESS wealth management platform XPLAN, IRESS has announced....

Clearview has announced the launch of its wealth management platform with full wrap capabilities, which would be administered by Colonial First State (CFS) Custom Solutio...

The Government's apparent favouritism of industry superannuation funds is attracting increased criticisms from the financial planning industry including, most notably, th...

Industry platform providers have come out swinging against a recent Investment Trends report suggesting they are not delivering on their direct share platform offerings....

As managed fund inflows struggle to return to pre-GFC levels, share trading and direct investments became increasingly popular with retail investors over the past couple ...

Advisers have to work with their clients to make sure they understand their insurance policies, according to Colonial First State general manager of advice Marianne Perko...

Lower costs for consumers and efficient administration were the top two factors advisers would like their platform provider to improve....

Financial planners have indicated platform providers are not delivering well enough on their direct share offerings, with planner satisfaction remaining flat in 2011 acco...

The introduction of the Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) changes could spur the emergence of a new player in the platforms and wraps sector, by driving advisers who are ...

Plan for Life data sees wraps dominating net inflows in challenging conditions....

SimpleWRAP has launched a full service administration wrap with a flat fee pricing model, which the company claims is a first in Australia for both superannuation funds a...

Despite noise from the marketplace suggesting competition from rivals looking to poach AXA financial planning practices, there has so far been no significant net change b...