Financial planners who receive payments for using investment platforms will face tougher disclosure requirements under new guidelines being considered by the Financial Pl...
The last place financial planners want to be if the world’s economic plates shift is with their heads in the sand. Ray Griffin wonders whether many planners are prepared ...
The acquisition of Ipac is bringing about a sea change at AXA. John Wilkinson spoke to AXA’s Australian chief executive officer Andy Penn....
The AXA group has set itself an ambitious target to generate $1 billion worth of inflows into its new Generations master trust platform within 12 months....
Australian Unity has surpassed the $2 billion funds under management barrier for the first time in its 164-year old history after reporting record inflows of $438 million...
St George Bank owned dealer Securitor has lost planning group Aspire Financial Services after the Melbourne-based boutique struck a deal with Snowball Group - a move the ...
Boutique dealer support and services company Paragem has signed up its second client since it was launched in May by former Sealcorp head, Ian Knox....
BT Financial Group has signed a deal with Newcastle Permanent Building Society to badge BT’s wrap suite as the core platform within the NSW central coast firm’s wealth ma...
Portfolio Partners is aiming to combat the fierce competition faced by fund managers when seeking exposure to platforms and dealer group recommended lists by creating a n...
Tyndall Investment Management has appointed Penny Chin to the newly created position of credit and portfolio risk analyst within its fixed interest team....
Just a few years ago, individually managed accounts (IMAs) were heading for the top of the charts with a bullet. Things didn’t work out exactly as planned, writes John Wi...
SMA International, a soon-to-launch individually managed account (IMA) firm, is aiming to give the IMA market a much needed shot in the arm by offering wrap platforms and...
The platform industry is underperforming in key areas of service delivery to financial advisers, including accuracy of reporting and processing, according to a damning ne...
The St George Bank owned Asgard group has revamped its eWrap platform in a bid to boost its appeal to financial planners at a time when advisers are increasingly likely t...
ING has reduced its fees and added more investment options to its retail master trust, OneAnswer, in a move suggesting heightened competition in the platform space is for...
This verdict highlights something deeply wrong and rotten at the heart of the FSCP. We are witnessing a heavy-handed, op...
Interesting. Would be good to know the details of the StrategyOne deal....
It’s astonishing to see the FAAA now pushing for more advisers by courting "career changers" and international recruits,...