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Financial planners who receive payments for using investment platforms will face tougher disclosure requirements under new guidelines being considered by the Financial Pl...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

The acquisition of Ipac is bringing about a sea change at AXA. John Wilkinson spoke to AXA’s Australian chief executive officer Andy Penn....

Financial planning

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....

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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 ...

Financial planning

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....

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

Tyndall Investment Management has appointed Penny Chin to the newly created position of credit and portfolio risk analyst within its fixed interest team....

Financial planning

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...

Editorial

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

Financial planning

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...

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