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Financial planning

Financial advisers have expressed consternation that Asgard has signaled that it will be turning off one-off adviser fees on MySuper accounts. ...

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Funds management

Xplore Wealth shareholders have benefitted from the firm’s acquisition by HUB24 after shares rose 216%....

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Superannuation

BT has detailed its Panorama superannuation pricing to a key parliamentary committee. ...

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Financial planning

As platform migrations and consolidation occur, new data is pointing to a still small but growing number of advisers choosing to use industry funds. ...

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Funds management

Praemium has reported a 42% increase in pre-tax profit from $5.4 million a year ago to $7.7 million in the FY2020 but a client transition meant funds under administration...

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Expert Analysis

There are ongoing questions, writes Shannon Bernasconi, over how platforms are funded and whether clients are fully understanding of what service they are receiving....

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Funds management

US-based fund manager, GQG Partners, has announced it has been awarded a $20 million allocation from boutique investment advisory firm PlayfairTan to its global equity st...

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Financial planning

Financial advisers are becoming less loyal to particular investment platforms as they look to navigate tougher times and the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Financial planning

The proposed Iress acquisition of OneVue has surprised many but is explained by the synergies and returns which can be derived by leveraging technology and reach. ...

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Financial planning

The bank has created a new division that will encompass its wealth platforms, superannuation and retirement products, investments, general and life insurance, and auto fi...

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Funds management

Australian influencer and content platform, Vamp has appointed Gill Findlay as CEO and has raised $8.5 million in a new round of funding led by Investec. ...

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Funds management

Lonsec has announced it has partnered with BT Financial Group and its full managed portfolio offering is now available on BT Panorama platform. ...

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People & Products

IRESS, the financial services software provider, has acquired UK-based O&M Systems, which provides pension and investment data comparison tools to financial advisers. ...

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Policy & Regulation

The exit of the big banks and the consequent net outflows from the big institutional platforms is playing to the strengths of specialist platform providers....

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Financial planning

Australian platform provider, Praemium has reported a positive momentum during H1 2019, underpinned by a significant 122% growth in net profit after tax....

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