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Adviser commitment to tech relationships falling

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
... important to be responsive to planners' needs with the remaining development spend, and to provide training to increase the uptake of new enhancements." The research showed that planners are showing an increased focus on lowering costs through every ...

Lifeplan portal puts investors first

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 20 JUN 2016
... investor portal to enable investors to monitor and transact online. The launch of the investor portal follows the successful uptake of the adviser portal in November 2014 and has been designed through extensive consultation with advisers and investors ...

ETFs moving to mainstream

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2016
... an opportunity to stay relevant with investors, listing product flexibility and freedom as factors driving the planner uptake. "ETFs provide a very big opportunity for financial advisers, particularly if they want to continue to be seen as relevant moving ...

Over 45s lead super MDIOs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... established a Living Super referral program for mortgage brokers," Woolnough said. "These key initiatives have boosted uptake of Living Super, particularly among the over-45 age group who tend to be more engaged with their superannuation and are looking ...

Competitiveness at risk from STEM fall-off

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
... years in Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. China and India came out as the leaders in girls' uptake of STEM subjects at 76% and 69% respectively. Australian girls are the least interested in academics across the region, saying ...

Capital Group rethinks global investment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... 43-year track record in doing." New Perspective targets early stage multinationals experiencing rapid growth and global uptake such as Netflix as well established multinational companies with high barriers to entry like Microsoft and Nestle. Investing ...

REST creates two new management roles

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... relations Ashley Boland, and will lead the provision and development of REST's advice services - aiming to achieve greater uptake of financial advice among members. Potts has been working as a consultant at REST since October 2014, and brings extensive ...

Insurance premiums should be questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2015
... were solutions to work around developing insurance products at super funds. "One feature that consistently ranks low on uptake is a life events feature which enables members to change their cover on the occurrence of marriage, divorce or other likeable ...

Pengana and PanAgora strike new deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... delivering absolute returns and capital preservation during prolonged periods of market volatility. "We are seeing a strong uptake in interest from both advisers and individual investors who are seeking ways to maintain capital and produce reasonable ...

Providers boost adviser access to managed accounts

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2015
... access to separately managed accounts (SMA) more than doubled in the past year which could open the floodgates to wider uptake of the structure, the latest Investment Trends report said. Advisers who said their most-used platform had an SMA capability ...