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IFM Investors return fees to investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... client objectives on a rolling five-year basis, after fees and taxes. "While other fund managers are looking to preserve margins in increasingly competitive markets, IFM Investors continues to innovate as it builds its position as a leading provider ...

Netwealth doubles market share

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... represents growth of $22 million (35.9%) on FY17, primarily driven by growth in funds under administration and improved margins on ancillary revenues. It recorded the highest platform flows for the 12 months to 31 March 2018, obtaining 22.1% or $4.6 ...

Confidence remains in face of regulatory headwinds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2018
... regulation is the biggest challenge facing asset managers today, followed closely by rising costs and decreased profit margins. Despite such headwinds, confidence in the ability to perform remains high, latest research shows. According to RBC Investor ...

Praemium revenues inching towards $50m mark

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
... after tax of $1.4 million, double last year's figure. The business has become more efficient in the past year, with gross margins now sitting at 81.2%. Expenses as a percentage of sales grew modestly: sales and marketing has gone up from 17% to 19% while ...

Advisers grapple with client retention

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... and advisers' poor communication skills. What's more is that the attrition rate is translating to lower profit margins year-on-year. More than half (53%) are seeing their bottom line decline. While many advisers believe the Royal Commission has ...

Absolute returns core to building wealth: ARCO chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... preference might be 20%, or it might be 60% in absolute return strategies - and then take a few riskier positions in the margins on the basis that if they work well, you gain value and if they don't work well, they don't blow up your whole portfolio," ...

SMAs leading growth at Praemium

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2018
... planning software is the slowest growing segment. It expanded by only 2% from H1 FY17 to H1 FY18. The company says its profit margins in Australia are going strong at 40% plus EBITDA over the past three years. Its total funds under management have swelled ...

Insurtechs must work with incumbents: EY

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2018
... insurance industry value chain in Australia is undergoing a period of "profound change", driven by technology, pressure on margins and changing customer expectations. "Insurtech represents a new way of creating value for insurance incumbents and, ultimately ...

Chief economist update: When good oil goes bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... disposable income, lifting consumption and by extension, economic growth. They reduce business input costs, increasing margins, lifting profits and by extension, business investment in plant, equipment, and staff. Higher oil prices are a de facto tax ...

Flinders fund offers insto rates for retail investors on HUB24

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... managers cut down traditional distribution costs, HUB24's managing director Andrew Alcock said. "There are no rebates or margins retained by HUB24, unlike other platforms' business models where fund managers offer discounts to platforms which then repackage ...