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CFS reveals retirement income strategy

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Colonial First State (CFS) will make annuities available through its First Choice and First Wrap platforms later this year as part of a broader strategy to allow advisers to build retirement portfolios for clients. CFS general manager of retirement ...

ASIC says AUD spike "not misconduct"

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... It is investigating multiple foreign exchange markets and has requested trading data from financial institutions and platforms. At this stage, ASIC has found that the spike before the RBA's latest announcement was the result of "normal market operations ...

Cloud-based research platform launched

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2015
... while delivering them content from research providers was launched recently. In a format similar to popular online music platforms, Seed Alpha is reported to provide a transparent audit trail showing who is using the research and what was paid for it. ...

Pinnacle appoints distribution director

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... distribution. Dell has 24 years financial services experience, 19 in distribution roles spanning institutional, retail, platforms and advice. He will become an equity partner of the company and will assist Pinnacle's fund managers, including Resolution ...

Standard Life absolute return bond fund added to platform

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 16 APR 2015
... levels of volatility," the company's investment director of wholesale business Matthew Newham said. "Being added to platforms like Macquarie Wrap is further evidence that there is growing demand in Australia for absolute return funds with established ...

Go-it-alone investment culture taking hold in Europe

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
Direct-to-consumer retail distribution via platforms is on the rise in the UK and the rest of Europe looks set to follow, according to new research by global analytics firm Cerulli. In the United Kingdom the low-margin business of fund distribution ...

Xpress Super grows online trading suite

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015
... super fund administrator SuperGuardian's low-cost Xpress Super service has expanded its partnerships with online trading platforms. Investors using the Xpress Super service will now be able to make use of CommSec, Open Markets and Bell Direct's online ...

Competition for annuities likely to remain low

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2015
... non-bank life insurers do pose a competitive threat to CGF, it is difficult to see these players on the retail (bank) platforms, given they are large competitors in the life space," the report said. "While industry funds are a more logical partnership ...

Global dividend growers suit retirement income

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... an investment grade rating from Lonsec and Capital Group is in the process of seeking its inclusion on all the major platforms.

BT adds managed funds to platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 MAR 2015
... professionally managed portfolios, and remove the need to individually research, monitor or trade assets. BT general manager of platforms and operations John Shuttleworth said: "Over the next 12 months BT Panorama will expand its offering to include ...