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AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... for the first half of 2014, down $267 million or over 20% from the same period in 2013. Retail net cash flows on AMP platforms grew 39% to $1.6 million and were partially offset by higher net cash outflows on external platforms of $615 million. AMP's ...

Dimensional latest to join Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
... service. Calastone specialises in automating manual processes for the managed fund and superannuation sectors. Previously, platforms and funds communicated by fax machine, with data inputted manually by operators. Dimensional joins a growing list of ...

SMA operators to become a sector in their own right

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... and are likely to become a sector in their own right, Lonsec research shows. The research house has looked at five SMA platforms in Australia and has assigned 'approved' ratings to each one of them. The five operators collectively account for over $2 ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... financial adviser's loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen from 36% last year to 29% in 2014 ...

Challenger pinches account managers from AMP

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... MacPherson and Anna Schofield joined Challenger in July as national key account managers, reporting to general manager, platforms and national key accounts, Rommel Hacopian. "We're pleased to be attracting well-rounded executives of Angela and Anna's ...

Henderson turns fund flows around

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... team," he said. "We continue to add resources in investment management and distribution and are enhancing our global platforms."

FSC Industry Excellence Award winners announced

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014

MySuper spurred innovation and chased down fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 AUG 2014
... claimed the policy had been a shot in the arm of the industry, driving down costs, threatening established distribution platforms and jumpstarted providers to embark on the most innovative period the industry has seen. Dunnin dismissed claims that MySuper ...

Dying in social media: adviser's next big nightmare

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 31 JUL 2014
Clients' presence on several social media platforms, with multiple accounts and passwords, is set to become a nightmare for financial advisers specialising in estate planning, as they will be forced to deal with the person's digital footprint after ...

Praemium reports strong rise in SMA funds

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 JUL 2014
Record inflows of $320 million to Praemium's separately managed account platforms in the June quarter has seen the company post new highs for funds on platform. The group's Australian SMA platform grew $200 million in the three months to end of June ...