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TAL centralises customer service

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... continue to meet the emerging challenges of today and the future," Mr Minto said. "We are consolidating our service platforms and operations from across existing business divisions," Coates said. "This will bring focus, efficiency and greater responsiveness ...

AdviserEdge Melbourne kicks off on 14 July

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... (such as email, your website and video) and day 3 uncovers the most effective ways advisers can use major social media platforms. Other than Gardner, speaking at the event will be adviser to the advice industry Tony Vidler and founder of Elixir Consulting ...

BT insurance available on Asgard

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
Individual life insurance policies are available now on the Asgard platforms for the first time with the launch of BT life insurance through its platform. BT Protection Plans can be accessed through super accounts on Asgard's platforms, BT Wrap as well ...

Industry welcomes grandfathering extension

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
... additional elements that were not in the draft, including grandfathering for employee arrangements." Grandfathering for platforms was also omitted from the original Future of Financial Advice (FoFA) Bill and later included in September 2012. Fox welcomed ...

AIA Priority Protection added to Asgard

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... added to the Asgard superannuation platform. AIA said a third of risk business in Australia is now being written via platforms and advisers increasingly see them as a means to reduce their administrative and regulatory burden. General Manager of Life ...

Platforms surpass pre-GFC levels

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... confidence and an increase in adviser productivity could be behind the growth of the platform market, BT Financial head of Platforms Kelly Power said. "We are also seeing more and more baby-boomers ageing and seeking advice for their retirement," she ...

Platforms to explain choice of investment products

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... The new requirements follow the last review of the sector, which now has around $90 billion funds under management. Platforms will also have to ensure that they have adequate resources to conduct their financial services businesses and that they have ...

Robbie Bennetts takes stake in Beacon

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... companies and I'm excited about the new alliances we're forming," Daly said. "We don't impose mandates on products and platforms, and we believe advisers should be free to look at whatever options are available and in the best interests of clients."

HUB24 add AIA to platform

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... platform linkups are designed to reduce advisers' administrative load, freeing them up for more client-facing time. "Platforms are a rapidly growing business channel for advisers because of their functionality," Mu said. "As a dedicated partnering specialist ...

Hunter Hall founder targets instos and SMSFs

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... optimised to provide an income stream. Altair is currently working to make the funds available on the HUB24 and IOOF platforms. There are also plans to launch further products in the future. The Altair investment philosophy is based on understanding ...