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Bendigo to offer Challenger annuities in new deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... AFA/Plan for Life 'income stream - innovation' award in 2010. Rommel Hacopian, general manager for key accounts and platforms at Challenger said: "Income layering is becoming more popular so we're seeing resurgent interest in the new generation of lifetime ...

FoFA reforms dilute platform pricing power: Centurion

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... instigated by the future of financial advice (FoFA) reforms on planning licensees will be passed on to administration platforms and related services, according Centurion Market Makers' Chris Wrightson. The financial advice business broking specialist ...

Prime Value boosts BDM team

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012
... received investment ratings from Lonsec (Investment Grade) and Zenith (Approved). The manager is available on several platforms, including BT Wrap, Macquarie Wrap, FirstWrap, Asgard and others. Quek said that Prime Value was a unique player in the market ...

ASIC extends shorter PDS regime relief

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012
ASIC has extended interim class order relief from the shorter PDS regime for multi-funds, superannuation platforms and hedge funds. Originally due to expire on 22 June 2013, the Class Order [CO 12/1592] extends the relief in Class Order [CO 12/749] ...

Regal Long Short Aust EF 'highly recommended'

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2012
... alpha generated by the Fund versus its benchmark since inception to the end of October is 13.22%. The Fund is on several platforms such as BT Wrap, Macquarie Wrap, Navigator/MLC, Asgard, and TPS.

Super funds told to embrace tech

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... accessing financial advice with technology and scoping out companies, even super funds, by looking at their social media platforms, she said. "You are no longer the sole source of truth for your members," Milesi warned funds. "Members, young and old ...

Super FUM up 13%

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2012
... retail funds, this figure refers to the high level legal entity funds that populate the much larger array of retail platforms and products offered by the sector. There are now 488,576 SMSFs, up almost 36,000 since September last year. Reflecting the ...

Upgrades to AMP's North platform

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... platform is quicker and easier to do business with, improving the experience for advisers and clients," said AMP Director Platforms Steve Burgess.

CCH to handle First Super compliance admin

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012
... administration systems. We are also working closely with administration platform providers to automate data extracts from their platforms to further streamline the compliance process."

Advisers must change mindset in face of FoFA

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2012
... financial planners need to see their business going forward." She explained that consumers aren't interested in ties to platforms, volume commissions or other kick-backs, they just want solutions to their financial conundrums. "The challenge is about ...