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Commonwealth Financial Planning restructures adviser remuneration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2013
... remuneration packages. As part of the changes it has removed trail commissions for advisers on managed investments and platforms. Insurance renewal revenue will be shared at a flat rate of 10%. Commonwealth Financial Planning general manager, Harry Mitchell ...

CFS fund celebrates 5-year anniversary with aplomb

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... investors as it continues to see increasing demand from retail and institutional investors. It is available via major platforms including FirstChoice and FirstWrap.

ETFs boom on SMA model portfolios

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... choice, flexibility and portfolio diversification for investors," he added. Marsh said despite media reports that some platforms had not been embracing ETFs, OneVue had no conflicts of interest in the manufacturing of managed funds and was free to make ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The role of platforms in driving planning practice costs down will only get bigger after research shows that despite the growth of self-directed and off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin ...

Bloomberg to make disclosure announcements via Twitter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced. The ruling applies to social media and other emerging digital communications platforms in the same way it applies to company websites. Bloomberg will become the first financial information platform to integrate ...

Halifax to fix deficiencies after ASIC review

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... handling. Halifax has offices across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia and is a provider of online platforms, offering clients the ability to trade derivatives, stock, FX and options.

Paradice debuts fund for retail investors

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2013
... investors, which will be offered through Westpac's advice and IFA channels and available through the BT and Asgard Wrap platforms. The Paradice Global Small Mid Cap Fund has appointed Equity Trustees to act as responsible entity and the fund has received ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Enhancers offers both on-platform solutions and an off-platform option for high net worth clients. Durbin said that platforms such as CFS' FirstWrap product had capped fees for higher balance clients and the functionality side improved adviser efficiency. ...

Asset allocation shifts as EM turns strategic: MFS

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... way you do it in another part of the world," he said. In February this year MFS appointed Ross Cartwright as head of platforms. This comes after the asset manager' ended its alliance with BNP Paribas Investment Partners and bring the distribution of ...

Flight to SMSFs reshape super mindset

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2013
... some soul-searching among the major players. AustralianSuper and Hostplus will soon be launching "direct investment platforms" similar to the SMSF model to retain members who are thinking of leaving their fund in favour of SMSFs. About 70% of their members ...