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Qantas Super takes flight with iqBoard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... delivering information to members. "But it still has a lot to go, especially when it comes to back office administrative platforms," he said.

CFSGAM inflation plus fund targets post-retirement market

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... allocation would change dramatically," said Kocourek. CFSGAM is hoping that the fund finds its way on to the superannuation platforms as those institutions look to address the shortage of specialised post-retirement solutions available to the Australian ...

Rethinking the value of asset consultants

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... and ideas generator, today's breed of asset consultants are fast morphing into self-contained institutional investment platforms. Following a recent restructure, Russell Investments new chief executive for the Asia Pacific, Alan Schoenheimer, convened ...

MFS appoints head of platforms

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
MFS has appointed Ross Cartwright head of platforms it was announced today. Based in Sydney, Cartwright will focus on platform development and sales in Australia and N8ew Zealand in addition to liaising with research houses. His appointment follows ...

MLC appoints head of Platform Sales

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... support depending on the location and focus of their business model, including specialised service for investments, platforms and insurance. Within this context, Ross Barnwell was also appointed to the position of head of insurance sales and Chris Clayton ...

Still time to register for FICAP

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013
... in an event that brings the industry together and sponsor a truly worthy cause," said Challenger general manager for platforms and national key accounts Rommel Hacopian. Joining Challenger at the Platinum level are long-time supporters of FICAP, ANZ ...

Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
... the iPad to quickly catch up. "More and more of our clients are choosing to communicate with us through social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter," said Mr Selvarajah. "So long as this trend continues, we will continue to look at new ways of ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
... oligopoly control is squeezing the others to develop alternative business in either SWFs (Towers Watson) or in retail platforms and multi-management (Mercer and Russell)," continued Dunnin. "And since platforms use consultants very differently, it's ...

How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... have observed that where owners have implemented scalable advice and business processes based on clients using retail platforms, the shareholders are deriving EBITs of 15-25% of revenue, after adjustments for owners' drawings," he said. He says that ...

Platform asset-based fees under fire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
... each participant in the wealth management value chain is under increased scrutiny, it will become harder for retail platforms to justify an asset-based fee structure. "What I am certain of, from a retail platform perspective, is that aggregated reporting ...