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netwealth cost focus pays off

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... efficiency ranks second while other factors pale in comparison." The level of business written with main and secondary platforms is expected to remain relatively stable with 58.8% of advisers expecting the level of business written with their main platform ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... includes a push for members to blog on the topics of financial literacy and the value of advice, and use other social media platforms such as LinkedIn to kick off discussions on groups and forums.

Further dark pool regulation premature: Fidessa

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
... Fidessa, following a call from the ASX to tighten rules for off-exchange trades. Dark pools, which are generally unlicenced platforms for matching orders away from 'lit' markets, have earned a bad reputation they don't necessarily deserve, according ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... Twitter and Facebook. "While these conversations often move the interaction offline to its call centre, the social media platforms allow UBank to quickly and efficiently triage enquiries," the report said. While banks have rapidly outpaced superannuation ...

Independent dealer groups on efficiency drive

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2012
... First State Custom Solutions said dealer groups are increasingly searching for even more service flexibility in the way platforms are used. "They need as much flexibility as they can have in the way our platform can support different segments of their ...

North to offer bank deposit rebates

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  MONDAY, 30 JUL 2012
... term deposit or roll over a maturing term deposit between 1 August and 31 December 2012," said Steve Burgess, director platforms, AMP. Burgess said while it was important for people to have a balanced portfolio, recent market volatility has seen some ...

Tyndall AM restructures distribution

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... last few years, there has been a blurring of the line between the needs of asset consultants, institutional investors, platforms, and intermediaries including financial advisers," said Matt Russell. "Bringing together our institutional and retail sales ...

OneVue names chief executive

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2012
... grow this area of the business," said Connie Mckeage, OneVue Group chief executive. Mckeage said Frost will oversee the platforms OneVue are launching for the Australian SMSF Members Association, MAP Financial Services and the Australian Medical Association. ...

Too many managers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... intense pressure on fees, said Himbury. These change forces are already being manifested in rapid deployment of naked platforms and the steady increase in retail wealth groups using direct distribution, albeit it's off a small base. Himbury said fund ...

Skelly to head State Street Aus ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2012
... SSgA's institutional business development team covering clients such as small institutions, multi managers, insurers and platforms. "In Australia we are seeing increasing appetite for simple, transparent, cost-efficient investments that are managed by ...