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Planners train up for social media regulations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... training program launched in the US has been designed to fill the gap for planners between social networking sites and platforms and the potential legal and cultural issue they present. The subscription-based app, 'Insight: Advisor Series', can be accessed ...

Advisers freed from duplicate work

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
... FirstChoice. Walsh said his firm operated open architecture and is keen to integrate with as many financial managers and platforms as are willing to jump on board.

Perpetual to debut global resources

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011
... available on Perpetual's Wealth Focus platform and on Macquarie Wrap, and Bruce hopes it will be on a number of other platforms later this year. Lonsec and Zenith rate it 'recommended' while S&P has given it a three-star rating. Bruce said the product ...

Liquidnet hits $2bn in Q1 trades

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2011
... Australia and New Zealand. The rise in volumes reflects the acceptance of equities managers that alternative trading platforms can be an effective way to trade wholesale volumes, according to Sam Macqueen, head of Liquidnet Australia. "As a block order ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... itself. But Plan For Life figures also showed money flowing into master fund products, including master trusts, wraps and platforms, fell from $18.7 billion in the year to December 2009 to $11.7 billion last year. Connie McKeage, chief executive of OneVue ...

ANZ appoints head of super

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... that Brackenrig has the right credentials to implement ANZ's strategy and investments to continue the growth of its platforms. "Craig's strong record in managing large-scale technology and business change will be a valuable asset for ANZ as we develop ...

IOOF adds insurance, offers more low-cost options

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
... an extensive range of detailed services for advisers. "A danger for platform providers is to try to create structure platforms and dictate to advisers how they should be running their business, which, I think, is very dangerous," said Renato Mota, general ...

Asgard upgrades insurance for FOFA

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2011
... revenue." The new features are available largely on Asgard's wrap platform but some changes also work in the legacy platforms. AIA Australia is the underlying insurer for Asgard's insurance products.

AXA releases new North

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
... 'cradle to grave' product that will suit clients of any age. "In the past, advisers have had to use one, two or even three platforms for just one client. North platform contains all the functions required for any aged client, meaning advisers don't have ...

SMSFs avg balances hit $1m

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
... mythology comes in, noted the research, is that the sector is not dominated by small SMSFs that would be better off in platforms or industry funds. "Only 26 per cent have balances less than $200,000, down from 43 per cent six years ago. And only 13 per ...