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Life insurance sales close in on $10bn

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2011
... is affected by trends in the stand-alone Corporate Superannuation market as well as Master Funds and Other Investment Platforms extending their services by providing risk insurance services," noted the report, which said sales were highly influenced ...

Second generation platform consolidation push

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... European Retail Distribution Review are very similar with a move away from commissions and rebates from fund managers to platforms, which is happening in Europe as well, Tony Klim, chief executive, Bravura told Financial Standard. Next generational models ...

Platforms and wraps lead growth in turbulent times

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... flows and a negative June quarter, the total Masterfund market grew by $26.7 billion in the 12 months to June 30, with platforms and wraps the main beneficiaries. According to Plan For Life, the 6.6% gain for the 2010-2011 year took total funds under ...

Australian bullion exchange to launch

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2011
... bullion is ready for delivery and appropriate for short, medium and long term investment. There will be two trading platforms with the first, launched on October 24, to be telephone based with brokers and exchange traders, while a second phase will be ...

Challenger creates new investment head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011
... executive, distribution, product and marketing. In the new role, Stewart will report to Rommel Hacopian, general manager, platforms and national key accounts and lead a research team. The role starts in late October. Macquarie told Financial Standard ...

netwealth aims to plug gaps in planner needs

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... Investment Trends Platform Report of 2010, netwealth is one of only three of Australia's 26 leading mastertrust and wrap platforms that is totally independent in not owning a distribution network of planners as well as being a product provider.

Macq appoints new COIN head

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... with Macquarie since December 2009 and was heavily involved in the establishment of Vow Financial and the creation of platforms and adviser offerings in Macquarie Adviser Services. "Kirk Pitman has a high level of technical knowledge and a sound understanding ...

Planning software's big five rated

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... rating their software 'good' or 'very good'. Financial advisers continue to show support for their favourite software platforms, with IRESS holding 44% of the primary adviser relationships in the latest Investment Trends report. Of the five planning ...

Perpetual outsources central data hub

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... selected the Cadis enterprise data management (EDM) platform after a two week proof of concept test which assessed the platforms control around its data management, its ability to manage securities, pricing and the processing of positions and transactions. ...

AQR earns $150m of mandates for hedge fund strategy

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 12 SEP 2011
... shifting towards the retail market to supplement institutional flows and the strategy is now available through various platforms. AQR is a Connecticut-based alternative investment management firm with more than $40 billion in assets under management ...