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OnePath embraces fee for service

MEDIA RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... transparent for advisers and their customers to use and understand, " said OnePath head of superannuation & investment Platforms, Mark Pankhurst. OnePath said that it worked closely with advisers to ensure OneAnswer Frontier captured the needs of advisers ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... combined entity become a significant top three player in the Australian wealth management market, by ownership group of platforms. Prior to the deal, AMP was the third largest platform player at 12.7 per cent market share at the end of June. However ...

BT Wrap releases plain English investor guide

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
... Chris Freeman, head of BT Wrap, adding that advisers also want a clearer communication tool to explain services and platforms. "In answer to this, we developed a new BT Wrap disclosure document, the Investor Guide, which is based on six months of research ...

Strong dollar fuels shift to unhedged intl equities

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 12 NOV 2010
... most likely responding to the currency status through the investments chosen either directly, through fund managers or platforms. "If you are betting that this is the highest the Australian dollar is going to reach and that it is going to come back down ...

DKN champions fee for service, unveils "land grab" strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2010
... published on the ASX, DKN said that its business model, which involves generating fees from packaging and distributing platforms to wealth management providers, is insulated against the Government's proposed reforms. "On the basis of the information ...

More departures at BlackRock

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 5 NOV 2010
... group's merger with Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), taking up the role of relationship manager - researchers and platforms. Since then, the group's most high profile departure was in February when Morry Waked left and set up his own quant-orientated ...

INGIM continues wholesale team expansion

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... Harper will report to southern region manager Stuart Devlin, and will be responsible for building relationships with platforms and dealer groups. Prior to AXA, Harper held roles at NAB as a senior project analyst. The appointment is the fourth in a series ...

MLC to launch platform

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... its wealth management arm. The new platform, branded "MLC Wrap", will be a blend of the Navigator and MasterKey Custom platforms, incorporating Navigator's technology, service capabilities and Separately Managed Accounts with MasterKey Custom's portfolio ...

Westpac shines with $6.5bn full year profit

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
... conditions and healthy fund flows boosted the division's performance, with the number of active advisors using BT's wrap platforms growing by 8.2 per cent. Insurance cross selling was also strong with a 25 per cent increase in home and contents gross ...

Platforms control market, not advisers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2010
The country's six largest platforms control three-quarters of their market while the six largest planning groups control less than half of their market, suggesting where the power to influence the financial advice industry really lies, research shows. ...