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CommInsure completes business restructure, appoints two GMs

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2010
... business provides risk products and services to mass market customers through industry funds, corporates, master trusts and platforms. Meanwhile, as business services general manager, Browne will oversee strategy, marketing, distribution support and ...

Asgard makes tax time easier for planners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2010
... advisers to complete the entire process for tax deductions in super online. General manager of BT Financial Group's platforms business, John Shuttleworth, said the firm was committed to a program of upgrades for the Asgard platform which will be rolled ...

BT Wrap signs five-year deal with DKN

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2010
... the platform. "Through this successful relationship, DKN have introduced pricing reductions across our full suite of platforms administered by BT," said Butterworth. "Our advisers have been very receptive to the recent platform enhancements including ...

Advance takes advantage of down markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
... multi manager fund are used across BT Super for Life, BT Corporate Super, Asgard Corporate Super and a range of super platforms.

Don't limit adviser choice: Synchron

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUN 2010
Synchron has renewed calls for firms to not limit advisers to a 'tight' list of platforms, products or risk providers to chase volume bonuses. In a press release, Synchron said it was not in advisers or their clients' best interest to artificially limit ...

Perkovic pushes for FirstWrap market share

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2010
... FirstWrap distribution strategy is to market the wrap's administration features. "In the advice space I used to speak about platforms trying to be everything for advisers but what they really need to focus on is the administration," she said. "Don't ...

Fortitude launches retail offering

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... Macquarie to include its soon to be launched retail offering, Aurora Fortitude Diversified Income Trust, onto their platforms. Sheriden Hure, senior portfolio manager at Fortitude Capital, said the firm is launching a retail version of its flagship fund ...

NZ Commission gives AMP all clear

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2010
... Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) blocked NAB's bid, citing concerns about competition between retail investment platforms if NAB and AXA merged, adding that it wasn't opposed to the AMP bid. NAB continues to work with the ACCC to ease competition ...

Tone down fund rivalry: Clitheroe

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2010
... their super. "I wonder if, as an industry, we'd all benefit from if there wasn't quite so much tension in marketing platforms. "[I'd] appreciate it if you took your competitive hats for a second and worry about... underlying consumers," he said. Clitheroe ...

Van Eyk loses two, names GM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2010
... Long and Fitzgerald to provide advisory and research services to financial planning organisations, private banks and platforms. Long will lead the wealth management team in Australia and New Zealand. Fitzgerald was appointed in a senior consulting role ...