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BT dominates platform land

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
BT Financial Group received 1 in every 4 dollars invested in platforms during the half year to March 31 - a strong performance that contributed to Westpac's profit results for the period. In the half year, BT Financial Group maintained its number one ...

AMP seeks NZ regulator approval for AXA bid

PRESS STATEMENT  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2010
... month. The ACCC shut down NAB's bid for AXA Asia Pacific due to concerns about the competition between retail investment platforms. The body found a merger between AMP and AXA would not have the same effect.

Tech aids capital markets

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 3 MAY 2010
... banks to implement stronger pre-trade risk mechanisms to lower the risk of 'fat finger' trades and quantitative trading platforms selling off huge amounts of stocks. While it will take time to implement those mechanisms, the firm predicts that within ...

HSBC funds now on IOOF platforms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... planners can now access the HSBC GH Diversified Strategy Fund and HSBC Asia Select Equity Fund through IOOF's investment platforms, including Pursuit Select. The HSBC GH Diversified Strategy Fund provides access to a fund of hedge funds strategy, investing ...

ING Australia reviews ING IM mandates

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... strategy. This involves the development and positioning of investment menus, managers and investment solutions on the firm's platforms and managing relationships with internal and external investment stakeholders. "The strategy that we're building is ...

AXA upgrades insurance in super

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... AXA Australia has added its financial protection product, Elevate, to the Summit, Generation and iAccess investment platforms. "This enhancement means clients will have access to a complete range of insurance features within the convenient framework ...

Industry prepares for new advice era

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2010
... is the ban on conflicted remuneration, such as trail commissions, volume rebates and bonuses, and shelf fees paid to platforms. Instead, the government proposes advisers charge clients a percentage of the assets they manage (called asset-based fees) ...

NAB/AXA merger not anti-competitive: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... communications director, said that the analysis, to date, relied heavily on the impact of the merging of retail investment platforms when real competition will be driven by the industry funds, SMSFs and others if the takeover goes ahead. Given this different ...

Ironbark buys Patriot Asset Management

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... Fund and Ironbark Karara Australian Small Companies Fund respectively. The funds are currently available on a range of platforms, such as BT, Macquarie, AUSMAQ, ASGARD, IOOF, Netwealth and Synergy. "This was a natural progression for Ironbark, following ...

NAB clashes with ACCC decision

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... is any substantial lessening of competition, including in the segment of the market that provides retail investment platforms for investors with complex investment needs." The bank argues that the investment platform sector was a segment NAB and MLC ...