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MLC wrap locks into SMSFs and managed accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2011
MLC's new platform, MLC Wrap, draws on the popular features of its existing Navigator and MasterKey Custom platforms to appeal to a broader adviser base. MLC Wrap is presented as a full service platform, complete with self-managed superannuation fund ...

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... said the retail business model is changing, "[It's] changing as they move more and more into master trusts and wrap platforms," she said. "That percentage [of assets managed by related parties] will come down, but remember that for many people, investing ...

IRESS to launch iPad-friendly XPLAN

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2011
... whole gamut of reasons why being on the online environment makes sense, which includes the ability to interact with platforms and insurance providers through a system that can be readily connected to them," said Kinens. "By catering for all these facets ...

Platforms climb back from GFC to $399bn

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 16 DEC 2010
Platform funds under advice (FUA) climbed 9.5 per cent to $399 billion in the 12 months to end September 2010, confirming they have fully recovered their GFC losses, reveals research just released by Rainmaker. This platform growth broadly matched superannuation's ...

CMC taps pattern recognition for traders

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... using a third party provider. Pattern recognition is free to all clients using CMC Market's desktop and web-based CFD platforms. Since being launched to CMC Markets' existing clients in Australia, almost 40 per cent of active clients have used the tool. ...

Insurance platforms highly preferred: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Some 80 per cent of advisers use platforms to write risk advice, according to latest figures from Investment Trends research. This goes against the theory that many advisers are threatened by Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, with platforms ...

AMP won't be fifth banking pillar

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 6 DEC 2010
... that the new combined group will focus on wealth management, albeit this includes deposits and mortgages as well as platforms and advice. Dunn said this will help AMP Bank but the merger is fundamentally about traditional wealth management. ''We'd like ...

Macquarie Wrap launches model portfolios

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
... selected from Macquarie Wrap's managed investments, listed securities, and/or cash. Justin Delaney, head of insurance and platforms for Macquarie adviser services, said that Macquarie worked closely with advisers to understand, design and develop the ...

DNR wins mandate, targets dealer groups

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... Queensland-based boutique manager Dalton Nicol Reid has won a $40 million mandate from an endowment fund and plans to target major platforms and dealer groups next year as part of its growth strategy. Harley Dalton, director at DNR, said the $40 million ...

MLC acquires remaining Meritum stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... very much core business for MLC and Meritum falls right within that zone." Meritum advisers currently have a choice of platforms, including MLC's Navigator. Stephen Trist, appointed general manager of Meritum, said that MLC would be able to support Mertium ...