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CFS appoints Core Equity Services for brokerage

PRESS RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 APR 2010
... FirstWrap platform. Chris Stevens said selecting the broking firm as the default broker for FirstWrap and white label platforms has allowed the firm to cut brokerage fees. "Brokerage fees are now lower for around 97 per cent of trades placed with Core ...

ACCC blocks NAB bid for AXA, backs AMP

MEDIA RELEASES  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has blocked the NAB bid, citing concerns about competition between retail investment platforms if NAB and AXA merged, but said it won't oppose the AMP bid. "At the heart of the ACCC's decisions are concerns about innovation ...

UK advisers allocate to cautious investments

PRESS RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
Nearly a third of net sales on one of the UK's biggest investment platforms have gone to cautious managed investments, according to new research. Sales figures from Cofunds found cautious managed investment strategies continue to dominate the sales ...

Centric enhances direct equities services

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2010
... we're looking to launch in the coming months," he said. "A lot of other licensees are almost wholly in managed funds on platforms - we are already very comfortable in the direct equities world." Centric Wealth has more than $5 billion in funds under ...

Former St.George WM chief quits BT

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2010
... in leadership roles for Westpac's St.George merger implementation. John Shuttleworth will lead BTFG's sector-leading platforms business with responsibility for the BT Wrap and Asgard businesses, as well as the group's marketing and communication areas. ...

UK bans commission payments from products

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 30 MAR 2010
... many wealth management groups in Australia still requiring the fee for service advice fees to be paid through their platforms highlights how difficult breaking this nexus between advisers and clients in practical terms will be.

Navigator tops best platform list

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2010
... key technology asset through the acquisition of the Australia Aviva business last year." Over the course of last year, platforms channelled their improvement efforts in direct equity capabilities, risk integration, improved data flows from planning software ...

Asgard spends big on platform upgrades

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 26 MAR 2010
BT Financial Group-owned Asgard has spent more money on its investment platforms in the past 18 months than ever as part of a strategy that will see its Master Trust, Elements and eWrap platforms move under the one administration platform. Wayne Wilson ...

Guardian signs Custom Solutions

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAR 2010
... of in-force life risk premiums. Custom Solutions was previously known as Avanteos. Colonial First State's investment platforms, FirstChoice and Custom Solutions, recorded positive net flows of $1.9 billion for the half year to December 2009.

AXA revamps platform service

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAR 2010
... an online platform that is easy to update and relatively cheap to administer, said Steve Burgess, general manager of platforms at AXA Australia. The new platform will offer different services to financial planners including a full wrap, which includes ...