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Bluedoor Technology on hiring spree

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2009
... the 50 mark and growing as we speak. We're hiring people mainly in software development but also people with skills in platforms or superannuation or member record keeping and people with generic project management skills," he said.

IT dept holds key to cost cutting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUL 2009
... 423,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year. "Previously we had a number of different applications running on multiple platforms for CRM, marketing, invoicing, project management and consultant time tracking," said Sean Stephens, New South Wales state ...

CommInsure launches insurance WriteAway

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... with an underwriting decision within 20 to 30 minutes. The group said that following a review of existing insurance platforms, WriteAway's underwriting engine was developed so that it can accept more cases on first lodgement. For example, CommInsure's ...

We're feeling better, said Aussie investors

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... consistently shown that Australian investors are less optimistic than Asian investors," said Mark Pankhurst, head of retail platforms and employer super at ING Australia. "However it is the huge quarter-on-quarter sentiment increase that really stands ...

Vanguard ETFs hit $20m mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2009
... managed funds to direct equities. This prospect is resonating with financial planners. "What's most encouraging is the platforms and dealer groups that are asking us to come and explain what an ETF does," he said.

Platform money flows back into markets

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Colonial First State FirstChoice and MLC MasterKey, two of Australia's largest investment platforms, are experiencing inflows away from cash and into listed markets and other growth strategies. Brent Howells, head of product MasterKey at MLC, said the ...

Retirement platforms growing fastest

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2009
Eight of the ten fastest growing platforms are retirement products, confirming that the sector is fast becoming a wealth management heavyweight, reveals new research from Rainmaker. The findings are contained in the latest Rainmaker Advantage report ...

The quest for independent advice

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... Knox. The other elephant in the room is so-called "shelf fees", where product manufacturers pay a certain fee to be on platforms. "Australia should consider the merits of product manufacturers not being allowed to pay platform operators. If this occurred ...

ING adds cap protected funds

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2009
... Australia has developed two innovative funds that provide rising investment protection," said Mark Pankhurst, head of retail platforms and employer super at ING Australia. "The protection is therefore not limited to the initial capital investment but ...

T. Rowe Price to grow retail presence

MICHELLE BALTAZAR AND RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUN 2009
... capitalisation, just below BlackRock and Franklin Resources. To date, T. Rowe's global equity strategy is available on platforms including MLC MasterKey, Macquarie Wrap, BT Wrap and ING OneAnswer.