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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 ...

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. ...