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Praemium wins UK platform deal

... technology group Praemium marks a turning point in its foray to the UK after signing up Cofunds, one of the largest platforms in the region with over $35 billion in assets under administration. The contract follows the UK Government's pre-budget report ...

The unpopular outperformer

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... just three years old and it's consistently been in the top quartile but to date it hasn't had a lot of support from platforms. It has $70 million funds under management and we would have expected it to be bigger than that," he said. Hiscock said this ...

SMSFs save via industry fund schemes

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2007
... 150 members invested via SelfSelect. He denied such an investment option meant industry funds were becoming more like platforms, though. "We're an industry super fund and why would we give up all the benefits of being an industry super fund to acquire ...

Macq targets Asian real estate

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 NOV 2007
... Macquarie real estate, said Macquarie Bank was aggressively targeting Asian property. "Right now across the different platforms, we are managing more than $6 billion in asset in Asia. It's a hot market, we have 520 people in this region under the Macquarie ...

Platforms control two-thirds of planner FUA

Platforms now account for two-thirds of planner funds under advice after jumping from 53 per cent just four years ago, according to new research from the Rainmaker group. The research contained in Rainmaker's latest Advantage report confirmed that despite ...

Platforms demand liquidity on alternatives

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2007
As alternative assets become more essential in a balanced portfolio, platforms are still coming to grips with the liquidity and pricing issues surrounding the asset class. Geoff Lloyd, chief executive at Asgard Wealth Solutions, said Asgard's platform ...

What happened to baby platforms?

ALEX DUNNIN, MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2007
... provide everything for every investor. "These demarcation lines that other people come up with between 'baby wraps' and platforms is just window dressing, we see FirstChoice as our core platform used by the majority of advisers," he said. Meanwhile Chris ...

Deutsche appoints ex-Skandia head

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 8 NOV 2007
... next year. Fitzgerald will be the primary account manager for Deutsche Bank's DWS Investments retail researchers and platforms in Australia. Previously, Fitzgerald was head of retail investment services at Skandia where she was in charge of the company's ...

IAS gathers momentum

... dozens of individual accounts in the $1 million to $20 million range which is currently the domain of unit trusts and platforms. The IAS solution allows them to service this market and yet streamline their back office utilising our securities allocation ...

Praemium appoints new marketing manager

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2007
... management with BT Wrap in Australia and in the UK since 2000, where she was involved in the development of various platforms. Her time there included roles as proposition manager for Abbey Wrap and head of product development for American Express Financial ...