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Insurance becomes concentrated, advisers reduce relationships

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... five years ago. "This has resulted in the greater concentration of risk businesses written," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. AMP is currently topping the primary relationships with advisers, with its market share up from 13% to 18% ...

Reporting season reveals insurance black spots

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... have a cyclical earnings cycle with the competiveness of the market often putting a strain on pricing, Morningstar senior analyst David Ellis said the sector is likely to face hardship in the face of deep-rooted structural factors. "Higher claims, higher ...

Investor confidence drives advice growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
... 2012, increased by 22% in the 12 months to May 2013 thanks to the return in investor confidence," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep III Peker said. "This has helped boost planners' confidence, their outlook and their business profitability." The ...

NAB Wealth flat as bank's profit rises 2%

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2013
... billion, or 1.6%, reflecting strong investment market returns. While earnings were stable overall, Morningstar senior analyst David Ellis told Financial Standard that in the context of rising markets and improving investor confidence, this result probably ...

Cash love affair continues despite falling rates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013
... deposits, including term deposits (TDs), have grown by 7%, reaching a total of $1.8 trillion. Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said that investors are increasingly viewing cash as a long-term investment, rather than a short-term waiting room. ...

Planner platform satisfaction reaches record high

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2013
... with their most-used platform increased for each of the 27 different areas that we measure," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. While platform providers have made many new enhancements in the last 12 months, the new lower-cost and flexible ...

Financial planners opt for software homogeneity

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... financial planners. "The planning software market has completely morphed over the past decade," said Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker. "Where VisiPlan used to dominate, and Microsoft Excel was used to plug the gaps, XPLAN is now the main ...

CBA grows advice research team with new hire

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... Candidate. In the research team he joins senior research analysts Theo Hatsis, Shane Brereton and Kunal Kotwal and senior analyst, risk research Adam Crabbe.

Shelf space battle heats up in US platforms

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2013
... their legacy platforms for fear of disrupting their advisers' way of using fee-based programs," Patrick Newcomb, senior analyst at Cerulli Associatesm said. "The majority of firms launched unified managed accounts (UMAs) in the past few years, which ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... cent to end at 8,511.3 points. Aside from indications of continued support from the Bank of Japan, CMC Markets senior analyst Michael Hewson said "poor consumer confidence data from France and a sharp slide in German import prices has fuelled expectations ...