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Adviser feedback drives Elevate Online refresh

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
AMP has launched a series of updates to its Elevate Online platform, in the hopes of streamlining the adviser user experience. The web based platform supporting AMP's Elevate Online has been upgraded to simplify the quoting and application process and ...

MainstreamBPO makes hire for European expansion

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Fund administration provider MainstreamBPO has hired a 30-year veteran of the financial services industry to drive its expansion into Europe. To further establish its presence in Europe and the UK the group has opened serviced offices in London and ...

Industry must collaborate to defeat cyber threats

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
The financial services industry must collaborate with academics and governments if it wishes to have an impact on cyber threats, according to group chief information security officer at Westpac Banking Group, Richard Johnson. Addressing a panel on the ...

AFA Adviser of the Year finalists announced

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2016
... Adviser and Practice of the Year, and the Female Excellence in Advice Award. The potential advisers of the year are Darren Johns from Align Financial, Jason Peterson from 5 Financial and Gary Spencer from Spencer Private Wealth. Practice of the Year ...

Administrator grows FUM by 68pct

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 30 AUG 2016
Administrator MainstreamBPO recorded an after tax profit of $1 million last financial year, seeing significant growth in its funds administration business. MainstreamBPO grew its funds under administration to $88 billion or by 68% in the 12 months to ...

Fund administrator purchases New York business

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2016
An Australian fund administrator is delivering on its recent US expansion by acquiring New York-based hedge fund administrator Fundadministration. Following the opening of its New York office in July, ASX-listed MainstreamBPO sees its most recent purchase ...

Advisers can seek AMP for insurance support

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 AUG 2016
On the back of AMP overhauling its strategy around life insurance claims, financial advisers can now tap in to a "one-stop" website offering tools and support for all aspects of life insurance advice. AMP head of retail insurance, Greg Johnson, said ...

Wilson explains Aurora fund wind-up proposal

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2016
Wilson Asset Management has outlined to unitholders why the HHY fund, managed by Keybridge Capital, should be shut down. Arguing that the "expertise to manage the HHY portfolio promoted to unitholders is no longer at Keybridge," Wilson's letter referred ...

Keybridge chair ousted in Bentley coup

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 AUG 2016
Keybridge Capital's chair has departed following the extraordinary general meeting triggered by Bentley Capital. In Andrew Moffat's wake, Bentley nominees Simon Cato and William Johnson have been appointed to the board, and deputy chair Bill Brown has ...

No more inquiries, says FSC

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
Financial Services Council chief executive Sally Loane has advocated four-to-five-year government terms to end the "traffic jam of financial reform" which has cost the industry nearly $3 billion. Speaking at the 2016 FSC Leaders Summit in Melbourne ...