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North opens Bluedoor to bright future

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 5 APR 2011
Thousands of financial advisers will have access to direct equity trading through the North platform after upgrades to its Bluedoor software engine go live on Monday. The new Bluedoor upgrade was described by its developers yesterday as doing for the ...

Guardian FP eyes risk advisers

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
Guardian Financial Planning hopes to grow its adviser network by 10 per cent this financial year and wants to attract more risk insurance specialist advisers. The financial planning firm is using referrals to attract interest while talking to potential ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
YouTube used to be the domain of teenagers and the odd adult videotaping quirky and fun stuff, but today super funds can use it for more lofty goals - and it won't cost their members a cent. Tim Martin, director at 2 Sticks Digital Marketing, said that ...

Building a compelling case for direct property

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
The ability of direct property to deliver predictable bond-like characteristics gives it an advantage over listed vehicles, said two super fund investment experts who dismissed as over-played concerns about valuation methodologies. "In a diversified ...

Risk advisers embrace social media

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Life risk advisers from Brisbane are the most prolific users of Twitter, with 11 per cent using the social media site, and a high 41 per cent are active on LinkedIn, a survey found. Zurich Life polled 700 life risk advisers at a recent national product ...

Super rollovers go electronic

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
A trial program to electronically process super fund rollovers has passed with flying colours and is now open for business. REST, Sunsuper and StatewideSuper tested out the Industry Funds Forum's new eRollover system to see whether it would accurately ...

Adviser remuneration debate sparks fly

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
The Association of Financial Advice (AFA) hits back at Industry Super Fund research claiming consumers save $82,000 by retirement age by avoiding financial adviser fees. According to the AFA, this research was designed to distract consumers from industry ...

PineBridge enjoys strong inflows in EM debt

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
From managing a modest $25 million in emerging markets in the mid-90s to $5.5 billion today, global fund manager Pinebridge Investments is benefiting from the growing number of investors that use EM debt as a portfolio diversifier. Rajeev Mittal, head ...

Fund manager takes social media to next level

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
Australian equities boutique fund manager NakedFunds Management has incorporated social media into its daily dealings with both its investors and potential clients. Using a Facebook-like interactive page, NakedFunds uses online capabilities to survey ...

MDAs to expand SMSF footprint

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Managed discretionary accounts (MDA) operator, Investment Administration Services (IAS) has reported a surge in interest from adviser dealer groups over the last two years - particularly from those that cater for SMSFs. IAS enables advisers to manage ...