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Avoid the ETF trap: Bell Direct

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
Online trading platform Bell Direct is warning investors to avoid the "ETF trap", as the move to passive strategies gains substantial pace and inflows reach all-time highs. Bell Direct chief executive Arnie Selvarajah said that for many investors passive ...

MyPlanner inks deal with tech provider

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... transformation strategy, MyPlanner and its adviser network will now use PractiFI's solution as its core business management platform. The integrated platform has already dramatically improved efficiencies across the MyPlanner network, allowing its businesses ...

BlackRock takes majority stake in Australian solar farm

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... BlackRock Australia head Dominik Rohe said: "We are pleased to add renewable power capabilities to the local investment platform, as we leverage the unprecedented investment opportunities in this space while continuing to build out and diversify BlackRock's ...

AMP prioritises reinsurance, grows advice arm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... core licensee adviser practices in the first half, with an average AUM per adviser practice at $39 million. Flagship platform North, recorded $2.9 billion in net cashflow, up 8% year-on-year. AMP Capital meanwhile posted a 10.8% increase in operating ...

Class and Countplus partner

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
... all their portfolios. "This is a fantastic opportunity for Countplus practices to move to a single cloud-based software platform and take advantage of the dramatic efficiency gains delivered by Class Super and Class Portfolio," Bungard said. "With accountants ...

Former investment bankers behind new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2017
Two former senior JPMorgan and UBS investment bankers have joined forces to launch an online investment platform. Targeting investors seeking exposure to a wide range of asset classes in Australia, Rob Nankivell and Travis Miller said iPartners aims ...

Less room for mid-tier asset managers: Stern

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... assets or you're going to be a boutique. Because in between that, you're going to have a hard time competing with a global platform while also being too big to say, 'This is my product and strategy.'" To illustrate, he proposed an investment: selling ...

HUB24 expands white label solutions

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
Investment and superannuation platform provider HUB24 has partnered with a financial services company to launch a new platform this month. The white label partnership will provide Accountable Wealth Management's accountants and advisers access to a ...

New Zealand advice industry to be overhauled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
The New Zealand government is looking to remove the distinction between class and personal advice, as well as allow the provision of digital advice as it seeks to overhaul the country's regulatory regime for financial advisers. The Financial Services ...

Intiger seeks global scale with leadership change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... its managing director renew focus on the global business' expansion plans. Following the successful launch of its BOOM platform, Intiger has announced that founder and managing director Mark Fisher will pass responsibility for the business' operations ...