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Investors need mid-term protection: BT

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2012
There is a need for investment products that provide flexibility and confidence over a mid-term investment horizon, said Rodney Greenhalgh, head of retirement at BT Financial Group. After spending over two years working with advisers and investors ...

Strong growth in securities lending: J.P. Morgan

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2012
... "Eureka" moment, institutional investors are definitely coming back to securities lending, and offerings are being evolved to cater to individual clients, said Wilson. On top of the demand for above benchmark returns, Wilson said that the renewed interest ...

AIA Australia improves adviser quoting and app tool

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... that eApp Express - which lets advisers electronically lodge life insurance quotes and applications - has been designed to cater for the growing numbers who working via new platforms and browsers including tablets, laptops, notebooks and ultrabooks. ...

Beware greedy SMSF intermediaries

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
Competition for business amid the rapid growth of the SMSF industry is in danger of diluting the quality of service for the end client, according to a number of industry professionals. India-based Sundaram Business Services has been operating in Australia ...

Big infrastructure underscores China growth

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
... delegates visited the Hang Seng listed, integrated IT services provider Digital China. Much of Digital China's offerings cater to the rapid growth of Chinese cities. For the 50-plus advisers on the trip, one of the more interesting projects was a citizen ...

Tax-efficient giving advice missing: Macquarie

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012
Advisers who don't evolve their businesses to cater for growing client interest in philanthropy risk being left behind. That's the conclusion of Queensland University of Technology research which reveals a growing demand among high net-worth clients ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower following Wall Street and Europe's lead as investors digested a blockbuster deal leaving British oil group BP with nearly a fifth of the Russian giant Rosneft, and took stock of a souring outlook from the ...

Next-gen platforms cater for wealth management renaissance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
Rapidly evolving technology and how investors interact with it, accompanied by changing client expectations and regulatory reform is pushing platform developers to fundamentally review their offerings. Forcing the strategic rethink is the growing disconnect ...

J.P. Morgan buys into online shopping

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has taken a stake in one of South East Asia's fastest growing e-tailer, Lazada. The investment for an undisclosed amount was made via Lazada's controversial German owner, Rocket Internet. Rocket Internet GmbH is an online ...

Wealthtrac revises structure for independent market

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... this makes them the lowest capped traditional platform in the marketplace, although the fee structure minimum appears to cater for higher account balances. The revised adviser service fees within Wealthtrac's new PDS includes the option for advisers ...