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Westpac launches tailored info service for online investors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013
Westpac Online Investing has launched a new tailored information service in response to investors' demand for better research tools and stock-picking recommendations. Described as an "Australian first", the 'Daily Share Tracker' will be delivered to ...

Advisers saturate HNW space

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
An increasing number of advisers are turning their attention to servicing high net worth (HNW) clients, a market that is fast becoming overcrowded according to Harris Fraser managing partner Marc Geary "It has been harder and harder to service the HNW ...

Australian online broker market 'world's most highly concentrated'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013
Lack of choice among online brokers may explain why Australians are unlikely to change brokers, despite having comparatively low levels of satisfaction. The Global Online Broking Report, conducted by wealth researcher Investment Trends, surveyed 96,000 ...

Planner and investor concern hits three-year low

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2013
A drop in investor concern to its lowest level during any point in the global financial crisis (GFC) has prompted a wave of investment into managed funds, according to a new survey from Investment Trends. The March 2013 Planner Direct Equities and SMA ...

Managed funds survive ETF growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2013
The rise of the exchange-traded funds (ETF) industry does not come at the expense of traditional managed funds, a recent Beta Shares and Investment Trends report found. The research showed that 56% of the investors surveyed made incremental investments ...

Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
Frontier Advisors and Segal Rogerscasey have partnered to establish a Global Investment Research Alliance (GIRA) to share research on investment managers across the globe. The Alliance is expected to expand to a maximum of six members with additional ...

HUB24 announce new sales head

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013
HUB24 Investment Platform Business has appointed Wes Gillett as the new head of product and distribution. "Wes brings 25 years industry experience and a wealth of knowledge in the retail and institutional platform distribution space, and we are delighted ...

CommSec appoints head of adviser services

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
Online broker CommSec has appointed former Investment Trends chief operating officer Eric Blewitt to lead CommSec Adviser Services. Prior to Investment Trends, Eric managed Bendigo and Adelaide Bank's leveraged equities margin lending business. "Eric ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
The role of platforms in driving planning practice costs down will only get bigger after research shows that despite the growth of self-directed and off-platform investing, the lion's share of assets under advice will remain on-platform. Scott Durbin ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Colonial First State (CFS) will be adding new functionality features to its FirstWrap platform in May. The corporate actions capability will be enhanced to allow advisers to automatically handle how their clients respond to announcements such as rights ...