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Planning software's big five rated

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
The Investment Trends 2011 Planner Technology Report, which surveyed over 1,396 financial planners in July this year, found an overall improvement in satisfaction with planning software with 52% rating their software 'good' or 'very good'. Financial ...

Super funds need to guide members: Investment Trends

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 6 SEP 2011
Superannuation funds need to offer guidance for their members with Investment Trends latest survey finding people want information from their funds to understand market volatility and how they should act. The 2011 Investor Sentiment & Communications ...

CMC Markets launches new platform

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
CMC Markets has launched its new CMC Tracker platform for Australian investors. The new platform is the result of A$156m of investment over two years and aims to increase CFD trading speed and lower transaction costs. The new platform features increased ...

SMSFs cash deposits reflect volatility

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011
SMSFs trustees are hesitant investors with too much focus on cash deposits, moving $40 billion into cash products since 2009, according to a report from Vanguard and Investment Trends. This 'wall of cash', as the report calls it, has developed over ...

Midwinter voted the planners choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
For the third consecutive year, Midwinter has been voted first for planner satisfaction in the latest Investment Trends report, in a year when the group expanded to 15% market share. Released today, the Investment Trends 2011 Planner Technology Report ...

Growing SMA use hits education barrier

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
Financial advisers are gradually increasing their use of separately managed accounts, with education forming a barrier to widespread uptake of the structure, new research has found. The 2011 Separately Managed Accounts Report found that while just 18% ...

Advisers turn from managed funds to ETFs: BetaShares

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011
The rise of exchange traded funds (ETF) is putting pressure on active fund managers and attracting financial advisers, according to a new ETF report released today. The BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report predicts that ETF investor numbers will ...

Demand rises for Aussie bonds and cash: AMP

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2011
The flight to safety has returned with fixed income increasing in popularity and mandates flowing to diversified fixed interest, AMP capital said today. Ben Harrop, AMP Capital's Head of Retail Distribution, leads a team that manages $38 billion in ...

Asgard upgrades eWrap

Asgard has released an extensive range of new features for its eWRAP platform designed to drive greater productivity and profitability by helping advisers to deliver more customised advice for more clients in less time. The enhancements include simplified ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Advisers signed up on big institutional platforms are compromising their first duty to their client, independent advisers have said. Out of 26 leading master trust and wrap platforms studied by research firm Investment Trends for its 2010 Investment ...