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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 ...

Midwinter takes on Coin, Xplan

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
Independent advice technology developer, Midwinter, is set to launch its own CRM for advisers to compete against industry giants Coin and Xplan. After releasing earlier this year, the off-the-shelf CRM will target advisers that want ease of use for ...

Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
Planners prefer direct equities with around 30 out of every 100 planners already including direct shares in their advice model, 70 per cent of which through a platform although cost is still a factor. Direct shares is surging in popularity in planner ...

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Investment platforms use innovation to compete for adviser business in a $397 billion industry, with advisers the main winner. Australian platform providers are now competing at a higher level, according to the 2010 Investment Trends Platform Report ...

Macq Wrap releases new accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
Macquarie Wrap creates accounts structure free of adviser rebates and commissions that offers a new range of investment, superannuation and pension accounts. The Consolidator Series has a flexible pricing structure that Macquarie said would allow advisers ...

Regrets, I've had a few

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
One in two retirees wished they saved more in super or saved earlier in their working life, particularly after belatedly discovering that not everyone can get a full or part pension when in financial strife, a survey found. The Investment Trends 2010 ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
Colonial First State has launched an aggressive bid for market share by opening Australia's biggest wholesale investment platform to small investors, positioning itself for a future commission-free superannuation market. Colonial, a subsidiary of the ...