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Platforms secure planners direct shares preference

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2011
... platform although cost is still a factor. Direct shares is surging in popularity in planner practices based on the Investment Trends Planner Direct Equities June 2010 report which surveyed 719 planners on their use of direct equities. The report found ...

Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... advisers the main winner. Australian platform providers are now competing at a higher level, according to the 2010 Investment Trends Platform Report, which found the level of innovation throughout last year gave advisers the tools they need to survive ...

Macq Wrap releases new accounts

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
... additional fees. Macquarie said that direct shares is surging in popularity in adviser practices based on the Investment Trends Planner Direct Equities June 2010 report which found that around 30 out of every 100 advisers already including direct shares ...

Regrets, I've had a few

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... belatedly discovering that not everyone can get a full or part pension when in financial strife, a survey found. The Investment Trends 2010 Retirement Incomes Report released this morning gives financial advisers more weapons for financial education ...

CFS slashes entry bar to wholesale platform

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2011
... on fees, and industry experts agreed the move would have a big impact. Tim Cobbs, chief operating officer at Investment Trends, said the move reflects the drive towards upfront fees and away from commissions. Andrew Keevers, Director of Research & Product ...

Developed markets enjoy strong inflows

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2011
Investors are wading back into developed market equities in a reversal of recent investment trends as the US and Europe continue to gain traction. Concerns, mainly inflationary, but also geopolitical, have contributed to the shift of capital out of ...

Westpac Online launches intl CFDs

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... asset," said James Staltari, head of Westpac Online Investing. CFDs have risen in popularity post-GFC, with Investment Trends figures placing Australia's CFD market value at around $350 million with the number of investors climbing from 32,000 in 2009 ...

Insurance platforms highly preferred: report

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2010
Some 80 per cent of advisers use platforms to write risk advice, according to latest figures from Investment Trends research. This goes against the theory that many advisers are threatened by Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) reforms, with platforms ...

CFD newcomer backs tighter ASIC rules

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 7 DEC 2010
... drawbacks of highly leveraged trades. Yet there is obviously a market out there based on trading data. According to Investment Trends figures, Australia's CFD market is valued at around $350 million with the number of investors climbing from 32,000 in ...

FX broker IPOs on Wall St

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... $14 and traded as high as $15.34, giving it a market capitalisation of more than $1 billion. According to the Investment Trends May 2010 Report, FXCM is the most popular foreign exchange broker operating in the Australian market. With Australia one of ...