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Surprise exit for van Eyk asset consulting team Van Eyk's three person asset consultant team has left the company, the company has confirmed. Head of asset consulting Jonathan Ramsay and asset consultants Fil Andronaco and Jonathan Tolub resigned their ...

HUB24 acquires dealer group

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
HUB24 has acquired an independent dealer group with 20 financial advice practices across Australia and more than $2.5 billion in funds under advice. The Paragem buyout will be completed over the next few weeks and is subject to satisfaction of the acquisition ...

AMP half year profit falls 3%

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
AMP has reported a net profit of $382 million for the half year to June 30, 2014, down 3% from the same period last year. Underlying profit was $510 million, compared with A$440 million for 1H 13, up 16% half on half. AMP wealth management net cash ...

Dimensional latest to join Calastone network

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 AUG 2014
Global asset manager Dimensional Fund Advisors has become the latest manager to join Calastone's automated global transaction network service. Calastone specialises in automating manual processes for the managed fund and superannuation sectors. Previously ...

FEATURE: Have we reached the tipping point for managed accounts?

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 15 AUG 2014
... industry, we'll also look at the latest technological innovations, and find out whether new efforts from traditional platform providers as well as bids by smaller start ups can finally make inroads into the tough to penetrate adviser market by improving ...

CBA dismisses Murray's concerns over vertical integration

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 14 AUG 2014
... following the release of the group's annual results. "I don't think that's inconsistent with owning asset management arm, the platform and different parts of the business; as long as we can make sure that the policies, processes, management structures ...

SMA operators to become a sector in their own right

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
Separately managed accounts (SMA) operators are poised for strong growth over the coming years and are likely to become a sector in their own right, Lonsec research shows. The research house has looked at five SMA platforms in Australia and has assigned ...

Stan Life Inv GARS added to Macquarie Wrap

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
... Standard Life Investments Global Absolute Return Strategies Australian Trust is now available via the Macquarie Wrap platform. Global Absolute Return Strategies (GARS) is a multi-asset strategy, which aims to provide positive returns irrespective of ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
Platform providers should not take financial adviser's loyalty for granted, as new research shows that planners are exercising choice when it comes to platforms. The number of advisers using a platform due to the dealer group's preferences has fallen ...

Planners unite to create innovation platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... marketing communications, public relations and regular meetings labelled as "innovation think tanks." Initially, the platform has 25 different categories, including sales, advice modeling tools, estate planning, CRM, social media, client referral systems ...