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Planners select HUB24

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2010
The managed accounts sector wins a fresh batch of advocates after unified managed accounts provider HUB24 signed five dealer groups, representing $650 million in assets, to its UMA platform. The dealer groups, some using managed accounts for the first ...

MLC acquires remaining Meritum stake

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
MLC has completed its purchase of Meritum Financial Group, a planning group that MLC inherited as part of its Aviva acquisition. MLC acquired a minority ownership stake in Meritum as part of its acquisition of Aviva Australia, who was a stakeholder ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2010
The Australian share market was weaker at noon as concerns about sovereign debt in Europe linger on investor sentiment to risk. By 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index had dropped 30.8 points, or 0.67 per cent, to 4,567.5. The broader All Ordinaries ...

FPA launches new strategy, brand

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
The Financial Planning Association has unveiled a new strategy and brand at the FPA National Conference on the Gold Coast this morning as part of a broader effort to restore consumer trust post-GFC. As part of the strategy, the FPA has proposed a number ...

Port of Brisbane in the hands of super

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 NOV 2010
The $33 billion AustralianSuper is adding the Port of Brisbane to its infrastructure portfolio - the latest addition to its $4.5 billion infrastructure portfolio after the fund signalled its intentions to be a key player in the asset class earlier this ...

Maritime offers fixed term investment option

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2010
Maritime Super is launching a new fixed term investment option next month - a strategy normally associated with retail super funds, and arguably the first of its kind introduced by an industry fund. The fixed term investment option works like a fixed ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2010
The Australian share market edged into positive territory in intra-day trading on light volumes as big investors sat on the sidelines awaiting more market direction. At 1200 AEDT the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 6.4 points, or 0.14 per cent, at ...

Tower unveils iQuote app

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 NOV 2010
Tower has launched the Accelerated iQuote life insurance app for the iPhone and iPad - giving advisers the opportunity to roll out instant life insurance quotes on the go. Brett Clark, chief executive of TOWER Australia Retail Life, said Accelerated ...

BT Wrap releases plain English investor guide

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
BT Wrap joins the campaign to make product disclosure statements much easier to understand through its new Investor Guide. Launched after six months of intensive customer research, the BT Wrap Investor Guide is part of BT Wrap's focus on innovation ...

AMP closes in on AXA

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2010
Five out of six AXA Asia Pacific independent directors have approved the sale of the firm to AMP - clearing the path to a merged business with a formidable 3,000-plus adviser network and ranked third largest in platform market share. AXA APH said in ...