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Bell Direct ranked top online broker

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2013
Online share trader Bell Direct has again topped the customer satisfaction rankings for online traders, ranking first in 15 out of 16 categories in the Investment Trends Online Broking Report for the second half of 2012. The rankings reflect positive ...

Fewer asset consultants dominate super fund space

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013
The market share of asset consultants advising superannuation funds is being increasingly dominated by fewer participants, forcing super funds to develop internal expertise whether they want to or not, according to research from Rainmaker Information. ...

CBA to snare DIY investors with MyWealth platform

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
Commonwealth Bank yesterday launched MyWealth, a new platform which attempts to attract the three million Australian do-it-yourself investors to trade shares, ETFs and fixed interest investments online. Described by the bank as a first for the Australian ...

Anova wins tech industry recognition

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2013
... providing the level of scalability necessary for retail operations," he added. "The robust functionality makes it a strong platform for small-to-large, global wealth management firms and private banks."

How advisers can double their business value

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... managing director at the business brokers, believes that these BOLR facilities were constructed at a time when retail platform margins were significantly higher and disclosure requirements in Statements of Advice were less clear about the potential conflicts ...

Gone in 60 seconds

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... Berlusconi (who's not even elected yet), the sitting French President Hollande has also campaigned on an anti-austerity platform. I can still taste the fear back then. Yet to this day, the single currency area remains single. And today, Virginia, some ...

Platform asset-based fees under fire

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
The retail platform market is on the cusp of a revolution which will see standard asset-based pricing replaced with a fee-based structure, said Chris Wrightson, managing director of Centurian Market Makers. The business broking expert says that, in ...

New dealer group boss for IOOF

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2013
After he oversaw its takeover of financial planning group Plan B, listed wealth Manager IOOF has unveiled Mick Farrell as its new head of dealerships. Yesterday IOOF said Farrell would start as general manager of dealerships from 4 February this year. ...

DomaCom GPS increases software footprint

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
New platform entrant DomaCom is increasing its' planning software user numbers with over 250 advisers across 190-plus firms now registered and using its free planning software. DomaCom is using a free trial of its Guided Planning System (GPS) - following ...

CBUS to review products to tempt SMSFs

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013
Construction industry superannuation fund CBUS will review its product offering over the next 12 months in order to attract people in self managed superannuation funds. Last week fellow industry super fund HOSTPLUS said self managed super fund trustees ...