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Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... Durbin said. Durbin said that when practices moved off-platform the focus moved from servicing the client and business development, to administration and operational tasks. "Scalability is always an issue in an off-platform environment," he said. However ...

Bloomberg to make disclosure announcements via Twitter

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... to incorporate that information into their decision making process," Jean-Paul Zammitt, head of sales and product development for the Bloomberg Professional Service. Bloomberg will classify tweets by company, asset class, person and topic. The guiding ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open lower after falls on Wall Street. The June share price index futures contract was down 35 points at 4,919 points, with 3,353 contracts traded. In economics news on Thursday, the Australian Industry Group will ...

Islamic finance forum to discuss Shariah growth opps

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
The Amanie Australian Islamic Finance Forum will be held at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Melbourne on 16 April. Amanie Advisors Australia has recently become one of the first specialist Shariah advisory bodies to be granted an AFSL licence this country. ...

AMP SMSF appoints Burgess as new policy head

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
... role of head of policy and technical. Burgess will be responsible for interpreting SMSF legislation to help with the development of SMSF advice as well as technical support for AMP's aligned planner network. He will also lead AMP's SMSF policy development ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2013
The Australian market looks set to open higher after gains on Wall Street. At 0825 AEDT on Wednesday, the June share price index futures contract was up 12 points at 4,988, with 4,271 contracts traded. In economics news on Wednesday, the Australian ...

Admin costs rise four-fold off-platform: research

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Standard. Durbin said that when practices moved off-platform the focus moved from servicing the client and business development, to administration and operational tasks. "There is significant expense to moving off-platform, they found the quality of ...

CFS appoints new general manager

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... AIA Australia from 2007 to 2011 and for BT Financial Group from 1993 until 2006. "Peck will be responsible for the development and implementation of the growth strategy for CFS clients, through both aligned and independent financial planners," a CFS ...

South Africa leads foreign investment in the continent

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... figures came from the 'Global Investment Trends Monitor' report issued by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTD). The report was published ahead of the fifth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) summit to be held ...

AFA launches initiative to connect women in advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAR 2013
... advice to Australian consumers. The program will be formally launched in May and it will offer support for career development through networking, coaching, mentoring and leadership, as well as through events. "It's a broad based initiative that is consistent ...