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Advisers boost practice profitability

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 SEP 2014
... and recovering client numbers are lifting assets under advice and hence revenue," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. Despite improving business conditions, almost all planners (98%) said they were facing challenges in their business ...

Advisers use more insurers, but main provider still key: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 SEP 2014
... opportunities and risks for insurers to either benefit or lose out from this switching," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. Being a planner's main insurance provider is still crucial, as advisers currently write 59% of premiums through ...

High fees deter accountants from using platforms for SMSFs

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2014
... they realise that they don't know enough about platforms as they thought they did," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. But the number of accountants that see platforms to be appropriate for their SMSF clients remains steady at 57%. The ...

Do not take adviser loyalty for granted: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 AUG 2014
... of the introduction of the best interest duty, they now have increasing freedom," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. "With a quarter of planners saying they stopped investing new client flows via at least one platform, it's evident that ...

Planners in urgent need of better tech: research

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... total, "91% of planners say technology can really help out in client servicing," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. Research indicates that technology is helping planners become more efficient, with the average time to produce a full ...

Baby boomers account for four in five dollars under advice

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... held half of all planner funds under advice, up from 46% just 12 months earlier," Investment Trends Senior Analyst Recep Peker said. "And that's just the tip of the iceberg. With the first wave of baby boomers only just reaching retirement age, retirees ...

Compliance absorbs half of platforms' development budget

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2014
... level of development is reflective of the high level of competition in the industry, Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said, and added that "platforms can very easily be overtaken by rivals if they do not keep innovating and meeting planners' ...

More Australians opt for advice through super

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... Industry Funds Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said the numbers show an important shift towards advice through super. "Financial planners used to be the gold standard," he ...

Advisers leave China and turn to US growth

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013
... performance of overseas markets has seen a spike in investor interest over the last year," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. About 40% of advisers said that they could encourage their clients to invest in the US or North America over ...

Insurance becomes concentrated, advisers reduce relationships

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... ago. "This has resulted in the greater concentration of risk businesses written," Investment Trends senior analyst Recep Peker said. AMP is currently topping the primary relationships with advisers, with its market share up from 13% to 18% in the last ...