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Govt move aids planners

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
... the market as long as possible for the eventual recovery [it allows them to do so]." To aid financial advisers, Aviva's platform includes a pension instalment suspension feature that allows clients to stop payments. All advisers need to do is submit ...

Planners champion risk advice

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 FEB 2009
Risk advice is today high on the agenda of advisers' businesses as a new survey shows advisers earn over a quarter of their practice revenue from risk products - a 30 per cent jump from 2007. According to the latest planner risk and risk technology ...

IG Markets offers more transparency

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... of a lack of transparency," said Tamas Szabo, the group's chief executive. For example, depending on the CFD trading platform provider, CFD clients may be trading based on prices set by the CFD provider and not the actual market prices. In contrast ...

Aviva prepares for equity investment surge

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 FEB 2009
... some of their cash investments into other asset classes. The Progressive Switching Facility is available on the firm's platform and allows investors to start drip-feeding money into other asset classes on a nominated date. This enhanced process allows ...

DKN Financial FUA falls 26pc

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 16 FEB 2009
... to June last year and 43 per cent since December last year. Despite more than $200 million in net flows to the group's platform, a "general lack of confidence and the flight to cash driven by the government's bank guarantee" had affected the group's ...

Accelerate to improve tele-underwriting

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... allowing advisers with their client to apply for or increase the level of group insurance within minutes through its platform. This system was developed and provided by Skandia's insurer, Tower. "Accelerate is part of Tower's overall portfolio offer. ...

Austock fund added to netwealth wrap

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 12 FEB 2009
... added to the Netwealth Investment Wrap suite. Jono Gourlay, Austock Asset Management business manager, said the netwealth platform targets boutique financial planning dealer groups which is also a key market of the firm. While fund inflows were down ...

IRESS eyes Asia

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2009
... expanding its presence in Asia. IRESS is adding several Asian markets to its webIRESS online equity information and trading platform. During the first half of 2009, IRESS will introduce equities data from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and Korea to its current ...

IOOF adds govt guarantee option

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2009
IOOF and Perennial Investment Partners have teamed up to provide clients with a government backed cash investment option. The Perennial Protected Cash Trust, available across superannuation and investment accounts, invests in short term, interest bearing ...

Asgard adds fixed term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2009
Asgard Wealth Solution has added three fixed term deposit products to its platform after receiving $800 million in inflows in its existing FTD suite. This tranche provides investors with the option of three, six and 12 month terms with either interest ...