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Coombe names wealth management execs

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
BT Financial Group chief executive, Rob Coombe has announced the combined Westpac/St.George wealth management business executive team. Coombe named John Shuttleworth as superannuation & investment solutions general manager; Mark Smith as insurance general ...

Linear launches enhanced MA

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
... expense ratio (MER) of 0.275 per cent. In addition, investors can trade assets immediately, compared to an investment platform which only allows trading at the end of the day. "The LMA is a more cost effective product than traditional platforms and provides ...

Wiki me happy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
Web content manager Vignette predicts that social networking tailor-made for corporates will be the next platform on which financial services providers can engage their Gen Y staff and retain their customers. The power of social networking came to the ...

Fin Simplicity upgrades tech

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2008
... and distribution groups to release their own managed account products. The tool is designed as a 'bolt-on' product to a platform and allows groups to completely customise the interface and product features. "Investment platforms are the ideal starting ...

Westpac names merger team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... the BT Wrap and Asgard platforms, which he said serve different segments of the adviser market. BT Wrap and the Asgard platform have an 18 per cent and seven per cent market share respectively. He said the larger network of advisers and brand together ...

Platforms should adopt insto approach

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 NOV 2008
... executive director, distribution, Macquarie Funds Group. Murphy said the bear market would likely lead to a change in platform behaviour - one that is based on an institutional approach to investing. This can be achieved by players taking responsibility ...

Præmium to add wrap client

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2008
PrA|mium and independent wrap platform provider, Powerwrap signed an agreement deal to provide V-Wrap and separately managed account (SMA) technology to the platform. The 'heads of agreement' deal means Powerwrap's platform can provide access to direct ...

Macquarie takes market hit

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2008
It's been a tough six months for Macquarie's wrap and fund divisions as falling markets offset otherwise strong platform inflows and slash fund profits to as much as 80 per cent less than what they were previously. Macquarie Group posted a half year ...

St.George chief resigns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... 28 November 2008. Nearly one third of all Australian financial planners will call the combined BT/Asgard their primary platform should the Westpac and St.George merger come to fruition. The merger will create Australia's largest platform provider with ...

DST Systems buys Bluedoor

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 17 NOV 2008
... Technologies, paving the way for its Australian subsidiary to play a greater role in the funds management distribution and platform markets. The deal means DST International (DSTi) can provide Bluedoor's Wealth.net service to its clients. The web-based ...