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Legalsuper appoints Towers Watson

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... as the asset consultant for its members' $1.9 billion investment portfolio. Towers Watson has replaced JANA Investment Advisers, which had been the fund's asset consultant since 2003, following a tender process overseen by Dymond, Foulds & Vaughan. "Towers ...

Platforms press on in advice battleground

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
... there appeared to be a disproportionate amount of discussion around funds being placed on-platform or off-platform by advisers. "The data is not supporting that there is a move to off-platform and while there has been a slight move off-platform, there ...

AIA introduces 24 hour insurance processing

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2013
AIA Australia has released a tool that allows financial advisers to automatically process insurance applications. The tool called Auto Complete, allows new policies to be up and running within 24 hours of submission. "For advisers, the speedier turnaround ...

Low balance members hit with fees under super changes

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2013
... accumulation phase. Andrew Yee, HLB Mann Judd director of wealth management told Financial Standard that the extra work for advisers to comply with the proposed changes would increase the administration costs of all superannuation funds, which would ...

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... Wealthtrac, has launched a cloud-based SMSF platform that centralises administration and reporting to build efficiencies for advisers. The platform comes after two years of research that investigated where independent advisers could benefit from greater ...

Most equity investors upping overseas exposure: survey

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... 68.1% - believe the US market will offer the best international opportunity. The results may come as a surprise to many advisers who have long-standing love affair with Australian equities. "We have witnessed strong demand from investors who are making ...

CFS FirstWrap enhances corporate actions feature

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... new functionality features to its FirstWrap platform in May. The corporate actions capability will be enhanced to allow advisers to automatically handle how their clients respond to announcements such as rights issues or share buybacks. Currently handling ...

Centrepoint appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... positioned tomaximise the opportunities arising from the various regulatory changes, market consolidation and the desire by advisers to provide quality independent advice to their clients. "In addition, the premium funding business presents strong growth ...

Financial Wisdom launches discounted recruitment service

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... recruitment experts. Mark Ballantyne, general manager, Financial Wisdom told Financial Standard that Financial Wisdom advisers can access seek.com.au using the CBA's discounted rates. "Other recruitment services are provided at Financial Wisdom's cost. ...

Kim playing Duke Nukem is the bigger worry

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
... added 151,000 jobs in March? I wouldn't be worried about America's growth if I were you. Only last week, Macroeconomic Advisers lifted its US first quarter growth forecasts to 3.5% from 3.2%. Barclays did the same and raised its estimate to 3.3% from ...