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Platforms bounce back 7.9 pc

Platform funds under advice jumped 7.9 per cent during the June quarter, recording their first lift in 18 months. The combined platform market at $331 billion is, however, still down 19 per cent from its $410 billion September 2007 peak, noted Rainmaker ...

Streamline super concessions to boost contributions

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2009
Rather than complain about superannuation complexity, the Industry Super Network has proposed a complete reworking of tax concessions around contributions that they argue will not only significantly improve superannuation equity but boost contribution ...

Matrix cuts licensee fees after profit result

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Matrix Planning Solutions has cut the licensee fee it charges its financial planning practices - announcing the decision after posting strong full-year numbers. Rick Di Cristoforo, managing director at Matrix, said the group had posted a profit similar ...

Oasis adds two groups and recovers FUM

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2009
Oasis Asset Management is set to increase the number of active financial planners on its platform by 60 per cent after signing on two new dealer groups and, in six months, saw funds under management (FUM) jump from $3.5 billion to $5.4 billion. Oasis ...

Treasury buys stake in two boutiques

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
Treasury Group has expanded its boutique line-up, investing in absolute return manager AR Capital Management and Scotland-based global thematic equities manager Aubrey Capital Management. The deal means Treasury Group will own 30 per cent of each fund ...

BT ramps up SMSF offering

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
BT is keeping an eye on the growing SMSF sector, improving BT Wrap to include more SMSF-centric functionalities. Craig Lawrenson, national manager BT Wrap Product and Strategy, said the growth of SMSFs present an enormous opportunity for the financial ...

Regulators tighten grip on hedge funds

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 21 SEP 2009
The US' Securities and Exchange Commission and UK's Financial Services Authority have announced plans to explore common reporting and regulations of hedge funds - developments that could set the template for Australian hedge fund regulation. The two ...

Beware the leveraged ETF

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Australian exchange traded funds investors should learn from their US counterparts who have lost their fortunes trading leveraged ETFs - products that could one day hit Australian shores. Michael Krause, president of ETF research house AltaVista Research ...

Wealth effect turns positive

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2009
Run three days straight or for nine days with only a day's pause and you too would need a bit of a rest. This is precisely what Wall Street did overnight -- it stopped for a break. In financial market jargon this is termed as "consolidation." The Dow ...

AIST measures investment choice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2009
An industry association has questioned why super funds provide a range of investments options after a survey found less than 6.5 per cent of members switched funds in the past three years. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) survey ...