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OnePath enhances OneView Life

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2019
OnePath has moved to enhance the abilities of financial advisers using its OneView Life client management portal. Advisers using OneView Life can now quote increases to their client's existing OneCare cover online, streamlining the service to ensure ...

Fossil fuel holdings cost BlackRock investors $90bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2019
BlackRock has lost more than US$90 billion ($133bn) by investing in fossil fuel-dependent companies over the last decade, a new report criticising the world's largest fund manager about its failure to manage climate risk shows. The Institute for ...

Managed accounts hit milestone

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Managed accounts have reached a growth milestone, now making up 29% of the investment market in Australia. Managed accounts funds under administration grew by 17% to $51 billion in the 12 months to March, according to Rainmaker data. Platform funds ...

Iress announces changes to Xplan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2019
Iress has made several improvements to its popular Xplan offering which should improve functionality for thousands of advisers. The changes to the advice software platform will be released on Friday. Iress says these changes followed a year of user ...

SuperFriend boosts leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2019
... variety of senior super roles for the last decade, most recently as senior client manager and industry lead for retail and fast moving consumer goods. Glenn Cassidy will serve as general manager of people, technology and enablement. He was most recently ...

FPA launches new CPD platform

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUL 2019
... its events." He explained the new solution is designed to be a game changer for advisers. "With convenient, flexible and fast access to content, My CPD makes it easy for FPA members to stay on top of their CPD requirements. No other platform will offer ...

BT Panorama boosts functionality

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
BT Panorama has exceeded $20 billion in funds under administration and boosted platform functionality. In July 2018, BT introduced simple open platform pricing for BT Panorama and since then the platform has enjoyed 78% growth, BT Financial Group said. ...

NEOS upgrades super product

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2019
Enhancements to NEOS Life's superannuation product Super Plan are helping customers apply for cover in a fraction of the time. When applying for the risk-only superannuation product, a customer's identity is validated and automatically matched with ...

Shadforth signs new tech partner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... year for FinClear." Head of Shadforth in Tasmania Gene Phair said: "We were seeking a provider who could not only deliver a fast and efficient broking service, but whose client-first values aligned with our own." The partnership was a result of a rigorous ...

MySuper eyes SMSF stronghold

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MySuper could soon surpass self-managed super funds as the preferred retirement savings vehicle for Australians, a new Rainmaker report shows. Using the latest APRA data, Rainmaker's MySuper Report found the MySuper asset pool hit $713 billion at ...