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Innovative platforms create $397 bn industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
... this platform growth. The 2010 Investment Trends Platform Report is based on detailed analyst reviews comparing 26 leading master trust and wrap platforms across over 440 aspects of their service offerings.

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

PRESS RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... they hold on behalf of Australia's 10 million super fund members. Not-for-profit funds are now averaging 5.7 per cent and master trusts 3.3 per cent. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were Health Super with 8.7 ...

Super fund returns fall again to 5 per cent

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
... they hold on behalf of Australia's 10 million super fund members. Not-for-profit funds are now averaging 5.7 per cent and master trusts 3.3 per cent. The top five Workplace Super funds (by default options) over the 12 months were Health Super with 8.7 ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2011
The Australian market has received uncertain leads from offshore trading overnight, as markets struggled with the meaning of the assassination of Osama bin Laden. On the ASX 24 at 0655 AEST, the June share price index futures contract was 22 points ...

Pooled funds lose cash

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... last year, compared with $40.8 billion in the September quarter. At the same time managed fund inflows fell, along with master fund products according to data from managed fund research company Plan For Life. Alan Shield, director of banking research ...

Keep advice a simple business: BTFG

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
... many will struggle in a FOFA environment, they will have a higher rate of clients opting out as compared to advisers that master the ability of trust who will have a higher rate of clients opting in."

Platforms bounce back after GFC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
... Rainmaker also reported that while investment platforms are up just 0.4 per cent, this masks a major restructure as investment master trusts are giving way to IDPSs, which increased 4 per cent over the same period. Financial Standard is owned by Rainmaker ...

Three new faces on Cbus board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
... Frank O'Grady, both Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union nominees. The incoming three replace Chris Harnath of the Master Plumbers and Mechanical Services Association of Australia and CFMEU nominees John Sutton and Albert Littler. Chief executive ...

Centric Wealth reframes advice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2011
Financial advisory firm Centric Wealth sets new benchmarks in its profession through a new platform that combines a 'real world' approach to risk management with best-practice investing and advice-focused technology. The firm has launched a new investment ...

Paraplanners master SoAs with COIN

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 22 FEB 2011
Financial planning software provider COIN has launched training courses for paraplanners, which could go some way to increasing the upskilling in the profession. The three-day courses, Paraplanning Fundamentals, are run in conjunction with outsourced ...