BTFG backs Panorama and Adviser View
BT Financial Group (BTFG) chief executive, Brad Cooper has sought to point to the positives of the group's results described as "soft" in the Westpac result, making clear that they were the result of once-off issues, including the partial sale of BT Investment Management.
Indeed, Cooper maintains that when the once-off issues are stripped out of the result then BTFG's cash earnings were actually up six per cent.
He also pointed to other achievements within the group, including its comprehensive wealth management solution "Panorama" now having more than 2,000 registered advisers using the system.
Cooper said the continued development of Panorama would be a key factor enabling the firm to respond quickly to rapid industry change and to the changing needs of advisers and their clients.
He also pointed to BTFG's launch of Adviser View.
"There are already more than 2,400 pieces of feedback with an average rating of 4.89 out of 5," Cooper said.
"We are adding enhancements to the site over the coming months, which will deliver even greater transparency in terms of the quality of our financial advisers."
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