BT is increasing the help available for support teams in advice firms to drive efficiencies in the back-office system....
The number of advisers using managed accounts has passed 1,000, according to BT, with funds under administration for the strategies reaching $10.7 billion....
Clients are still going to need to meet the work test if they want to claim a deduction for a personal contribution despite the removal of the work test for voluntary con...
Downsizer contributions, the superannuation guarantee and the COVID-related measures on minimum pension drawdowns are among the top enquiries by advisers this end of fina...
There are specific requirements that only apply to trustees of self-managed superannuation funds, writes Tim Howard, including the allocation in their investment strategy...
Targeting new demographics and trends as well as centralising technology solutions is on the cards for platforms over the next few years, according to some of the largest...
Platforms are seeing strong growth of products themed around ESG with assets in those funds outpacing those in non-ESG options, Money Management data has found....
Funds under administration in managed accounts have grown by 57% in the March quarter at BT to $10.9 billion, driven by an increased number of advisers using BT Panoroma ...
Westpac-subsidiary BT Funds Management has been fined $20 million for incorrectly charging commission payments to certain superannuation fund members....
In response to an uptick in adviser questions about the Federal Budget, BT’s technical team have provided explanations for five of their most common queries....
Advisers should not rest on their laurels on the lack of changes in this year’s Budget as more could be announced between now and the May election....
BT has appointed Kathryn Cosentino from Insignia Financial as its head of product management for its platform business, effective from 4 May....
Superannuation can be used each year to utilise tax and retirement savings, writes Tim Howard, so how can couples put theirs to best use to see the joint benefits?...
BT has cleared up recent changes to the work test, confirming that it will no longer be required for non-concessional, bring forward non-concessional and small business c...
BT has seen strong growth in its managed account solutions, particularly in the sustainability space, as it sets the goal to be the leader in the platform market....
Who get's the $10M? Where does the money go?? Might it end up in the CSLR to financially assist duped investors??? ...
My view is that after 2026 there will be quite a bit less than 10,000 'advisers' (investment advisers) and less than 100...
Dugald makes a great point that not everyone's definition of green is the same and gives a good example. Funds have bee...