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Financial planning

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...

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Financial planning

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....

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Financial planning

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 ...

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Policy & Regulation

Westpac-subsidiary BT Funds Management has been fined $20 million for incorrectly charging commission payments to certain superannuation fund members....

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Financial planning

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....

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Financial planning

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....

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People & Products

BT has appointed Kathryn Cosentino from Insignia Financial as its head of product management for its platform business, effective from 4 May....

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Tools & guides

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?...

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Superannuation

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...

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Financial planning

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....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers and product providers alike have been inwardly too focused on their own internal business models and less focused on clients but there is an opportunit...

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Superannuation

More self-managed super fund trustees are using the Australian Taxation Office’s new ‘six-member’ rule to meet residency requirements following disruptions to internation...

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Financial planning

Having been granted a nine-month extension, completing their educational requirements is the top focus for advisers going into 2022....

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People & Products

Pella Funds Management has made its second appointment of a former AMP employee with the hire of Debbie Alliston for its advisory board....

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Financial planning

As more advisers go independent following the Royal Commission, Kon Costas has broken away from BT Practice Principal’s Community to form his own self-licensed adviser se...

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