PLATFORMS

Editorial

With regulatory change shining a spotlight on fees, platform providers are under increased pressure to justify their value. Perhaps innovation is the key to retaining adv...

Financial planning

Platform operators have complied with new regulations but more still needs to be done in managing conflicts and disclosing hidden fees....

Financial planning

Australian institutional platform providers should see themselves as boutiques, as global players start heavily eyeing the Australian market, SFG Australia head of platfo...

Financial planning

AIA extends the number of platforms on which its insurance offerings are available....

Financial planning

A senior and experienced cohort of financial planners are choosing to move away from expensive platforms. ...

Financial planning

Platforms should report adviser fraud to licensees despite not being required under law to do so....

Financial planning

Planner loyalty to platforms is being tested by fees and the freedom for planners to choose their own platform with two banks continuing to dominate the space...

Financial planning

Insync announces its Global Titan Fund has been listed on CFS FirstWrap platform. ...

Funds management

Managed account operators set to face increased competition as mainstream platform providers integrate increase their capabilities in this space...

Editorial

Daniela Tsagaris explains how platforms can gain a competitive edge by evolving to meet new client needs. ...

Editorial

HUB24 posts record new inflows off the back of white labelled investment platform services....

Financial planning

BT Wrap has knocked back claims by Sirius Funds Management that it was uncommunicative, stating information had been supplied on a regular basis....

Financial planning

Platforms are continuing to struggle with FDS as research finds compliance accounted for half of development spending. ...

Editorial

AMP migrates legacy clients as North platform FUA rises to $10 billion. ...

Financial planning

New online advice platform offers full financial plans for as little as $199....

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MARKET INSIGHTS

So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...

5 months ago

Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...

5 months ago

Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...

7 months 1 week ago

The FSCP has issued a written direction to an adviser who charged clients “extraordinary fees” for inappropriate and conflicted advice, as well as encouraged them to swit...

1 week 5 days ago

ASIC has cancelled the AFSL of an advice firm associated with Shield and First Guardian collapses, and permanently banned its responsible manager. ...

3 weeks 1 day ago

ASIC has confirmed the industry funding levy for the 2024–25 financial year, and how much licensees can expect to pay....

2 days 11 hours ago