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No platform provider is now without the ‘baby’ or ‘lite’ version of the full service wrap. In most cases, these ‘lite’ platforms have attracted substantial inflows withou...
Financial planning
Mergers and acquisitions played less of a driving role in the sector’s growth this past year than at any time since the product started to take off in 19887, but this mar...
Financial planning
Securitor is close to introducing several initiatives as part of its ongoing Tropicana project and overhauling its pricing methods including introducing a system to rewar...
Financial planning
After ending an exclusive distribution arrangement with BT Funds Management, one of the world’s largest investment managers, Putnam Investments, is set to make its presen...
Financial planning
ING has expanded its product team to fast track the development of planned new products based principally around its OneAnswer master trust offering....
Superannuation
The latest AMP Capital/Investment Trends SMSF Investor Report has revealed compliance is now clearly the number one challenge being faced by people running their own supe...
Rate the raters
Fund managers have again been given the opportunity to give their frank but anonymous assessment on the research houses which so frequently determine how the financial se...
Funds management
Days after it received the seal of approval from Standard & Poor’s, Macquarie Investment Management has formally launched its global private equity fund, which will go on...
Financial planning
Challenger is launching a global infrastructure fund designed for platforms next month....
Financial planning
Investment Data Technologies has completed its first step toward financial recovery with the sale of its data business unit to a joint venture organisation formed by bril...
Financial planning
Former MFS head of distribution Sean Preece has returned to the financial services industry to take up the position of head of distribution for Ord Minnett’s asset manage...
Financial planning
MLC has launched a new version of its MasterKey platform that contains no commissions, aimed at supporting advisers who conduct the majority of their business on a fee-fo...
Superannuation
AXA has revealed the features of its self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) service as financial advisers begin to take over from accountants in setting up SMSFs....
Financial planning
The managed funds industry finished off 2005 with weaker investment flows in the December quarter, according to the latest Standard & Poor’s Market Share Preliminary Find...
Editorial
The advice business of AXA Asia Pacific has experienced a strong year of performance in 2005 with operating earnings up $14.5 million, or 69.7 per cent, to $35.3 million ...
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Glad to see the back of you Steve. You made financial more expensive, not more affordable as you claim, and presided ...
Completely agree Peter. The definition of 'significant change is circumstances relevant to the scope of the advice' is s...