It may have taken 10 years, but predictions that the platform market would shrink to a handful of providers have finally come true. Yet Jason Spits discovers that it's no...
Platform innovation is being spurred by the increasing popularity of separately managed accounts (SMAs), according to Brandt Page, director of Fortuna Partners....
Fiducian's new self-managed super fund (SMSF) service has become the core of its administration platform....
The total master fund market grew by 21.1 per cent in 2009 and stood at $410.3 billion at 31 December, according to Plan for Life research....
Investment Trends names Navigator leading platform in a year marked by intense investment in specific improvements....
CFS Custom Solutions has entered into a white label agreement to provide a platform solution for Guardian Financial Planning....
Paradigm Wealth Management has transitioned $70 million to its Managed Account Service from traditional platforms, enabling it to implement a true fee-for-service approac...
Dominic McCormick explains why it is time to increase the heat on the frozen funds littering the mortgage, high yield, property and hedge fund sectors....
The superannuation sector has been hit hard in recent years as funds suffered greatly at the hands of market volatility. Angela Faherty takes a look at what the future ho...
AXA has announced that the company's North platform, which is built on Wealth.Net and has been in development for the last two years, will eventually completely replace t...
Australian delays in adopting regulations currently in place in the UK, which are facilitating a shift from insurance to a managed investment focus, will have a high cost...
The platform and financial services provider has introduced new modelling and rebalancing technology to its products....
ING Australia has appointed Stewart Brentnall to the newly created role of chief investment officer....
Mike Taylor looks at the ACCC's report on NAB's and AMP's bids for AXA Asia Pacific, as well as industry consolidation in general....
Portfolio administration company Praemium is set to expand as a result of the impending shift from commissions to fee-for-service, according to Praemium’s group chief exe...
The succession dilemma is more than just a matter of commitments.This isn’t simply about younger vs. older advisers. It’...
Significant ethical issues there. If a relationship is in the process of breaking down then both parties are likely to b...
It's not licensees not putting them on, it's small businesses (that are licensed) that cannot afford to put them on. The...