Research and ratings provider Chant West has launched a new ratings service that assesses the quality of Australian platform providers....
BT has appointed Kathryn Cosentino from Insignia Financial as its head of product management for its platform business, effective from 4 May....
The number of Australian online investors continued to rise in the second half of 2021, helped by emerging brands continuing to expand their reach....
The annual Investment Trends platform report has revealed all platforms reported an increase in adviser satisfaction in 2021 but which platform came out on top?...
Easton Investments has announced an extension of its services to self-licenced financial advice practices, allowing licensees to access its practical quality advice platf...
A report from the corporate regulator and Deloitte found platforms and research houses created barriers to entry, and managed accounts structures could potentially create...
BT Panorama has recorded the second highest quarter net inflows of $2.44 billion for the June quarter since the platform’s launch. ...
Funds under administration on the HUB24 platform grew 141% to $41.4 billion in the last financial year as the firm saw 48% growth in adviser users. ...
An online platform will help advisers to prevent their clients from suffering financial abuse as misconduct rises during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...
Adviser-facing support services should be a focus area for platform improvement, according to Investment Trends. ...
Platform providers need to consider how they can best work together with advice practices to help them run smarter businesses, Edwina Maloney writes....
The further consolidation of institutionally-held platforms combined with the emergence of new models will dominate the platform providers market in 2021, according to Ad...
As more focus is given to intergenerational wealth transfer as clients get older, writes Shannon Bernasconi, advisers must ensure they can meet the needs of the younger g...
AMP has attacked what it is describing as lack of transparency in platform pricing to licensees and advisers at the same time as cutting fees on its own platforms....
Over 38,000 BT Wrap customer accounts have been transferred to BT Panorama, with another $42 billion expected to be added by the middle of the year....
So we are now underwriting criminal scams?...
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...