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People & Products

BT’s head of platform distribution, Chris Mather, is to join CFS as the firm gears up to launch its new Edge platform next quarter....

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People & Products

Contrarian asset manager Allan Gray has informed financial advisers and investors of its decision to exit its platforms business, Allan Gray Solutions....

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People & Products

There is likely to be increased platform consolidation in the market, according to two industry leaders, but firms may find it harder to merge than they expect....

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People & Products

Research and ratings provider Chant West has launched a new ratings service that assesses the quality of Australian platform providers....

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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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Financial planning

The number of Australian online investors continued to rise in the second half of 2021, helped by emerging brands continuing to expand their reach....

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Financial planning

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?...

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Financial planning

Easton Investments has announced an extension of its services to self-licenced financial advice practices, allowing licensees to access its practical quality advice platf...

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Financial planning

A report from the corporate regulator and Deloitte found platforms and research houses created barriers to entry, and managed accounts structures could potentially create...

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Financial planning

BT Panorama has recorded the second highest quarter net inflows of $2.44 billion for the June quarter since the platform’s launch. ...

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Financial planning

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. ...

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Financial planning

An online platform will help advisers to prevent their clients from suffering financial abuse as misconduct rises during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

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Financial planning

Adviser-facing support services should be a focus area for platform improvement, according to Investment Trends. ...

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Expert Analysis

Platform providers need to consider how they can best work together with advice practices to help them run smarter businesses, Edwina Maloney writes....

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Financial planning

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...

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