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HUB24 PTY LTD   In a world where technology is reshaping the way we live, it was always a question of when, not if, digital innovation would change the way consumers manage their money and their ...

HUGH MACNALLY   Individually managed accounts (IMAs) and separately managed accounts (SMAs) enable trustees of SMSFs to access direct international and domestic equity portfolios with greater ...MULTIPORT PTY LTD   Multiport is a leading provider of self-managed super and managed account administration, reporting and compliance services. We are dedicated to providing the highest level of ...

PHILIP PARKER   Are you a history buff? Here is a rundown of how managed accounts evolved in the US and the UK - and how the sector is developing locally. US The history of the US financial advice ...

SEAN GRAHAM   "There is a tide in the affairs of men, which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" - William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar Act 4, Scene 3. At the moment, the single most popular ...

YVONNE CHU   WHAT'S CHANGED? From 1 July 2017, the 10% test that previously applied to personal deductible contributions has been removed. As a result, all clients under the age of 75 (including ...MARTIN MORRIS   SMA growth forecasted to continue The continuing success of managed accounts appears to be showing no signs of abating. Australian Financial Service Licences (AFSL), advisers ...

TOBY POTTER   The amount invested through managed accounts is growing strongly but as a method of investing, managed accounts are still not well understood. The differences between types of ...ADAM ROWLEY   Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilisations ...