How managed accounts are becoming the engine for advice firm growthBY ANDREW YAP | MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025 2:39PM While the time savings that free advisers from the grind of administration, rebalancing, and reporting are important, this focus sells the true potential of managed accounts short.
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Tim Townsend is a people person at heart, and using managed accounts he has more time to do what he loves most - engaging with clients. But that doesn't mean just any solution will do. Eliza Bavin writes.
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Not all managed accounts are created equal - here's why it matters
There are several considerations for advisers seeking the managed accounts which will best fit their practice.
The future of AI in the financial advice sector
Larry Fink, co-founder of the $9 trillion investment company BlackRock, said recently that artificial intelligence (AI) will have a profound effect on ...
What's the plan, Stan?
One of the most interesting things about my job is that I can ask a question and then set about answering that question so that others can benefit from ...
Why managed accounts are the best antidote to market volatility
Australia's $145 billion - and counting - managed accounts industry has transformed the ease and efficiency with which advisers can run a business and ...
