How managed accounts are becoming the engine for advice firm growthBY ANDREW YAP | MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025 2:39PMWhile 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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MICHAEL TOWNSEND
PARTNER & PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISER
TOWNSEND COBAIN PTY LTD
PARTNER & PRIVATE WEALTH ADVISER
TOWNSEND COBAIN PTY LTD
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.














