Perpetual’s two year project to overhaul its unit registry system has been successful enough that it is now fielding requests from would-be white labellers.
Perpetual’s chief operating officer, Eric Wang, said the manager recently closed down one of its legacy systems, Bravura’s Calibre, as it continues to consolidate with more up-to-date software from the same supplier. Perpetual was the first client to implement Bravura’s Wrap application and to utilise Sonata Business Services, an end-to-end business solution which claims to deliver full enterprise workflow management and document imaging across Perpetual’s entire back office. Wang said Perpetual would consider taking on white-labelling business if it fit with his core aim of “;making admin easier for financial planners”; and did not deviate far from how Perpetual already deals with its clients. Wang said a white-labelling of Perpetual’s WealthFocus master trust would be the most likely manifestation of this.
There is one investment area where Insignia’s $180 billion super arm has not lost money for the past 17 years, which is what it calls the insurance-related investments. The alternatives strategy is gaining popularity among asset owners due to its diversification benefit, but Insignia’s super and asset management investment chief Dan Farmer warns it is a space where investors can suffer if they “stumble in without doing the homework”.
Darcy SongJanuary 23, 2025
