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MLC Slashes Rates For HNW Clients Again As Competition Grows
Tara Loader Wilkinson
28 November 2011
Australia
wealth manager MLC has dropped its fees again by as much as 17 per cent, as competition for market share gets fierce. The new MLC
Wrap pricing structure includes lower administration fees and lower administration
fee caps, and is effective for new and existing clients. Clients with
account balances of $400,000 can pay 17 per cent less while the
reduction is 15 per cent for those with account balances of $800,000 and $1.5 million,
said the firm in a statement. Administration fees
will be capped at a maximum of $4,500 per annum, which is 24 per cent lower
than the current cap of $5,900. More clients will benefit from the lower fee
cap as it now kicks in when account balances reach $2 million rather than $2.4
million. New clients of sister platform Navigator
will also benefit from reduced fees. The new pricing for MLC Wrap and Navigator
will be effective from 1 December. The new fee
structure for MLC Wrap follows on fromMLC cutting fees two weeks ago for its
MasterKey Fundamentals platform. “The market has
embraced MLC Wrap since its launch ten months ago. The new pricing makes it
even more attractive for sophisticated and high-net-worth investors looking for
a solution that matches their complex needs,” said MLC Wrap Platforms general manager
Bruce Hawkins.