We are pleased to confirm that we have now completed all tranches of the migration of BT Wrap accounts to our contemporary platform, BT Panorama. Thank you to all advice practices and partners for your support and understanding throughout the migration process. We’re here to support you as you get familiar with BT Panorama, and we hope you enjoy the benefits and efficiencies it can bring to your business.
If you have questions as you perform certain tasks or actions on BT Panorama for the first time we have a program of help and support options available that will help you skip the call centre queue and get up and running on Panorama as quickly as possible.
16 July 2021 - Fast access to BT Panorama support
12 July 2021 - View our 'How-to' webinar recordings
24 June 2021 - Masterclass 6: Migration week one in review (Tranche 4 only)
To help support your clients following their migration to BT Panorama, we have created a dedicated advised investor hub, including FAQs, guides, and tutorials.
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Register to access BT Panorama training courses delivered on our new interactive training portal.
Our courses are designed with you in mind. Our aim is to show you how to maximise the benefits you receive from BT Panorama’s great functionality in a way that is easy to follow. The short courses are made up of sequential modules that build upon each other. You can enrol in courses or simply search for topics that are relevant for you.
Here are some examples of the courses you will have access to:
• Navigation for Panorama
• Opening new accounts
• Transactions and Investments
• Panorama for Business
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or access additional BT Panorama video tutorials here.
BT Panorama provides a number of support avenues to ensure you and your clients have access to help and guidance including phone support, email, online and a click-to-chat feature.
Our new virtual assistant ‘Blue’ is also on standby 24/7 to help answer your common queries, or you can click-to-chat with our Customer Relations team during business hours (Monday to Friday, 8:30-6:30pm, Sydney time). Also look out for the ‘Guide me’ buttons on the BT Panorama platform for step-by-step instructions for completing certain tasks.
Following your migration to BT Panorama we will also be hosting a week one in review webinar where you can come and ask questions of our panel. View the Events & webinars section for more details and to register.
Existing Direct Debits set up in BT Wrap will automatically be updated to the new account details upon migration. Where your client has set up direct debit arrangements with third parties, you or your client will need to contact those third parties to ensure those arrangements are updated.
All asset positions will be taken across to BT Panorama and reporting on those assets will be available through BT Panorama immediately after the migration. In the year of migration, we will issue an annual report that is made up of two parts, one part is for the period that clients held assets which were administered on the BT Wrap system and the other part is for the period from when the assets are migrated to BT Panorama. All statements will be available in the Panorama document library once issued.
Some features and processes will work differently after migration. The following table provides a checklist of actions you should consider taking to prepare for or respond to these differences.
You can also download a PDF version of the checklist here.
Existing administration fee pricing arrangements for Wrap clients will be assessed ahead of the intended migration of their account. These pricing arrangements will either be maintained, or a client may be moved to Panorama Open pricing on migration if this represents a lower administration fee for the client at the time of our assessment.
You can move clients to Panorama Open pricing at any time by completing the ‘Change administration fee rates’ form available on the Panorama desktop in the ‘Help and Support’ section.
We will no longer be facilitating or charging the following fees:
The table below summarises the temporary transaction freeze periods that will apply in the lead up to each migration tranche.
Transaction type/process |
# days impacted ahead of migration date* |
Impact |
Online cash transactions |
2 days |
You will not be able to submit the transaction and will need to wait until migrated onto BT Panorama. |
Manual cash transaction |
2 days |
The transaction will be delayed until migration has completed and then it will be processed in BT Panorama. |
Managed Fund transactions |
8 days |
You will not be able to submit the transaction and will need to wait until migrated onto BT Panorama. |
Term Deposits transactions |
8 days |
You will not be able to submit the transaction and will need to wait until migrated onto BT Panorama. |
Listed Securities transactions |
3 days |
You will not be able to submit the transaction and will need to wait until migrated onto BT Panorama. |
Model and Preferred Portfolio rebalances |
8 days |
You will not be able to submit the transaction and will need to wait until migrated onto BT Panorama. |
External in-specie asset transfer ins/outs |
Case-by-case from 30 days |
Each request will be reviewed and determined whether there is time to process the transaction or if it will have to wait and be facilitated in BT Panorama post-migration. |
Please note that other amendments to your clients’ accounts will be assessed on a case-by-case basis to ensure that they can be completed prior to migration. If not, they will be completed once the account has been moved onto BT Panorama.
* Migration date will be on a weekend. These are the number of calendar days ahead of migration, not business days.
Plan your client’s transactions to occur in advance of these freeze periods if you want to avoid them being excluded from their planned tranche. However, if the transaction must occur during the freeze period, your client will be moved to a later tranche.
If certain transactions are still being processed at the time of the migration, your client may be excluded from their scheduled tranche and migrated at a later date. These include;
A migration status report on the BT Wrap desktop homepage will show the migration date of each client (where possible) and will be updated if clients are removed from the migration.
Where your clients are making regular Super Guarantee contributions, after migration your clients will need to notify employers of their new account details. BT can redirect payments for up to 12 months, so we suggest your client updates as soon as possible.
BPAY numbers will also be updated to reflect the new account number so your client will also need to update BPAY details with external parties.
Existing Direct Debits set up in BT Wrap will automatically be updated to the new account details upon migration. Where your client has set up direct debit arrangements with third parties, your client will need to contact those third parties to ensure those arrangements are updated.
Where a regular rollover is made from your client’s BT SuperWrap account to another super fund to pay for insurance cover held through that fund (known as an enduring rollover), your client may be required to complete a new ongoing rollover authority form to continue requesting a regular rollover of funds from their BT Panorama Super account.
During the migration year, each client will receive one statement made up of two documents (one for the period their account is administered in BT Wrap, and a second for the remainder of the financial year their account is administered on BT Panorama). This applies to both the annual investor report and their tax statements, as well as the quarterly IDPS statement, and only applies for the migration year. Clear instructions will be issued with these documents explaining what to do.
BT Panorama flyer for investors (PDF 353KB)
Wrap to BT Panorama migration comparison table (PDF 74.5KB)
Adviser migration checklist (PDF 85.1KB)
Client migration email templates (PDF 190.5KB)
Sample Migration Notice (IDPS) (PDF 703KB)
Sample Migration Notice (SuperWrap) (PDF 705KB)
Migration Notice (Wrap Essentials) (PDF 672KB)
Sample Fee Schedule 1 (IDPS) (PDF 735KB)
Sample Fee Schedule 2 (SuperWrap) (PDF 753KB)
Fee Schedule 3 (Wrap Essentials) (PDF 646KB)
Fee Schedule 4 (SuperWrap Essentials) (PDF 655KB)
Sample Important Information Guide (IDPS) (PDF 889KB)
Sample Important Information Guide (SuperWrap) (PDF 1.4MB)
Important Information Guide (Wrap Essentials) (PDF 331KB)
Sample Migration Notice – Illiquid assets (Wrap) (PDF 104KB)
Basis funds asset buy-back letter (PDF 74KB)
BT Panorama adviser registration form (PDF 175KB)
BT Panorama dealer group registration form (PDF 270KB)
BT Panorama support staff registration form (PDF 123KB)
Wrap and SuperWrap Essentials managed funds list (PDF 117.6KB)
BT Panorama Investments Investor Guide (PDF 5.6MB)
Access how-to training and resources to help you get started on BT Panorama.
1 BT Panorama had the fastest absolute growth among retail platforms over the 12 months to December 2019. Source: Plan For Life Platform Wrap December 2019 Report - Administrators view (excluding retail corporate superannuation).
2 BT Panorama won "Best Mobile Platform" in the Investment Trends 2019 Platform and Competitive Analysis and Benchmarking Report. Awards are opinions only, are not recommendations and are only one factor to be taken into account when deciding to acquire, dispose or hold interests in BT Panorama. Awards and ratings are current at the time of publication but are subject to change.
Information current as at July 2021.
This information has been prepared by BT Portfolio Services Limited ABN 73 095 055 208 AFSL 233715 (BTPS), the operator of BT Wrap and Panorama Investments; and BT Funds Management Limited ABN 63 002 916 458 AFSL 233724 (BTFM) the trustee of SuperWrap and Panorama Super, which are part of Retirement Wrap ABN 39 827 542 991. It is current as at July 2020. This information does not take into account your or your clients’ personal objectives, financial situation or needs and so you should consider its appropriateness, having regard to these factors before acting on it.
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BTPS and BTFM are subsidiaries of Westpac Banking Corporation ABN 33 007 457 141 AFSL and Australian credit licence 233714 (Westpac). Apart from any interest investors may have in the BT Cash Management Account, the BT Cash Management Account Saver (both of which are issued by Westpac), Westpac term deposits, Westpac securities or underlying bank accounts held at Westpac through their BT Wrap, BT SuperWrap or Panorama Super cash account, an investment acquired using the Wrap or Panorama operating systems is not an investment in, deposit with or any other liability of Westpac or any other company in the Westpac Group. These investments are subject to investment risk, including possible delays in repayment of withdrawal proceeds and loss of income and principal invested. Westpac and its related entities do not stand behind or otherwise guarantee the capital value or investment performance of any investments in or acquired through the products.
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