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Marketing beyond gimmickry

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
... shelf-life of today's website is no more than 3-5 years so expect to see some exciting ideas continue to pour from the online channel." The Financial Brand said some of best financial services branding innovations are happening in Australia. "Aussie ...

Global wealth boosts IT spend

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Much of the USD$35 billion analyst firm Ovum expects global wealth management to spend on IT by 2016 will be in digital channels. According to forecasts from the global analysts, between 2011 and 2016 the Asia-Pacific region will increase its IT spend ...

Zurich says no to online sales

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
Based on heartening satisfaction levels experienced by SME businesses when dealing with Zurich's traditional broking channels, the insurer has consciously decided to avoid the gravitation towards online sales taken by its competitors to boost investments. ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... medium, according to the report. "These organisations are using social media as both a marketing and customer service channel," the report said, citing NAB-owned online bank UBank as a case in point. The report looks at UBank's Facebook page which has ...

Direct investors prefer scaled advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... 20% said they would prefer the advice to come from their super fund, while a similar number said they were unsure about channel preference. Almost two thirds of unadvised respondents (63.4%) who expressed interest in scaled advice said they would hypothetically ...

Believe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012
... lips: "To the extent that the size of these sovereign premia hamper the functioning of the monetary policy transmission channel, they come within our mandate... Within our mandate, the ECB is ready to do whatever it takes to preserve the euro... believe ...

ING Direct prepares for retail super foray

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... released although a spokesperson for the bank said their SMSF savings product has already attracted $1.5bn through the advice channel alone. The move to establish a retail super product indicated a step towards becoming a full-service bank and will be ...

BT hones tech for advice scale

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012
... social public benefits via net and video conferencing and it's proving to be an exceptional medium." "I see advice as any channel or medium that gives guidance, direction, counselling, coaching or planning to an end client and the virtual financial planning ...

Direct insurance 40% of market by 2021

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... insurance will comprise 40% of the market within a decade and intermediaries need to be prepared to work with the growth channel rather than see it as a competitor. In 2010-11 it already accounted for 25% of life insurance sold in Australia, according ...

China approves cross-border ETFs

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... new type of ETFs will broaden the range of renminbi investment products in Hong Kong, giving investors an alternative channel to access the A-share market. However, some commentators have cast doubt on the level of investor demand that is likely to support ...