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The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
... turning to international equities for greater diversification and returns, attracted to investing in what they know such as Facebook and Apple. "This trend to add international shares is strong among SMSFs who often use a core portfolio of Exchange Traded ...

Boutique fund manager eyes second LIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... performance for the year were ARQ Group (previously Melbourne IT), Macquarie Group, Emeco Holdings, Noni B, Shine Corporate, Facebook, Money 3, Independence Group, Navigator Global Investments and McPhersons." As at 30 June 2018, CDM held short positions ...

Aussie instos buy ex-US value story

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... part of the growth market has been in large-cap tech companies or the FAANGs," Hartford said. He adds FAANG stocks - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google - accounted for 120% of S&P 500 returns this year and have no doubt "been valuable contributors." ...

New S&P indices factor in future carbon price risks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... S&P developed LargeMidCap. The indices are the first of their kind. The S&P 500, for example, includes Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Berkeshire Hathaway among its top holdings. Currently, there may be a country, region, or sector specific price for such ...

IMF Bentham eyes potential Facebook, Cambridge Analytica goldmine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2018
IMF Bentham will potentially fund a class action against Facebook, having already invested in a complaint against the social media giant in response to the now-infamous Cambridge Analytica scandal. IMF Bentham is funding a new representative complaint ...

Industry leaders in sales and marketing recognised at MAX Awards

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2018
... Australian Ethical - Australian Ethical Charter Finalists: BT Financial Group - Define Your Future StatePlus - 3Cs Zurich - Facebook Energy Super - Putting the Energy into Super Video Campaign of the Year: Challenger - Aged Care Finalists: Zurich - We ...

Advisers still resistant to social media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... 46% post either weekly or monthly. "This is far from ideal when you consider our customers engage online every day with Facebook, Google and Amazon," Netwealth joint managing director Matt Heine said. "Our new competitors are not other advice practices ...

Aussie CEOs understand ESG risks: KPMG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... executives believe customer data protection in the event of a cyber-attack was their personal responsibility, just as Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced EU lawmakers over the Cambridge Analytica data scandal this week. Additionally, KPMG's analysis ...

Facebook scandal raises ESG concerns

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 3 APR 2018
It's the data breach that led Edward Snowden to describe Facebook as a surveillance company rebranded as a social media one - and it's now having serious implications on ethical investment strategies. Summarised, Facebook is currently embroiled in multiple ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... observed. SMSF investors are now the fastest growing customer segment in direct international shares, with Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google remaining among their favourite stocks to trade. "Now part of Australians' daily lives, these shares offer similar ...