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Aussie instos buy ex-US value story

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 26 JUL 2018
... 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." However, even though the US ...

Chief economist update: Laissez faire

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUL 2018
... generally, POTUS' interference is going against the prescriptions of the economic principle termed "laissez faire". Google translates this French phrase as "let do"; my ECO 101 teacher says it's "let it be" (which is more apropos, but he's ...

Aussie HNWI population grows: Capgemini

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUN 2018
... According to Gomm, non-financial services tech giants - otherwise known as BigTechs - such as Amazon, Alibaba, Apple and Google are battling to enter the wealth management space as HNWIs across the globe demand hybrid advice. "The race is on to beat ...

Advisers still resistant to social media

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAY 2018
... 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 or financial ...

Chief economist update: Wisdom of the crowd

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2018
... which many contribute are better than those supplied at one man's cost." - "Politics", Aristotle This, according to Dr. Google, was the first reference to what has now been applied to statistics, business and advertising strategy and financial markets ...

Industry fund launches assistant on Google Home

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2018
One of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds has integrated its virtual assistant with Google Home. Rest has joined its virtual assistant Roger with Google Home, allowing members to ask the device common questions and receive spoken answers. ...

SMSFs continue to break with tradition

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
... 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 security ...

NAB launches super virtual assistant

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018
NAB has launched a digital assistant that helps MLC members engage with their superannuation. Available on Google Home devices, Talk to MLC answers 15 common questions members ask: such as how to open an MLC account, find lost super and change investment ...

Last chance to win a Google Home

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2018
... There is only hours left to participate in the Financial Standard Readership Survey and be in the running to win one of 10 Google Home smart speakers. More than 300 Financial Standard readers have responded to the survey, telling us how we can improve ...

Macquarie adopts open banking solution

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... the collaboration is all about creating a great user experience - as easy and intuitive as authenticating via Facebook or Google; it's great to see the benefits of open banking being embraced. KPMG named ZipMoney as one of the leading 100 fintechs globally ...