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Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Facebook's IPO, priced at $38 per share will raise $16bn in the largest tech IPO in history, yet some local fund managers are questioning the $104bn valuation the price will give the social network. "The $38 share price highlights the fact it seems ...

Dealer group launches mobile medical service

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Non-aligned dealer group Synchron has launched a mobile medical and pathology service, in partnership with Health Predictions, to assist advisers with the underwriting process. "Currently, if an adviser needs to arrange medical investigations for a ...

Social media creating advice connections

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
The application of social media in financial services continues to divide opinion but for some in the industry, it has become an invaluable tool to help connect with clients and drive business forward. One of the arguments against investing in a social ...

Clarity needed for FOFA opt-in exemption

RACHEL DAVIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012
... of these two points. "It is impossible to be prescriptive in an industry code of conduct which is to have general application," he said. "Similarly, you can't mandate provision of an adequate service for the fee paid to an adviser. "What an approved ...

APRA releases draft MySuper authorisation form

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAY 2012
... released a discussion paper for consultation covering arrangements to authorise MySuper products, including a draft application form. A draft prudential standard on MySuper transition that sets out requirements for trustees moving member balances into ...

MLC: Seniors more engaged online

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012
Seniors are more likely to engage with their superannuation fund online, according to new research from MLC. Clients aged between sixty and seventy are more likely to check their superannuation account online at least once every six months, despite ...

XPLAN remains first choice

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 19 APR 2012
IRESS' XPLAN has maintained its place as the adviser's choice when it comes to overall planning functionality, according to a new report. The Investment 2011 Trends Planning Software Report examined the eight most popular fully featured planning applications ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... survey by Zurich. While use of tablet devices and social media channels has improved over the past 12 months, the application to business practice still seems to be a barrier for some practices, the survey found. LinkedIn was the most popular aspirational ...

Social media trials in US continue

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) seminar in the US, Morgan Stanley confirmed that it is also developing a mobile application that will be able to distribute content on iPhones and iPads and through its own internal social media site, FA Insights. ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
Member interests and not the interests of competing funds is paramount for default super, said FSC and the AIST in their parliamentary submissions. The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) have ...