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Wealthwise acquires holistic advice firm

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... provide greater exposure to the millennial market. "We are increasingly focused on reaching young people through social media because they need quality advice too and we also recognise that many of our clients are getting older," he said.

Advice gap spurs boom in investment media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... launch that Devine was assisting "those falling into the advice gap in Australia" through her podcast, book, and social media content. The rise in popularity of this kind of investment advice media has not escaped the notice of the corporate regulator. ...

Baby Boomers cashing in on meme stocks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021
... Millennials are losing money. The analysis covered 11 "meme stocks" (stocks whose share prices skyrocketed due to social media hype on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook - not fundamentals). Based on an evenly weighted basket of the 11 stocks, investors over ...

Social media pump and dumps gain traction

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The regulator has warned that pump and dump schemes are becoming a trend on social media. ASIC said it has observed a "concerning" trend of social media posts being used to coordinate pump and dump activity in listed stocks. It's now issued a reminder ...

ASIC worried about finfluencers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... and cashflows but view professional advice as too expensive. "They may have gone online and got some advice from a social media influencer, or a finfluencer," Longo said. He added that ASIC is looking into the conflation of personal and general advice ...

Advisers embrace technology, lack budget

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021
... websites responsive to mobile phones (81.9% up from 77.6% in 2021); educational email newsletters to clients (71.3%); social media (60.6%); and tools such as retirement calculators (64.9%). Those advisers that successfully deployed technology in their ...

FS Power50: Last day to vote

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
... socio-economic future. The Power50 range from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following. They are well known and respected among their peers, viewed as role models in the way they conduct their ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... especially if you look at different age profiles the wrong idea of what product to go with," she said. Sinnewe said social media conversations about the YFYS performance test and ATO tool suggest members in well performing funds may become disengaged ...

ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... Corporate Plan, ASIC flagged it will take a tougher stance on protecting retail investors. For example, it will target social media advice and influence on retail investment decisions. ASIC said it will expand monitoring of social media platforms and ...

Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... 400 reports and more than $1 million in losses to the Hope Business and Wonderful World scams. These two scams used social media advertising and mobile apps. Victims invested their money and were able to make small withdrawals in the beginning before ...