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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 ...

Engaged members expect more from super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... consult an online source before making an investment decision. About 68% of young investors aged 18-29 said advice via social media is the way to go. More than a quarter (28%) of males value the opinion of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. Stake founder ...

BT Panorama down for a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... BT Panorama started on Monday August 2 and full service was not restored until Sunday August 8. BT apologised on social media and posted daily updates. On Thursday, clients were told that the issue had been identified and a system refresh was being completed. ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 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 ...

Finfluencers ensnare female Millennials

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
The growing finfluencer phenomenon is capturing female Millennials who turn to social media for financial advice and education. Analysis by marketing platform HypeAuditor reveals that more than half (57%) of female finfluencers' following are young ...