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Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAY 2013
... closing high, rising 0.19 per cent to 1,617.50 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.03 per cent. Shares in troubled Gold Coast-based surfwear retailer Billabong are in a trading halt ahead of an update about a potential $287 million takeover by ...

Nominations open for AFA Excellence in Education award

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
... with state winners will be held in early September and the final winner will be announced at the AFA Conference on the Gold Coast, between the 13 and 15 of October. The award recognises the commitment and excellence of advisers in their practice, in ...

ASIC suspends licence of LM Investment

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013
... schemes operated by LM, the ASIC said. FTI Consulting and were appointed by LM directors on March 19, 2013, when the Gold Coast-based funds manager placed itself under administration.. ASIC can suspend or cancel an AFSL licence if an entity becomes an ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... the merits of investing more offshore. Attended by more than 1,000 advisers in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, an investment roadshow pitted Fidelity portfolios managers Kate Howitt and Amit Lodha against each other to determine which ...

Three new GMs at ipac

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2013
... in Australia. Nick Brinkworth joined ipac in 2003. He was most recently responsible for ipac's advice firms on the Gold Coast, Brisbane and North Queensland and has managed the business acquisition team in Sydney. Brinkworth is a certified financial ...

Super funds get serious about social media

MARK STORY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2013
... it doesn't pay to focus on risk at the expense of innovation." Talking at the AdviserEdge Social Media Summit on the Gold Coast 2 to 5 February, keynote speaker Tony Vidler from Strictly Business reminded delegates that brand management is all about ...

Distilling the 'why' unlocks social media success

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... the time to do what he calls 'distilling the why'. Speaking at the inaugural AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit on the Gold Coast yesterday, Battye told delegates that it's only once they truly understand why they do what it is they do, that they'll be ...

Social media a counter-balance to info overload

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... host and Social Adviser founder conveyed to delegates attending day two of the AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. One of Gardner's main aims over the three day event is to help delegates utilise ...

Social media anything but rocket science

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... conference host and Social Adviser on Day One of the inaugural AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit which kicked off on the Gold Coast yesterday. Over the next three days, Gardner promised to leave the 250-plus financial advisers attending the Summit from ...

Email tops in social media stakes

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... AdviserEdge Social Advice Summit, imparted to the 250-plus financial advisers on day one of this inaugural event at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre yesterday. Unlike other forms of social media, many of which financial advisers continue ...