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The music's still playing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014
... the closing stats Virginia. The S&P 500's and the Dow's up by 0.5% and the Nasdaq's higher by 0.7% and... the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index jumped by 2.2%. And oh, all these came to pass amid high turnover - "About 6.3 billion shares changed hands ...

Consumers reluctant to use online advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014
... only 13% of Australians sought financial advice online, while 26% did it offline. However, more consumers turned to the internet for recommendations about financial products, with 11% looking for this information online and 7% doing it offline. The survey ...

FEATURE: Facing the perfect storm

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... often by legal means. New products such as direct insurance and aggressive marketing campaigns on television and on the internet have only increased the frequency in which consumers change consumer policies, a phenomenon known as lapsing. As a result ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... performers, retailer Premier Investments had jumped 41 cents to $8.46 after its half year profit rose by 12 per cent. Internet provider TPG also reported a rise in its half year profit, of 15 per cent, sending its shares 44 cents higher to $6.20

SEC prioritises cybersecurity

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2014
... financial system and Wall Street in particular is in essence just a data and transaction network. The growing use of the internet as the hosting environment among institutions and now among consumer and the proliferation of devices to access this environment ...

Advisers to complete 60 extra education hours under TASA

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2014
... higher education institutions. Research, writing and presentations of technical publications, peer review of research internet-assisted courses, attendance at in-house training on tax related subjects attendance at appropriate ATO seminars and presentations ...

(Back) wages

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2014
... Scissorhands? But I digress and apologise to Mr Thodey for using him as an example - now can you put my phone lines and internet connection back on? Just joking... I'm with Optus. But what are the implications of this slower wages growth for the economy? ...

FEATURE: The cost of cash

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014
... other export led industries. What this means for the average Australian, however, is that things like overseas holidays, internet shopping and fashionable European cars are going to cost more. Professor Rodney Maddock, who is Vice Chancellor's Fellow ...

Fund manager criticises "rip-off" fees

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014
... and so the expense of travel and research was justified but you can find out most of what you need these days with the internet. Information costs are simply lower," he said. The fund manager set up DGI in 2010, at least in part to prove that you can ...

Fears to FoFA amendments "overplayed": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2014
... mentioned the risk that consumers don't understand insurance packages sold "in three-step processes over the phone or the internet." "The convenience of what direct insurance can be bought with sometimes oversees the detail of the policy," he explained. ...

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Super funds race to implement digital advice

VINNY VUCAGO
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly turning to digital advice tools to bridge the longstanding gap between members needs and access to affordable financial guidance, according to executives at wealth technology Bravura Solutions.

Musk's $106bn fundamental-defying IPO lands on Nasdaq

RIDDHIMA TALWANI
SpaceX has raised US$75 billion ($106.8bn) in the biggest-ever stock market debut, valuing Elon Musk's rocket and satellite company at US$1.77 trillion.

Quinbrook appoints Australian lead

VINNY VUCAGO
Energy transition infrastructure investor Quinbrook has appointed Tim Horneman as region leader for Australia, formalising his responsibility for the firm's local investment activities and business operations.

Former ASFA COO joins housing fund manager

MATTHEW WAI
The former chief operating officer of the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has joined C1 Capital Group as chief investment and operating officer.

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