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AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... has been actively building its online presence for the past eight months by pursuing a social media strategy that covers Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and tablet devices. The organisation has been pursuing the growth of an online community to better share ...

Speculation grows on super tax breaks

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012
... however, previously said the subsidies amount to only half that or about $15 billion each year. On a statement issued on Twitter this morning, they said, "The government must drop plans for any further changes to the super system. Scaling back tax-breaks ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... advisers, with 60% reporting an intention to increase use. More than 36% intend to engage more using Facebook and 20% via Twitter. "These numbers clearly demonstrate the willingness of advisers to engage with their clients and prospects through social ...

Social media trials in US continue

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... year, Morgan Stanley began testing a pilot program to allow its financial advisers to interact with clients and others on Twitter and LinkedIn through pre-approved public updates and private LinkedIn communications. The pilot program involved the use ...

Wobble gobbles

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012
Looks like investors are again getting the hippy, hippy shake. Yes, Virginia, investors are seemingly unsure which way to go from here. Continue gobbling (stocks) or start wobbling. You'll get that same feeling when you look at Wall Street's performance ...

Better days are getting happier

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012
... rationalisation for its call can read it here http://www.businesscycle.com/news_events/news_details/5065#.T2Hv8r2G26A.twitter For those who can't be bothered, ECRI's point is explained in the document's concluding paragraph: "The bigger question is ...

Social media an important tool for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... habit of regularly sending requests and invitations on LinkedIn, particularly in the 24 hours after a business meeting. Twitter is another useful tool for businesses, with 1.8 million Australians currently using the platform, he said. Young pointed to ...

ASIC steps back from social media hard-line

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... While the regulatory guide now warns that physical limitations of a particular medium, such as the 140-character limit on Twitter, will not be an excuse for advertisements or headlines deemed misleading, the 'self-contained' requirement has been removed ...

Advisers need to work on social media presence

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... products and services, while 69% of LinkedIn users were likely to consult their network on investment issues and 63% of Twitter users give credence to tweets in investment decisions. Twitter, according to Pannunzio, is a good starting point, with a 140-character ...

FINRA relaxes social media controls

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012
... all activities, eliminating a major deterrent for advisers. In practical terms, social media forums such as Facebook, Twitter and blogs could potentially be a free space for advisers to communicate with clients and non-clients without fear of a compliance ...