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Slow tech roll-outs putting off tech-savvy Gen Y

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 17 OCT 2006
... employers who will deliver them the tools they need. "Gen Y's desire to feel independent and autonomous has in part driven the uptake of broadband mobility technologies like 3G and Blackberry. While many financial services roles continue to be office ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 28 SEP 2006
... capacity to absorb and leverage new technologies. Australia is generally ranked in the top handful in terms of technology uptake. Importantly, Australia is being seen as a country where fiscal policy is now being framed in a long-term context as opposed ...

Credit Suisse pulls MasterWrap off the shelves

... was also targeted squarely at the independent financial advisers who wanted to use an alternative platform. However, the uptake failed to meet the group's expectations. According to Rainmaker Data, the entire membership base for the wrap's three divisions ...

Skandia ranks number one for BDM service

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUN 2006
... Skandia this past year, ranking the group fifth in terms of overall use, but this is up eight-fold since 2004 when the uptake rate was only 2 per cent. Skandia was also the fifth-highest rated master trust behind Macquarie Wrap and Asgard's three offerings ...

Know thy market: Deloitte

... holidaying and consumer spending including fashion and cell phones, are enormous." The same can be said about the potential uptake of financial products, although Woodhouse warned financial services providers need to be mindful about what they're offering ...

Advice is cheap compared to tax return fees

... lodge their tax returns directly or through the e-tax internet portal. Super choice is expected to encourage a much greater uptake of direct channel super fund products like industry funds and simpler no-advice products. But if the evidence from tax ...

Loan doubles lure reverse mortgage providers

... SEQUAL has improved the integrity of the market and contributed significantly to the market growth and consequently the uptake of loans," she said. SEQUAL, a voluntary association, has been in existence since January 2005 and has a code of conduct whereby ...

Pre-Christmas sale earns Absolute Capital NZ$30m

... protection, while Absolute Capital project investor returns as high as 9.25 per cent per annum. Joubert said the New Zealand uptake is a sign of things to come, as the group gear up to launch a similar product in Australia this year, and then again in ...

HFA accelerates with $75 million retail uptake

HFA Accelerator Plus has closed its fund after attracting more than $75 million from retail investors during a 10 week fund raising period. "Initially targeting $30 - $70 million we are delighted to surpass $75 million during what we believe to be a ...

The growth and growth of growth pensions

The steady market uptake for growth pension products continues with the increase in sales of Navigator's growth pension product. Navigator's general manager of products, Mr Tim Cobb says that clients recognise that growth pension products offer growth ...