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Luddite firms off-radar: Schroders

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 18 OCT 2012
... hands of consumers. Burns is cautious over investing in sectors that are facing aggressive business obsolescence from the digital shift, especially traditional retailers in Australia who have been both over-earning and under-preparing for the internet ...

Super fund launches mobile site

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
... the industry for users wanting more immediate, on-the-go access to their finances. "Australia is increasingly becoming a digital society and many Australians are looking for more accessibility and convenience by engaging with businesses online," she ...

TAL Direct appoints marketing head

STAFF JOURNALIST  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2012
... to give greater focus and accountability to servicing customer needs. "Customer behaviour continues to evolve in this digital age and our direct business has continued to realign around our customer base." Hunt holds a first class MA MEng in Manufacturing ...

More innovation needed on 'demand side' infra opps: ASFA

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... new potential for teleworking? If so, how could this be structured and financed?" Noble asks. The Government's National Digital Economy Strategy recognises the potential for remote telework to address congestion. The question from ASFA is even if the ...

Banking by video to drive loyalty: Telstra

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012
... interactive videos on financial topics, according to new research from Telstra Enterprise & Government. Telstra's report, The Digital Media Bank - how video better engages your customers and workers', reveals that most banking customers want to connect ...

Global wealth boosts IT spend

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
Much of the USD$35 billion analyst firm Ovum expects global wealth management to spend on IT by 2016 will be in digital channels. According to forecasts from the global analysts, between 2011 and 2016 the Asia-Pacific region will increase its IT spend ...

Direct insurance 40% of market by 2021

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2012
... channel integration, leveraging new media, segmentation of insurance propositions and reclaiming the customer relationship. "Digital adoption and technology advances as well as scaled and remote forms have assisted and will continue to present opportunities. ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... at 61.5 cents, 24 hours after it announced it would cut 1,900 jobs over three years as it makes moves to become a more digital company. Renovation group Alesco was two cents higher at $2.03 as paint maker DuluxGroup extended the time frame for its $188 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... 4.13 per cent. to 63 cents after it announced it would cut 1,900 jobs over three years as it makes moves to become a more digital company. Mr Shamu said while shareholders were reacting positively to news of a Fairfax restructure, all media companies ...

As many smartphones as people

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... that more than 20 million smartphones will be used by consumers by 2016 and that by 2014 more Australians will access digital services via a smartphone than a computer. This rate of penetration means Australia will have as many smartphones as people ...