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Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... YORK - US shares have racked up strong gains with the Nasdaq adding nearly 2.5 per cent helped by an Apple surge, but Facebook shares flipped below their IPO price on their first full day of trading. Jumps in the prices of the Nasdaq's two largest companies ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 21 MAY 2012
... Ordinaries index on Friday fell 109.7 points, or 2.61 per cent, to 4,098.8 points. NEW YORK - It's going to take more than Facebook's initial public offering to push the stock market higher. Facebook shares rose 23 US cents above their $US38 offering ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
Facebook's IPO, priced at $38 per share will raise $16bn in the largest tech IPO in history, yet some local fund managers are questioning the $104bn valuation the price will give the social network. "The $38 share price highlights the fact it seems ...

10m Aussies 'Like' Facebook

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
A new survey reveals 50% of Americans think Facebook is just a passing fad, but don't tell that to the 10 million Australians that use it, making Australia on a per capita basis one of Facebook's best markets. According to telephone survey of 1004 American ...

Lifewise takes insurance to new social sphere

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... lifetime. As an industry first, the campaign has recently launched new and exciting social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr, Tumblr and a personalised blog to interact with the new Lifewise social media website. In 2009, a ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
... (0.57 per cent) to 1330.66. The tech-heavy Nasdaq got a boost as Groupon earned analyst upgrades and fever built for Facebook's looming IPO. But the index was down 8.82 points (0.30 per cent) to 2893.76. LONDON - European stock markets have fallen and ...

AFA launches revamped website

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAY 2012
... 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 insight, leadership ...

Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... social media tool for 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 ...

No QE, not bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... ends lower after Fed minutes" (Reuters). Sensational! Isn't it Virginia? Now all hope is lost. I'm deleting Ben from my Facebook's friends' list. But you know what "fall", "slide", "slump" the headlines are talking about? It is a dip of 0.5% on the Dow ...

Advisers need to work on social media presence

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... groups and focus on quality connections rather than quantity. The 50-64 age group is the fastest growing bracket for Facebook, which now has over 600 million users and therefore can be a good target for advisers, said Pannunzio, who can create a business ...