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Next-gen platforms cater for wealth management renaissance

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012
... personalisation where the experience you have is tailored around who you are and what you like, such as in the Facebook world or Google ads," he said. He suspects the ongoing tailoring of services and investments, around investor needs and preferences ...

UK becoming OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 OCT 2012

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012
... points on Thursday, while the broader All Ordinaries index rose 30 points, or 0.66 per cent, to 4,580.9 points. NEW YORK - Google's shares plunged after a surprise drop in earnings in a prematurely released quarterly report, but while the Nasdaq sank ...

Greater uptake in global equities: Zurich

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... dollar is definitely beneficial but Australians are much more familiar with both offshore markets and companies such as Google and eBay," Noble said. Wholesale flow of funds to international equities managers has been on the decline, down 7% on the year ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... sharp fall by Facebook and weakness in Apple's shares despite the strong iPhone 5 launch helped pull US markets lower. But Google's push higher to a new record just above $US750 a share limited the damage. The Nasdaq Composite closed down 19.18 points ...

Concentrated portfolios can benefit HNW

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2012
... structure, and finally the attraction of the market's price. A concentrated portfolio of companies such as IBM, Rolls Royce and Google are invested in for the long-term and portfolio turnover is very low by industry standards. "We believe the problems ...

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... online is speed," said Lund, speaking at the recent Financial Services Council conference. "I have no doubt that the reason Google is so successful in Australia is because we have really poor broadband speeds and the Google interface is so fast and so ...

US equities a gateway to emerging markets

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012
... the returns on capital typically reside in America. Smartphones and tablets are a good example of this, with apple and Google big players in the market," said Vatis. The American economy has continued to grow since it had its fastest improvement in one ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAY 2012
... their IPO price on their first full day of trading. Jumps in the prices of the Nasdaq's two largest companies - Apple and Google - drove the composite index higher. But trade was heaviest by far in Facebook, the Nasdaq's newest member and third-largest ...

Facebook IPO price raises queries on value

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
... offerings a better bet at the moment. "In terms of competition, they are clearly saying they are going after companies like Google and Apple and have even mentioned the possibility of launching a Facebook phone - but they have to have applications people ...