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BGL releases cloud-based SMSF software

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... applications storing data in the cloud, Simple Fund 360 is a real cloud application that can be accessed through any internet browser at any time, from anywhere and on any device," he said. Over the past few months, BGL has signed almost 15,000 accounts ...

Let 'em rip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013

Facebook usage in Australia going up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2013
... around 10%. Twitter is sometimes criticised as a marginal platform in Australia but in the US its usage is 16% of all internet users who use social media, suggesting that as Australia follows US trends its use will develop rapidly in coming years.

Lotsa data but no game change (yet)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUL 2013
... appears to be contemporaneous - big word that simply means they're happening at the same time. Yes you got it. It's the internet. Many and a growing number of companies have been posting their vacancies on their websites. Job seekers too are seeking ...

UK RDR market impacts gathering pace

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2013
... market. The consultant's latest survey meanwhile found that as a result of the RDR 44% of advisers see direct investors and internet-only offerings as their strongest competitive threat. Competition from other firms setting up internet offerings that ...

Direct insurance not a competitor of retail: Zurich

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2013
... insurance and there is a need for advisers that can help clients look for the best option. By investing on television and internet advertising, direct insurance is raising awareness on the importance of having protection and opening new markets. "Still ...

Variety of strategies needed for all-weather outperformance

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013
... wrongly priced by the market. "We get access to 95% of information from our Bloomberg screens and can get the rest from the internet," continued Lowenstein. The single biggest position in the fund, which is currently invested in securities in 11 countries ...

Quo vadis dollar-A?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... but the fact is that the A-dollar is down against the most widely-used currency in international transactions. I bet internet shoppers are now having an "Oh...my...G" moment. So are those planning trips beyond the seas of this "land girth by sea". No ...

IG offers Bitcoin bet

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
UK-based derivatives trader IG is introducing a "limited risk binary" on volatile internet currency Bitcoin. Described by US tech publication DailyTech as "a peer-to-peer internet-driven cryptocurrency", Bitcoin is notoriously unstable. It soared in ...

Accountants replaced by Cloud technology

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 30 APR 2013
... are an intermediary that process and compile data. They are in the firing line of being drastically disrupted by the internet. It's not years away - it is happening right now. I already know of accounting firms who have had 'ethical clearance' letters ...