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Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012
... after it said a strong increase in earnings at its Coles supermarket chain helped lift full year profit by 11 per cent. Internet provider iiNet was trading 10 cents stronger to $3.62 after said it delivered its best financial result ever with an 11 per ...

ASIC issues crowd funding guidance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... arrangements that may be regulated under the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act. Crowd funding involves the use of the internet and social media to raise funds in support of a specific project or business idea. "Crowd funding, as a discrete activity ...

Zurich says no to online sales

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 9 AUG 2012
... 'fairly' satisfied with their insurance brokers. Owing to what he regards as the 'hit and miss' nature of going to the Internet to buy insurance, Fogarty questions whether clients always end up buying the right type of cover. He says businesses that ...

Online speed nurtures consumer trust

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 7 AUG 2012
... Sensis e-Business Report has found that more than half of all Australians now own a smart phone, and use it to access the internet even when they are at home. "Many consumers and businesses now rely on being able to access the internet 24/7 wherever ...

DomaCom appoints general manager

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUL 2012
Internet-based fractional property investment trading platform DomaComs has appointed CARM GPS founder Matthew Lock as a general manager of business systems. Prior to his new role, Lock spent nearly a decade developing CARM Guided Planning System, which ...

Education charities get philanthropy boost

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... Smith Family's National Tech Pack Program, which provides disadvantaged families with a refurbished computer, 12 months internet access and the opportunity to participate in a basic computer training course. "The aim of this program is to connect families ...

Fractional prop trading platform gets AG backing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
DomaCom's internet-based fractional property investment trading platform has signed its first group of foundation partners. The platform allows home owners to realise cash by selling shares in their property, akin to an equity release scheme but done ...

Adviser tablet ownership triples

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
... LinkedIn in during 2012. The analysis also confirmed that advisers, like most people, are using smartphones to access the internet, with 81% of advisers using the mobile device this way. "2011 was undoubtedly the year of the tablet, and undoubtedly the ...

Macquarie to sell COIN

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 2 JUL 2012
... opportunities for some time. He said early priorities following the acquisition will be to use Rubik's mobile device and internet expertise to expand COIN's financial planning software reach across multiple platforms. "Our initial focus will be on delivering ...

DomaCom to offer advisers free software

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012
Internet-based property investment vehicle DomaCom is set to offer advisers free access to an online financial planning software tool. DomaCom Guided Planning System (GPS) is a software application that enables advisers to assess their clients' current ...