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Gaps in social media adviser uptake revealed

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 12 APR 2012
... past 12 months, the application to business practice still seems to be a barrier for some practices, the survey found. LinkedIn was the most popular aspirational social media tool for advisers, with 60% reporting an intention to increase use. More than ...

Social media trials in US continue

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012
... Stanley began testing a pilot program to allow its financial advisers to interact with clients and others on Twitter and LinkedIn through pre-approved public updates and private LinkedIn communications. The pilot program involved the use of pre-approved ...

Social media strategy works: FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012
... Planning Association (FPA) on its own social media platforms found on average 40 FPA members per week are joining its LinkedIn Members Forum, taking the total number to over 1,000. Mark Rantall, chief executive of the FPA, said social media is an important ...

Social media an important tool for advisers

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012
... with existing and prospective clients." As a starting point, Young said everyone in professional services should be on LinkedIn, quoting figures that show around 2 million people, mainly in the business world, currently have LinkedIn profiles. A major ...

Advisers need to work on social media presence

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2012
... financial blogs were likely to use them in gathering information on new financial products and services, while 69% of LinkedIn users were likely to consult their network on investment issues and 63% of Twitter users give credence to tweets in investment ...

Planners lack social media commitment

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... media profiles while familiarising themselves with social media tools. "It is also important to choose one tool, such as LinkedIn, and focus your strategy on that, don't spread yourself across all of them and exhaust yourself." Staggs said the number ...

AXA Gorilla to retire

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011
... gathered just 2,283 Twitter followers since his launch in 2006, his influence has been much more widespread, evidenced by LinkedIn discussion groups in Australia this morning honoring his contribution to financial literacy and investment education. But ...

Regulators chase social media

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011
... of this trend, in May this year Morgan Stanley Smith Barney said it will allow its 18,000 advisers to use Twitter and LinkedIn with plans for Facebook to also be incorporated into their social media strategy. "Social media's potential value to investment ...

Vanguard tops US social media rankings

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011
... business results," said Kasina. Managers were also assessed to see how many platforms they covered, such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and blogs. In the local financial markets, Australian wealth management players are already exploring the ...

ASIC cautions industry after US broker tweeted into suspension

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUL 2011
... securities firms and brokers in January this year regarding the use of social networking Web sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and blogs to communicate with the public. Since that time, a broker has been suspended and fined $10,000 for tweeting ...