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Twitter usage on the rise

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... as leaders in the use of social media, only have 2323 and 1381 Twitter followers respectively. Retail wealth management brands are not faring much better, however, as AMP has only 1540, CFS 1420 and BT Super For Life 439. But where the retail wealth ...

R&D focus giving Asian companies greater pricing power

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... companies most in the computing and mobile device market. The likes of Samsung, Lenovo and Huawei have leveraged their brands effectively over the last three years and now dramatically outsell Apple in the Chinese smartphone market. Lenovo has also made ...

LGS takes stand on Bangladesh, gains MySuper licence

ALEX DUNNIN, JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2013
... LGS has joined over 190 global shareholders and investors, representing more than $US 1.5 trillion, that are calling on brands and retailers to implement the internationally recognised core labour standard of the International Labor Organization (ILO). ...

SSgA launches hedged international equities ETF

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2013
... investors now have another significant building block to help them construct a diversified portfolio, which holds global brands and other international market-leading companies such as Adidas, Toyota, and Louis Vuitton." SSgA is the largest local provider ...

Banks missing super cross-selling opportunities

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2013
... AMP and Self Managed Superannuation." Morris said the problem confronted by the banks could be that their superannuation brands appear disconnected to their home bank's brand. "The branding of the big four banks' superannuation funds is potentially another ...

First State Super launches rebrand

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2013
... First State Super brand name, following a transition period after its 2011 merger with the fund. Since the merger, both brands have been used to promote the merged fund but chief executive Michael Dwyer said he felt the time was now right to release ...

Grant Samuel reaches milestone with shareholder yield funds

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2013
... returned 24.60%. The funds' lead portfolio manager Eric Sappenfield said they focus on investing in companies that have strong brands, unique assets, intellectual property or some other type of competitive advantage. "This gives us confidence that their ...

FPSA makes senior appointment

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... alongside Pathway Licensee Services and Bridgeport Financial Services. While the three companies retain their individual brands, they are part of a single management structure. "Lisa is a key part of the future bringing with her experience in Financial ...

CommSec appoints head of adviser services

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... has commenced his role. In November last year, CommSec combined its Core Equity Services and Colonial Geared Investments brands under a new umbrella brand, CommSec Adviser Services. According to CommSec, the organisational change allows the broker to ...

Rainmaker appoints brand and media strategist

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
... offering," said Page. He adds that, "She will facilitate the fulfilment of the complete marketing vision for our clients' brands by using the entire Rainmaker toolkit." Bronwyn has more than 12 years of brand management experience in the financial services ...