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It's the headlines, you twit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013
"BREAKING NEWS: President@BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP." Were it not for this Twitter post - later discovered to be caused by Associated Press' twitter feed being hacked ...

Mobile friendly websites are the way to go: HESTA

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2013
Mobile devices are fast becoming the main internet access point for consumers. Superannuation funds should take this into account when designing their communication and client engagement strategy, CallumTod, HESTA head of digital marketing said. HESTA ...

You did this! No, you did!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012
Finger pointing -- this is what happens when the going gets tough. Europe blames the US for the drop in its equity markets last night. "European Stocks Fall on Mounting Concern Over U.S. Budget," says Bloomberg. Wall Street blames Europe for its woes. ...

Consumers clueless on retirement: Bateman

MARK STORY  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2012
Despite having been exposed to compulsory super for over 20 years, too many Australians remain clueless when comes to 'all things' retirement. This was the overarching message that Hazel Bateman, associate professor from the University of NSW (School ...

34 months prison for ex- GuardianFP adviser

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2012
A former financial adviser from Randwick, Sydney, has been sentenced to a total of 34 months imprisonment, after she illegally collected over $380,000 in insurance commissions. Susan Heathwood was sentenced in the Downing Centre District Court after ...

Too much ado over MYEFO

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2012
Dissected, defended, derided. The MYEFO (Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook) 2012-2013 received all these, and then some. It's good. It's bad. It's a revenue grab. It's responsible policy. It's a fiscal drag. It'll lower interest rates. Be scared. ...

Barclays cops $80,000 fine

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2012
Barclays Bank has been fined by ASIC for breaching the corporations Act and withdrawing $13.8 million of client segregated accounts money without authorisation. The corporate watch dog yesterday confirmed that Barclays had paid an infringement penalty ...

Upside from frontier markets untapped: Feriani

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2012
When the tide turns on an economic climate that cultivates negativity, a lot more investment will find its way to a basket of frontier markets currently overlooked by emerging market index providers. That's the view of Dr Slim Feriani, chief executive ...

Commbank knew of potential Storm collapse: lawyers

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012
Lawyers for victims of the Storm Financial collapse said they have uncovered a document which proves that the Commonwealth Bank knew investors would lose their money during the global financial crisis. Barrister Tony Morris told the Federal Court in ...

ASIC targets securities dealers

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2012
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission is honing in on securities dealers after discovering evidence of insufficient steps to ensure clients receive appropriate advice. ASIC's fourth market supervision report is the first to include information ...