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Advisers' Twitter usage doubles in 18 months

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013
... strategies," Kewin continued. Kewin adds that the growth in social media is matched by corresponding growth in usage of mobile devices, especially tablets. "Historically there have been many barriers to uptake of social media, including the amount of ...

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2013
... had risen the most among all stocks on the S&P/ASX100. Australia's second largest telco Optus will expand its latest 4G mobile network to 70 per cent of the country's metropolitan population by the middle of 2014. Its parent company, Singapore Telecommunications ...

Facebook users moving on

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2013
... it. Incidentally, this is a trend that Apple is also battling. This change is reinforced by teenagers increasingly going mobile and turning to more mobile-friendly apps like Kik Messenger, WhatsApp and Snapchat. As a result of this demographic adjustment ...

Apps disappoint despite vast tech spend

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 22 APR 2013
The problems consumers have encountered with mobile banking applications may inform the financial services industry as it looks to produce its own investment and superannuation apps. According to BanterMob director of mobile marketing and strategy Kelly ...

Professional Associations Super rebrands to Kinetic Super

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 15 APR 2013
... with the Recruitment and Consulting Service Association (RCSA), has given the fund a distinct advantage in supporting the mobile workforce," he said. Megan Bolton, PASL chief executive, commented: "recent ABS data shows an increasing movement of jobseekers ...

Wealthtrac launches cloud-based SMSF platform

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... SMSF certainly meets their needs in these respects," Johnson said. Other features include tax and compliance reporting and mobile access. The platform also sends out alerts if a client breaches a super regulation.

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 ...

Asian retail banks set to spend 5.1% more on tech

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... done through smartphone applications. There's expected to be a drive towards banks in the Asia Pacific region offering mobile payment services to their business customers and partnerships are already being sought to build comprehensive systems that can ...

Advisers open to double allocation to global equities

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2013
... global investor also highlighted the investment potential right across the value chain in the manufacture and consumption of mobile phones. With Samsung and Apple in a state of flux about which manufacturer will produce the dominant handset, Lodha has ...

Accountants jump on digital hub

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 FEB 2013
... through which readers can share articles and commentary via sites such as Facebook and Twitter via their desktop, tablet and mobile. "The accounting world is constantly changing and our hub provides a dynamic way for IPA members, their clients, colleagues ...