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BT Wrap freshens interface

RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2011
Platform BT Wrap has added features to its microsite in preparation for the end of financial year. The site has been changed to include a tool kit to help financial advisers educate clients. It also now provides information on a new superannuation contributions ...

Thirst for financial literacy on view

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
... warnings about investment scams. Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer David Bradbury said 250,000 people had accessed the site since it was launched in March, demonstrating a public thirst for financial knowledge that is unbiased and free. "The most ...

Local super funds see potential in offshore property

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAY 2011
Local super funds, institutional and retail investors are buzzing around offshore property thanks to the strong Australian currency and dismal property values overseas, according to AXA Real Estate head. In the group's latest global property report ...

Planners train up for social media regulations

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2011
A new social media training program launched in the US has been designed to fill the gap for planners between social networking sites and platforms and the potential legal and cultural issue they present. The subscription-based app, 'Insight: Advisor ...

YouTube, you beauty

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
YouTube used to be the domain of teenagers and the odd adult videotaping quirky and fun stuff, but today super funds can use it for more lofty goals - and it won't cost their members a cent. Tim Martin, director at 2 Sticks Digital Marketing, said that ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... amid fresh concerns over the unresolved crisis at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant after plutonium was detected at the site. The Nikkei 225 index closed off 19.45 points to 9,459.08. The Topix index fell 7.64 points, or 0.89 per cent, to 850.21. ...

Risk advisers embrace social media

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 28 MAR 2011
Life risk advisers from Brisbane are the most prolific users of Twitter, with 11 per cent using the social media site, and a high 41 per cent are active on LinkedIn, a survey found. Zurich Life polled 700 life risk advisers at a recent national product ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAR 2011
... radiation scare and slow progress in restoring power to Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site. Japan on Wednesday said the cost of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami could hit Y25 trillion ($A304.9 billion), more ...

Twittering social media takes time

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011
Superannuation professionals have been told that powerful social media campaigns are "slow burners" and warned by a Deloitte technologist that they need to be patient to see the results. Speaking at an Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia ...

Finsia creates site for industry students

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2011
... career advice and mentor services. Russell Thomas, interim chief executive officer, Finsia, said that students wanted a single site providing a breadth of career advice and industry insight. "In particular, they are seeking information on jobs, what ...