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You are what you Google

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2008
Among the top finance term searches on Google this year were 'superannuation', 'interest rates' and 'investment banks' but as to which keyword was more popular than the other changed state by state, according to Google Australia. The world's largest ...

Cybercriminals target fin services

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2008
One-stop shop financial services groups should be more vigilant about how they store and manage client accounts after a new report found that online criminals are getting better at exploiting stolen financial data. Security solutions provider Symantec ...

Wiki me happy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2008
Web content manager Vignette predicts that social networking tailor-made for corporates will be the next platform on which financial services providers can engage their Gen Y staff and retain their customers. The power of social networking came to the ...

WW opens pension info site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
Watson Wyatt is launching an online education service for employers and pension scheme trustees to better communicate with employees after a report found companies are alarmed with the lack of engagement with staff. The 'Be in touch' online tool can ...

FIIG opens term deposit site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2008
Investors can make better informed decisions about their cash investments after FIIG Securities opened a term deposit comparison website. Termdeposit.com.au can find the best term deposit rate from more than 40 providers, allowing people to invest directly ...

Former Virgin Money execs launch Mozo

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
... to compare financial products online, from credit cards to home loans, car loans, savings accounts and term deposits. The site aims to challenge incumbents Infochoice and Cannex, both of which have long provided financial product comparison and ratings ...

Crisis on Facebook

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2008
... the financial crisis that launched a thousand Facebook sites. The Web 2.0 has spawned Depression 2.0, a social networking site where individuals discuss a return to the Great Depression of the 30s. Financial planners and fund managers who want to spar ...

Secure Computing beats hackers at own game

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2008
... internet users with a two pronged approach via its Cyber Security Initiative. Firstly, seeks to identify whether an internet site has been compromised by either inadvertently distributing viruses and then assigns a trust score in a process named "reputation ...

CHOICE warns of online fraud

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 7 OCT 2008
Consumer watchdog CHOICE has outlined a list of online identity fraud techniques to protect consumers against the growing threat. CHOICE estimates identity fraud costs Australians roughly $1 billion affecting 500,000 people every year. Most are hit ...

OzForex clients gain margin trading

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 11 SEP 2008
... in relation to foreign exchange margin trading, we believe it is a value-add for our clients to provide a referral on our site to a company that could provide that service for them," said Helm. Both firms however may use this arrangement as a stepping ...