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Big data 'big headache' for super: J.P Morgan

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... multi-billion dollar investor clients. However, JP Morgan claims that the rapid evolution of mobile technology devices and social media channels is a game-changer for customer information and engagement. William Fraser, Head of eSolutions Services for ...

Zelman opens new advice business

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... seems to truly embrace this with both hands. Zelman, who has built an extensive profile in the risk market through social media, plans to promote his new business in the same way. While online and social media are revolutionising society, many people ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
The FPA has launched a social media heavy campaign as part of its 12th Financial Planning Week. The move is part of a push by the FPA to increase the profile of financial advice and augment the number of Australians who access the advice service. The ...

ASIC issues crowd funding guidance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... may be regulated under the Corporations Act and the ASIC Act. Crowd funding involves the use of the internet and social media to raise funds in support of a specific project or business idea. "Crowd funding, as a discrete activity, is not prohibited ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012
... strong performance from Home Depot. But a poor report from online discount coupon vendor Groupon pulled it and other social media shares sharply lower, with Groupon ending down 27.0 per cent. The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average ended up 2.71 points ...

Super funds look to banks on social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012
... introduction of MySuper with more streamlined investment options and fees means super funds need to up the ante in social media engagement for brand differentiation, according to one consultancy. In a study of 34 super funds representing a range of size ...

A question of survival

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012
... deep customer knowledge. And because customers themselves can now access a wealth of information online and through social media, the view that fund managers sell "information" is now a lot less valuable. "Businesses are trying to live off their back ...

Direct investors prefer scaled advice

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 AUG 2012
... years, driven by the market environment, a desire for flexibility and control and the impact of wide scale adoption of social media. "These self-directed investors present a huge opportunity for the financial services industry, both from a product and ...

Adviser tablet ownership triples

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUL 2012
Social media usage among financial advisers is on the rise as is their ownership of tablet computers, reveals Zurich's just released infographics report of new technology and social media. Zurich Australian Life and Investments' (Zurich) infographic ...

Latest Financial Standard iPad edition available now

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... link. The tablet editions will also be available for FREE, for a limited time, thanks to Zurich. Readers can use social media tools and e-mail embedded within the app to share Financial Standard articles. News stories updated daily on the newspaper's ...