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Social media and the power of diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... impact on a business, speaking of her own encounters with Social Media Outbreaks (SMO) from challenging poor marketing of major global brands to being on the receiving end of online backlash. "These situations draw attention to what social media can ...

Westpac Group restructure, Coombe resigns

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
Westpac has announced a major group structural shake-up, which sees the creation of two new divisions, senior appointments and the resignation of group executive Rob Coombe. The new Australian Financial Services (AFS) division combines Westpac Retail ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... Wednesday as a poor German government debt auction fuelled fears over Europe's fiscal crisis and weak growth in the eurozone, a major US trading partner. Markets spent the day stuck in negative territory after Germany was able to sell only part of an ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
... at 1206 AEDT, global miner BHP Billiton was down 57 cents at $35.03, and Rio Tinto had slid 80 cents at $63.70. Among the major banks, National Australia Bank had retreated 37 cents to $22.76, Westpac gave away 25 cents to $20.11, ANZ had lost 27 cents ...

rmg acquires Piersbridge Consultants

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
rmg financial services has completed its third acquisition this year after joining with fellow Perth-based practice, Piersbridge Consultants, taking its adviser numbers to 15. rmg, which now has around $660 million in funds under advice, said the acquisition ...

Market Wrap- Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011
The Australian market looks set to open lower after a mixed night on Wall Street and falls on major European bourses as the region's leaders met to try to resolve the relentless debt crisis now threatening big nations such as France. At 0800 AEDT on ...

Alleron wins AustralianSuper mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
AustralianSuper has awarded a $440 million mandate to Australian equity manager, Alleron Investment Management. Established in 2004, Alleron is a Sydney-based boutique investment firm, with around $2 billion in funds under management, and uses a long ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... after ratings agency Moody's warned France's credit rating could be affected by its rising government borrowing costs. No major Australian economic data is due on Tuesday. Mr Ive said he expected the Australian dollar to trade lower on Tuesday. "I think ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... Santos shed 23 cents to $12.91, Woodside Petroleum gave up 40 cents to $34.83 and Oil Search dropped 11 cents to $14.41. The major banks also are down, more than 1.3 per cent, with National Australia Bank losing most value. It's down 52 cents, or 2.14 ...

FOFA will pass: Shorten, FPA

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011
... action would undoubtedly be lower on the list of priorities for a new Government which has promised to rescind a number of major bills. In his address to the FPA delegates, Shorten reiterated his belief in the strength of Australia's financial position ...