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Email tops in social media stakes

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
It may have been around the longest, but if he had to pick just one form of social media, Social Adviser founder Baz Gardner would choose email. This was just one of the many social media revelations that Gardner, host and organiser of this year's AdviserEdge ...

FICAP's Wannabe Rockstars a huge hit

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 MAR 2012
Ten of the finance industry's Wannabe Rockstars battled it out this week in FICAP's annual "Who wants to be a RockStar?" event at Sydney's iconic Metro Theatre. The award for FICAP 2012 RockStar of the Year went to Jamie Thomas from ANZ, with a rendition ...

Wannabe RockStars take to the stage for annual fundraiser

RACHEL DAVIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012
Ten of the finance industry's wannabe RockStars will take to the stage tonight to battle it out for FICAP's annual "Who wants to be a RockStar?" event. This year's event is raising funds for the YWCA NSW 'FICAP Voices' mentoring program and Open Family ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2012
The Australian market looks set to open lower, following the downward trend of Wall Street and the European markets. At 0800 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down 16 points at 4,262. In economic news on Monday, the Australian ...

ASIC jobs cut as responsibilities rise

ALISON BEVEGE  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has axed 59 jobs in the year to May as part of 87 redundancies with a further 68 to go this financial year as part of a $10 million budget cut to the corporate watchdog, dependant on a funding review. ...

New talent celebrated with AFA award

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2011
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has opened nominations for its 2011 AFA Rising Star of the Year Award. The AFA's Rising star of the Year Award (Award) is designed to celebrate the talented newcomers in the world of financial advice. Established ...

SSGA says ETF growth means plenty for all providers

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAY 2011
State Street Global Advisers has said it is not concerned about competing for market share against newcomers wanting to take a chunk out of the Australian exchange-traded funds market. State Street pioneered ETF trading in Australia and at one time ...

Advisers hampered by conflicted platforms

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2011
Advisers signed up on big institutional platforms are compromising their first duty to their client, independent advisers have said. Out of 26 leading master trust and wrap platforms studied by research firm Investment Trends for its 2010 Investment ...

Government applauds ASIC trading rules

MATT WOODINGTON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2011
The Government has given its approval to ASIC's new draft of market integrity rules for equity exchange markets, which includes greater scrutiny on dark pool trading. ASIC has produced a framework of rules in anticipation of new market traders being ...

Three new faces on Cbus board

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2011
Industry superannuation fund Cbus has named three new board members who will replace the trio who retired in late 2010. Peter Smith of the National Electrical and Communications Association has joined the leadership team along with Rita Mallia and Frank ...