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Social media crises on the rise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
The frequency and impact of companies encountering negative social media is on the rise according to a research survey, which found companies that aren't prepared for an online backlash suffer the most. Recently released research from Altimeter defined ...

Conversation the key to speeding up SOA

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... hours to produce they don't have much choice - it causes a blowout in the cost of advice per client." Recent reported research by Investment Trends showed that the average time for a financial planner to produce a SOA was six hours and 42 minutes. The ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2011
... to 1,216.01, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 15.24 points (0.58 per cent) to close at 2,622.31. Canada's Research in Motion (RIM) weighed down the Nasdaq, plummeting 19 per cent after it reported sales and profits that fell short of analysts' ...

Inactive clients trouble planning industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... times as many inactive clients as active ones, although the unexpected impact of opt-in may change that, according to new research assessing firms currently for sale in the market. Radar Results looked at 71 financial planning practices for sale at the ...

Gender diversity falls under hiring pressure

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... on improving gender diversity in the workplace and may even see it slipping backwards," said McFerran. McFerran said research from Financial Services Institute of Australia (FINSIA) has shown the level of employed women at the upper level of the finance ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... North American operations and close 80 stores as annual profit has plunged 98 per cent. NEW YORK, Sept 15 AFP - Shares in Research In Motion fell sharply in after-hours trading Thursday after the BlackBerry maker said it shipped fewer smartphones and ...

Super funds push for better hedge fund governance

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... fostering a better relationship between the providers of capital and the hedge fund community. According to Rainmaker Research, the Future Fund is the country's largest investor in hedge fund assets with more than $13 billion invested in the sector. ...

Bell recruits Bloomberg for risk and compliance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... settlement, portfolio analysis, order management and electronic trading. Bell, which was already employing Bloomberg for core research, will use the system to manage global equity mandates for institutional clients domestically and overseas. "We have ...

Sunsuper renews Mercer mandate

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011
... team. Under the new contract, Mercer will provide strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction, boutique manager research and investment operations consulting to the super fund. David Hartley, chief investment officer at Sunsuper said Mercer's ...

Planning software's big five rated

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2011
... end-users, with a significant group of planners shifting their focus to higher value clients as an outcome of FOFA." The research also found that 42% of advisers plan to provide single-issue advice more often for fast business turnover. XPLAN users were ...