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Young Aussies backing world's biggest brands

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... investors rising by 73% and Gen Y climbing 20%. This, in turn, drove up demand for international shares such as Netflix and Facebook by 30% year on year. "These are serious investors, who are studying the local and international sharemarkets closely ...

California mandates gender board diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 JAN 2019
... companies will need to add female directors to comply with the law." This list includes some of the big players such as Facebook which currently has two of nine directors are women, while Apple has two female directors out of a total of nine, she said. ...

Global tech wars disrupt $600m market

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... rebundle financial services products in a way unseen in the Australian market. The tech war between US FAANG stocks (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) and their Chinese BAT counterparts (Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent) will dictate the eventual ...

You got me at like: Advisers tap social to retain clients

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... certified champions of social media as a client retention strategy. There's the usual stuff: an Instagram account, a Facebook page and a snazzy-looking website. But then there's the level-up material: SEO-optimised video content, different landing ...

Can Hollywood turn advice mainstream?

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
... especially in the world of social media. He recalls a time when he shared an excellent example of customer service on Facebook and it was viewed 40,000 times, leading to amazing exposure for the business. In terms of the practical application, Ramm said ...

Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... equity holdings. In regards to holdings, the top international stocks held by NFP super funds are: Samsung, Alphabet, Facebook, Amazon, Tencent, Microsoft, Visa, Taiwan Semicon, Alibaba and Nestle. "International tech stocks making up an average 11% ...

Elon Musk steps down as Tesla chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
... protect investors". Tesla is the fourth most traded international stock by Australian SMSFs, tailing Amazon, Apple and Facebook, according to CommSec. Board shakeup a good move Saxo Capital Australia markets strategist Eleanor Creagh said SEC's board ...

Elon Musk charged with securities fraud

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
... market significantly. Tesla is the fourth most traded international stock by Australian SMSFs, tailing Amazon, Apple and Facebook, according to CommSec. SEC enforcement division co-director Steven Peikin said corporate officers hold positions of trust ...

SMSFs outperforming MySuper: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2018
... investors are increasingly turning to international equities for greater diversification and returns. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Tesla and Berkshire Hathaway are the top five international stocks by trading value, while Alphabet Class A replaces Tesla ...

SMSF cash allocation dips

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2018
... investors are increasingly turning to international equities for greater diversification and returns. Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Tesla and Berkshire Hathaway are the top five international stocks by trading value, while Alphabet Class A replaces Tesla ...