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ASIC to ease hardline stance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 27 AUG 2021
... Corporate Plan, ASIC flagged it will take a tougher stance on protecting retail investors. For example, it will target social media advice and influence on retail investment decisions. ASIC said it will expand monitoring of social media platforms and ...

Investment scams set to double

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2021
... 400 reports and more than $1 million in losses to the Hope Business and Wonderful World scams. These two scams used social media advertising and mobile apps. Victims invested their money and were able to make small withdrawals in the beginning before ...

Engaged members expect more from super

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2021
... consult an online source before making an investment decision. About 68% of young investors aged 18-29 said advice via social media is the way to go. More than a quarter (28%) of males value the opinion of Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos or Bill Gates. Stake founder ...

BT Panorama down for a week

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... BT Panorama started on Monday August 2 and full service was not restored until Sunday August 8. BT apologised on social media and posted daily updates. On Thursday, clients were told that the issue had been identified and a system refresh was being completed. ...

FS Power50: Final days to nominate

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021
... socio-economic future. The Power50 range from those that are active within industry associations to those that boast a strong social media following. They are well known and respected among their peers, viewed as role models in the way they conduct their ...

Finfluencers ensnare female Millennials

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
The growing finfluencer phenomenon is capturing female Millennials who turn to social media for financial advice and education. Analysis by marketing platform HypeAuditor reveals that more than half (57%) of female finfluencers' following are young ...

ASIC spells out IDR reporting

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 JUL 2021
... efficient complaints handling became an obligation under the Corporations Act. ASIC will also consider complaints on social media, objections to death benefit recipients and insurance claims handling processes. All complaints must be responded to in ...

Angus Benbow leaves finance for fitness

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 12 JUL 2021
... in my career to join an Australia based business at the beginning of its global growth trajectory," Benbow said on social media on Friday. "The [Wimp2Warrior] team have done an incredible job in laying the foundations for this global technology business ...

FS Power50 nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... Australians. They could be active participants of relevant industry associations, financial advisers with strong social media followings, those known among their peers and the industry as role models or mentors to younger advisers or activists fighting ...

MAX Award winners crowned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUN 2021
... award for Product Launch of the Year. Zurich's Goals for Good was named Community Initiative of the Year, while Social Media Campaign of the Year was awarded to Australian Ethical and Integrated Campaign of the Year was awarded to Aware Super for ...