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 Previously I have posted (and been criticised) for the views I have on the ASX SGX takeover (or as we now know the failure of). So this time round I am going to leave it to two journalist – Stephen Bartholomeusz and Glenda Korporaal. I read Stephen Bartholomeusz article “Wriggling in Swan’s ASX [...]  On the weekend I wrote a piece about the ASX-SGX merger and why the Government should not block its eventual outcome. I posted that article last night after witnessing the subject become quite topical in yesterday’s press. Firstly, today has given us all some more insight into the Nationals beliefs on why it [...]  If the Gillard Swan “Minority” Government or the Greens block the SGX-ASX merger from going ahead because of “National Interests” then they will have to answer to both the investors of the ASX as well as the wider Australian Financial Services Industry. And they will have a lot to answer for. What [...] It would seem the bank has forgotten that the very nature of Social Media – conversations you have are with family and friends and not random third parties – means that if you were to see anything on your Facebook account that was negative about CBA, then it would more than likely come from family and friends. [...] After the disaster that was Wall St 2 : Money Never Sleeps (…well maybe not a disater, bust certainly a chick flick…) HBO has announced it cast for it’s upcoming financial crisis movie “Too Big to Fail”. [...] Regardless that I am too busy to blog (I am sorry), gee I would love to be in Manhattan at FinovateFall 2010. “What is Finovate?” I hear you ask – Finovate is a series of unique conferences (Held in New York, San Francisco, London) that showcases innovation in financial and banking technology via short, fast-paced demos that must be presented live. [...] When are you guys going to learn? Another financial research firm and consultant, Spectrem, has just recently released a new survey that suggests that not only do 69% of LinkedIn users consult their LinkedIn networks on investment issues but more than one-third of investors say they are interested in receiving information from their advisors or corresponding with them via social networks [...] You can understand the strong case for using social media for investment decisions when those aged 21-39 relied on websites, friends, family and work colleagues for investment advice. [...] To beat up a bank is easy – like taking a toy from a kitten – anyone and everyone does it. The hard thing is to congratulate them on a smart choice, and for this I must clear the throat and say “WELL DONE COMMONWEALTH BANK” for showing iniative in employing their first Social Marketing Manager [...] Found a post in the Capital Markets section of LinkedIn asking whether “CFD’s or Contract for Difference are a good trading tool?” The concern I had with the question posted was that it suggested that CFDs were developed to allow investors to “receive all the benefits of owning a stock without having to physically own the stock itself.” Unfortunately too many online trading investors take this view point and very quickly see their $$$ evaporate as they are hit by margin calls regardless of whether their positions are long or short. [...] |
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