Yellowfin launches iPhone app for business execs Business intelligence firm, Yellowfin, today announced the launch of its business intelligence application specifically designed for the iPhone – Yellowfin for the iPhone. The app allows business executives access to important corporate data on the go. The app has been designed to sharpen the focus on key performance […]
More Aussie businesses plan for future It seems more and more Aussie businesses are planning for the future, if the results of a new workforce planning survey are anything to go by. The survey, Workforce Planning – Securing HR’s Role in the Business conducted by global workforce planning firm Infohrm, found that the number of […]
SMEs to drive responsible business practices The Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA), along with St James Ethics Centre yesterday announced the launch of Good Business Register: the national register of responsible business practice for SMEs. The Good Business Register is an online platform, which will enable small to medium enterprise (SMEs) to […]
A joint survey by Veda Advantage and Coface Australia has found that credit and trade payments can become a real problem for businesses during an economic downturn and the period of recovery.
In yet another blow for consumers and businesses around the country, Westpac has raised its home loan rates by almost double the 0.25 percent lift in the official cash rate ordered yesterday by the Reserve Bank board.
RBA plays ‘Scrooge’ with Christmas rate rise The Reserve Bank’s decision to lift interest rates by 25 basis points just before Christmas will eat away at consumer confidence at the most crucial time for retailers, the Australian National Retailers Association said today. “This is the first time in six years the Reserve Bank has lifted […]
Fraud season begins for Aussie businesses Christmas is the period of greatest risk for application fraud and non-payment for Australian businesses, with young adults (young adults (aged between 18-22) the highest risk category, almost twice (1.8 times) as likely than any other age group to commit application fraud, new research has revealed. These findings are […]
Google reveals top Aussie searches for 2009 2009 has certainly been a year to remember – from the Victorian bushfires to the death of pop icon Michael Jackson and Masterchef mania. To mark the year that was, Google has today released the most popular search terms that Australians tapped into google.com.au with some quite interesting […]
One third of Aussies to buy property in next two years More than one third of Australians plan to buy a property in the next two years despite concerns over higher living costs and rising interest rates, a survey shows. The Mortgage Choice Consumer Sentiment Survey of 1,025 Australians found that 41 percent of respondents […]
To add further fuel to the already raging Liberal leadership fire, the Federal Government is threatening to pull the rug on the emissions trading deal if there isn’t a vote on Friday.
