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After finishing off 2009 on a high, the median superannuation growth fund industry average retreated 2.2% in January. This was largely because listed share and property markets went into reverse. The Australian share market was down 6.2% for the month, while international shares retreated 2.9% (unhedged) and 3.5% (hedged). Australian and global REITs (listed property) […]
This month’s issue of EFIC’s newsletter, World Risk Developments, discusses an interesting tension that has arisen in the world economic outlook. Many leading and coincident indicators of national and by extension world economic activity are delivering moderately pleasant surprises, prompting forecasters to upgrade their guesstimates of growth for 2010 and 2011. Yet at the same […]
Two whinges in two days? There must be something in the water! However… I’m not sure how I haven’t blogged about cabs in Sydney before because today certainly isn’t the first time I’ve been disappointed. Perhaps having lived in London for five years before moving here, I was spoiled? Did you know every black cab […]
Wotflight, an airline aggregation and online flight booking service sister site for Wotif.com, has launched today across Australia. With the ability to compare airfares in one window, as well as book and receive immediate confirmation, Wotflight is an online search engine for business and leisure travellers. Megan Magill, General Manager Brand, Wotflight, said no other […]
Global recruitment consultancy Robert Walters this week launched its eleventh annual Global Salary Survey, with the year 2009 seen as two distinct halves in terms of recruitment trends. The first half of the year saw many companies in Australia continue to implement the cost- cutting strategies that began in late 2008. A large number carried […]
Citrix GoToTraining, a purpose-built online training solution for business use, was launched today by Citrix Online, a division of Citrix Systems, Inc. With GoToTraining, businesses of all sizes will be able to easily move their curriculums online and instantly host interactive training sessions with participants from any location, enabling them to save time and travel […]
Research In Motion (RIM) today introduced BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express – free new server software that wirelessly and securely synchronizes BlackBerry smartphones with Microsoft Exchange or Microsoft Windows Small Business Server. The new BlackBerry Enterprise Server Express software will be provided free of charge in order to address two key market opportunities. First, the software […]
Bakers Delight has been recognised in the Oracle World Retail Awards 2010, taking out finalist honours for in-store merchandising designed and executed by sales acceleration agency, MediaTag. Voted one of the leading global retailers in the ‘retail advertising’ category, the bakery franchise engaged MediaTag in early 2009 to look at innovative creative point of sale […]
Google launched their Australian real estate search in July last year, and today they announced that in less than a year they have linked with over 1000 real estate sites across Australia and New Zealand. Fully integrated with Google Maps, the real estate search brings up rental or sales listings, and can also handle multi-layered […]
The effects of the global financial crisis (GFC) may be subsiding in Australia but charities are still feeling the impact according to Perpetual, one of Australia’s largest managers of charitable trusts. Perpetual says that the financial demands resulting from the GFC have continued unabated from last year. This is demonstrated by the continued increase in […]
HTC has joined with Telstra to unveil the Android-powered HTC Desire smartphone, which will be available in April exclusively on Telstra’s Next G network. The smartphone, which is an improved version of the Nexus One that HTC manufactures for Google was previewed at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, with an Australian release date […]
ANZ today launched its new Business Visa Debit card on its business transaction accounts. ANZ is the first major Australian bank to offer a Visa Debit card for business. The new card is available on the ANZ Business Classic, Business Extra and Negotiator accounts and will replace the current ANZ Access card for eligible customers. […]
HTC, today announced plans to bring Microsoft’s next generation of Windows Phones, the Windows Phone 7 Series, to market later this year. The revolutionary new software offers a fresh approach to smartphones by bringing web content and applications together to create a phone experience that is very personal, relevant and connected. With this news, HTC […]
Both customer service and word-of-mouth are so important, no matter what size your business is. And in this social media age, it’s more important than ever. It’s been a while since I had a rant here but I’m back, in true whingeing pom style. It’s been a bad lunchtime. First, I went for a well […]
Women looking to combine building a business with their family are turning to party plan business Something Naughty to fulfil their entrepreneurial aspirations. Something Naughty’s new owner Donna Inns took over the business in December and is lamenting having to turn down requests for parties because there are not enough party planners available. Party planners […]
As climate change has become a critical focus for business today, Climate Friendly has developed GoldPower and FlightPortal to enable global companies to take real, meaningful and immediate action to reduce carbon emissions. GoldPower is a voluntary global renewable energy certificate that meets the highest international standards and creates carbon savings that can be reported […]
Launching today, the SURFit iPhone app allows users to remotely control and interact with cameras set up along Sydney’s most popular beaches. Giving beach goers the opportunity to check their favourite break or beach spot on 3G and WiFi. The smart Apple interface allows users to easily tap, swipe or pinch the screen to make […]
Tradespeople are not nearly as wealthy as our image of them suggests, with wages “consistently” falling for the lowest paid tradies, a University of Canberra researcher has found. Head of economics and director of the Centre for Labour Market Research, Professor Phil Lewis will outline the findings of a project into what tradespeople earn at […]
Australia’s biggest shopping rewards program FlyBuys has reported a surge in new memberships in 2009, with a 400,000, mostly younger shoppers signing up for the program. Almost 400,000 new cardholders were welcomed to FlyBuys in 2009, with the average age of new members sitting at 33 years – 12 years younger than the overall average […]
Retailers will continue to face challenges over the next year as consumers return to saving their money, a franchising expert says. Stan Gordon, managing director of Franchised Food Company (FFCo) which owns Cold Rock Ice Creamery, Mr Whippy and Pretzel World, said shoppers had become frugal as a result of the global financial crisis. His […]
