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National Australia Bank (NAB) has now completed the acquisition of Challenger Mortgage Management and unveiled a new brand for the business – Advantedge.

Mobile market set to grow The global mobile market is set to grow over the next quarter, according to research firm Strategy Analytics. In its latest report on the handset market, Strategy Analytics forecast that global shipments of mobile phones in the final quarter of 2009 would rise three percent from a year earlier to […]

The Reserve Bank is likely to lift interest rates by 25 basis points tomorrow, economists predict.

The Federal Government has warned the Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO) due to be released by Treasurer Wayne Swan in Canberra won’t deliver all good news.

Domestic tourism is still bearing the brunt of the global financial crisis, new figures show.

Why high fliers fail…… I attended a great HR conference in Singapore last year and recall a particular presenter talking about the 3 myths about career success, they were: • Patience is not a virtue – to succeed in your career, you must be hungry and ambitious • Ability is not always enough and will […]

I love Unit Man. Unit Man represents all that is good about short, calculative shopping partners. When brands started to get all sneaky by reducing the weights and volumes of their products while retaining the same price and packaging, what was a numerically challenged shopper to do?

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is proposing to authorise an agreement between members of the rediATM network not to charge each other’s cardholders a fee for transactions undertaken at ATMs owned by any rediATM member.

Social networking giant Facebook outlined changes to its privacy policy on Thursday and is now asking for feedback from its 300-million strong user base on the changes.

We may see a re-emergence of a skills shortage in the next 12 months as the economy recovers, according to a new survey.

Betting at the Melbourne Cup just became a lot easier with the release of the Melbourne Cup Carnival iPhone app.

Employment priorities have changed significantly as a result of the global financial crisis, with employees now valuing job stability over money, a new survey reveals.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has attempted to make unit pricing fun for consumers by debuting a new caped calculator character called Unit Man to help consumers better understanding unit pricing.

ANZ chief executive Mike Smith has retracted a statement made earlier on the week, where he was quoted as saying the bank would not move interest rates above the RBA’s official rates.

CBA boss apologises for Storm fiasco The head of the Commonwealth Bank, Ralph Norris has apologized to those affected by the collapse of the North Queensland based investment advisory firm, Storm Financial. Chief executive officer Ralph Norris last night told a Senate committee looking into Storm’s activities that the Commonwealth Bank was committed to reaching […]

House prices have continued to rise, growing at their fastest pace since 2003, a report shows.

The RSA’s October 2009 Online Fraud Report has revealed Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks.

Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has played down speculation about a possible 50-basis point rise in official interest rates, as economists try to predict the RBA’s next move.

Addressing a press conference in Copenhagen with the Danish Minister of Climate and Energy, chairman and CEO of General Electric, Jeff Immelt urged businesses to take action on climate change now before it is too late.

It seems Australia is losing the war on gender equality, ranking 20th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index of 134 countries, down from 15th in 2006.