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Asian funds invest more in Taiwan

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2011
... eased, which should lead to a drop in the defence budget and an increase in consumer spending driven, in part, by a rise in tourism. "Taiwan is very cheap so we see it as good value. Investment as a percentage of GDP is the lowest in Asia and the lowest ...

Growth spoiler

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 JAN 2011
... also sure to take a hit, with flow on effects to their suppliers. Already buckling under a strong Australian dollar, the tourism industry and ancillary businesses would buckle even more. This then would be complicated by higher prices brought about increased ...

Hooray it's Oprah day

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2010
... normally reserved for visiting heads of state? This morning in Sydney at the Oprah House, the nation's latest favourite tourism patron filmed the first of her two downunder episodes in front of an estimated 6,000 adoring fans. The Melbourne show set ...

HOSTPLUS unveils new TV ads

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... align HOSTPLUS with quality brands and respected leaders in the industries in which we specialise, across hospitality, tourism and sport. "It's a campaign that focuses on retention of the almost one million Australians who are already with HOSTPLUS ...

Parity not quite a party

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2010
... that's just for Australia's manufacturers. What about domestic industries that compete with cheaper imports? What about tourism? What about those offshore-based companies that derive their revenues in foreign currencies? They'll discover their earnings ...

HOSTPLUS and ME Bank open shop

MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JUL 2010
... local economy. HOSTPLUS identified the Gold Coast as one of Australia's largest employers of people in the hospitality, tourism, recreation and sport industries, and therefore, an area of major organic growth. More outlets may be established over time ...

HOSTPLUS opens NT and Sydney offices

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2010
... HOSTPLUS a presence in every state and territory in Australia. It is also an area of potential growth for HOSTPLUS, where the tourism and hospitality industries are major local employers, noted the press release. Through its Parramatta office the fund ...

Posh playground turns sandpit

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2009
... sinking under the weight of borrowed money. The playground of the rich and the famous risks becoming just a sand pit. In one tourism website Dubai boasts of being "the second largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates. The city of Dubai is the second ...

HOSTPLUS scoops top marketing exec

RUTH LIEW AND MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2009
The battle between HOSTPLUS and Sunsuper as the super fund of choice for tourism and hospitality workers takes a new twist after Sunsuper's marketing whiz, Wayne Sullivan, joins the rival fund. In a press statement today, HOSTPLUS said it appointed ...

Industry funds in NRL grand final

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
... also sponsors the new AFL Gold Coast Football Club. Not to be outdone, the $12 billion Sunsuper, which also targets the tourism and hospitality industries, used ground advertising at the NRL match between Parramatta Eels and Canterbury Bulldogs at ANZ ...