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Stagflation cross-winds

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2008
... NabCapital research, the key reason why inflation is on the up, despite the downturn in the OECD developed economies, led by the USA, is China. Incidentally, prices for imports from China jumped 0.8 per cent in January, the largest monthly increase since ...

Woolworths to launch credit card

... long-term successful partnerships with large retailer card programs overseas, such as, Marks & Spencer's in the UK and Saks in the USA. "HSBC manages over 125 million credit cards worldwide, with established co-branded and white label alliances with ...

Cutting our energy usage has long way to go

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2008
Despite all our apparent concern with conserving energy, Australians still have of long way to go to change and lower their energy and carbon footprints, reveals the 2008 ABS Yearbook. Solar energy is used by only 4 per cent of households as the primary ...

Gunning appointed Global CIO

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2008
... replacement chief investment officer Asia Pacific has yet been announced. After moving to the group's head office in Tacoma USA, Gunning will be responsible for Russell's global investment management and research division comprising of almost 300 investment ...

One in 10 investors are switchers

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2007
One in ten US retirees and pre-retirees are looking to change financial institutions at any one time based on costs or level of service they receive, according to research from Aite Group. US-based research firm Aite Group surveyed 505 people in the ...

Village People

SUZY MAC  |  FRIDAY, 9 NOV 2007
... services at Jones Lang LaSalle. Jones Lang LaSalle recently released a report, Seniors Living - Can Australia learn from the USA, and according to their data, the industry comprises 1721 villages, with highly fragmented ownership spread across 600 companies. ...

Sustainable audits need more structure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 1 NOV 2007
Two in five companies are at risk of not fully complying with a new emission auditing law that will come into effect next year, according to a new study. A joint Jones Lang LaSalle and CoreNet Global research study found only one in five Australian ...

Australians top list but still underinsured

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2007
... still ranked above all other surveyed nations in personal insurance, with 36 per cent insured, against 31 per cent for the USA and only 15 per cent for Hong Kong. Michael Rogers, general manager of financial protection at AXA said one reason for this ...

Confidence down but not out

SUZY MAC  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2007
NAB's Business Confidence Index has dropped another 2 points to 10 index points, its third consecutive monthly fall from May's 14 point high. In their August 2007 Monthly Business Survey, NAB have reported that confidence is lower but still strong. ...

Here, kitty kitty

SUZY MAC  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2007
... prices will exert a global influence on national economies. &We can expect to see serious inflationary pressures affect the USA and other major economies." Meanwhile in an ABC News report, in an Alice Springs bush food competition, feral cats are highly ...