Business sentiment from financial planners turned strongly optimistic over the first quarter of 2007, with the brandmanagement Adviser Sentiment Index registering a move from 22.9 to 41.6.
The index reading took into account the views of just under 500 advisers and was conducted in February.
The bullish …
How long is a piece of string? How many monkeys does it take to change a light bulb? Who knows, but what we do know is how long it takes to be served in a Chinese bank – one hour and fifty minutes.
Last week a member of …
Orange, the global commercial brand of France Telecom, is one of the first companies in the UK to put together two separate employee benefits packages to create a compelling pensions offer for its staff.
By putting the proceeds of a share save scheme into a pension, employees can, …
The world of banking and saving keeps getting smaller and faster – in Nairobi recently Kenya’s biggest mobile phone operator launched a service called M-Pesa that allows subscribers to send cash via SMS using their mobile phones.
For most consumers, Africa and financial services are only paired together …
News last week that changes to online tax lodgments will be implemented in time for lodging 2007 returns will no doubt be welcomed by the 1.6 million Australians currently using the service.
The fact such a sheer number of those jumping online rose by eighteen per cent from …
