A TOP BlackRock executive said there was little evidence of a meaningful switch by global investors into equities from fixed-income assets, even after recent strong sharemarket gains. "There appears to be a lot of cash coming off the ...
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An eagle-eyed CarAdvice reader has snapped a duo of lightly-facelifted 2013 Holden Cruze hatchbacks being tested in Sydney ahead of its March launch. But the big news surrounding this updated Holden Cruze won’t be the new colour ...
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A Former senior consultant at Oracle has won her sexual harassment claim against the software giant after proving recurring advances by a male colleague. Rebecca Richardson has been awarded $18,000 in compensation by the Federal Court ...
Australians based overseas are being lured home as the demand for digital resources continues to grow, according to a hiring expert. Salaries for digital skills are now higher in Australia than in overseas markets such as the United ...
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Banks, property trusts, consumer staples and energy companies pushed the sharemarket to its highest close since September 2008, as investors digested earnings reports while awaiting the overnight release of minutes from the US Federal ...
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The launch of its Research, Innovation and Development Centre (RIDC) in its Belfast Centre, UK, enables Polaris to strengthen its leadership position by establishing a dedicated near-shore RIDC. CHENNAI, INDIA, February 19, 2013 ...
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TECH guru and billionaire Sir James Dyson was on a crusade last night to convince Australians to shell out $1590 for a high-tech bathroom tap that also dries your hands. Its cost is a big step up from, say, the meagre $4 price of a ...
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Electoral candidates in western Sydney and Newcastle face some stark policy choices about transport infrastructure that will have profound economic and social implications well into next century. Unusual in federal politics, the opportunity ...
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Australian-produced app Roamz is reaching out to the retail sector with analytics that will tell a store what customers are saying in real time. Developed in Sydney by entrepreneur Jonathan Barouch, Roamz uses the number-crunching ...
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Christian Wijnants was announced the winner of the 2013 International Woolmark Prize, during the final award event held at the ME Hotel. Natalie Massenet, Chairman of the British Fashion Council opened the event; a judging panel including ...
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The AWEX Regional Indicators finished 0.5% lower, on average, at sales in Sydney, Melbourne, and Fremantle this week when the US exchange rate rose by 0.3%. It was a mixed sale this week with a good start on Tuesday, an easing on ...
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The Woolmark Company Hong Kong office has joined forces with Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) in a bid to get artists working with wool, drawing the fibre into the world of art, via Haptic InterFace. Haptic InterFace 2012 lauched a new ...
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OfficeMax Australia has made the first move to extend its business model beyond the confines of a traditional office products supplier with the acquisition of private print management businesses Complete Print Solutions (CPS) and Foxprint ...
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Weakness among the big miners was offset by gains in finance companies and defensive sectors. Despite the flat trade, Australian stocks have posted their fifth consecutive weekly gain. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index closed down three ...
Ruckus Wireless has announced two senior appointments to its expanding sales and support team in Australia and New Zealand. Based in Sydney, Rob Post takes on the role of Australian northern regional sales manager while Matt Hall takes on ...