Economy

Embracing social media as part of your business will help it grow in areas other than marketing, according to a report by Deloitte.

Australia’s leading property data group has responded to recent criticism of its property valuation service, ValEx.

Wide Bay Australia has announced the appointment of compliance specialist Sandra Birkensleigh as a non-executive director.

The Reserve Bank of Australia will set a new national record when it meets in the New Year to decide on monetary policy.

Financial planning software company Decimal has announced the appointment of Carolyn Colley as its chief executive.

An industry veteran with proven lobbying skills has been appointed head of the Customer Owned Banking Association.

ASIC’s latest consumer financial confidence survey has revealed that more than half of Australian mortgage holders did not seek independent advice before obtaining a home loan.

The FBAA has reported a 32 per cent growth in memberships for 2013/2014 after growing 33 per cent in the previous financial year.

Fear of rising interest rates is causing an increasing number of borrowers to change their mortgage habits, according to new research.

Australia’s property auction clearance rates are set to exceed last year's figures, according to CoreLogic RP Data.