10 Ways You Can Invest in Movies by Christina Lavingia The summer months are often a boon for the entertainment industry, as Hollywood releases its famed — and increasingly bad — summer blockbusters. Purchasing matinee tickets is just one way to invest in films, however. The team at Credio, a personal finance and […]
AMAZON NEARLY DOUBLES U.S. PRIME MEMBERSHIPS IN TWO YEARS
Amazon Nearly Doubles U.S. Prime Memberships in Two Years By Felix Richter (Statista) This chart shows the growth of Amazon Prime Members over the past 2 years on a quarter-by quarter basis and the estimated number of Amazon Prime members in the United States. When Amazon introduced their Prime membership […]
Alphabet’s other bets are hobbies
Alphabet’s Other Bets Are a Costly Hobby By Felix Richter (Statista) This chart shows Alphabet’s operating income by segment. Google’s parent company Alphabet delivered positive results for the third quarter of 2017. The company posted $27.8 billion in revenue and net income of $6.7 billion for the three months ending […]
Confidence in property industry at low point
A survey has found that at the end of 2018 confidence in Australia’s property industry fell to its lowest level in five years. According to the ANZ/Property Council of Australia survey, overall confidence in the Australian property industry fell by 11.3% over the past 12 months, reaching its lowest point since […]
Understanding Social Security Agreements for international workers
Divya Baweja, Preeti Gupta and Sahil Bhasin The globalisation of the economy and development of international trade and business has considerably increased the international movement of individuals across geographies. The existence of differing regimes in various countries often plays an important role when it comes to cross-border movement of employees […]
Lenders adjust fixed home loan interest rates
Several Australian banks have adjusted their home loan interest rates this week, with some lenders lowering their fixed rates, while others increased theirs. St.George this week reduced some of its fixed interest rates, including the 2 Year Owner Occupier Principal & Interest home loan, which went down by 0.06% p.a., as well […]
Pre-approved loans on your fingertips: Should you go for credit line when in need?
In October 2017, Umesh Rathi, 48 years, salaried person residing in Indore required Rs 5 lakh for home renovation. He applied for credit line loan from a fintech organisation using mobile handset instead of traditional method of applying for a personal loan at banks. A credit line is pre-approved credit provided to […]
CAMS offers advanced net asset value search facility
Mutual funds transfer agency Computer Age Management Services (CAMS) has introduced a new facility titled advanced net asset value (NAV) search for distributors and investors, as per Cafemutual. Investors and distributors can use this facility on www.camsonline.com or myCAMS app. The advanced NAV search will allow investors and distributors to check NAVs […]
Insurance firms heap pressure on troubled Debenhams
Debenhams is under fresh pressure after it emerged credit insurers have reduced cover for suppliers to the department store chain in the latest sign of the challenges facing Britain’s high streets. Suppliers use credit insurance to protect themselves from the risk of not being paid. Euler Hermes, a leading insurer, is […]