Wow! It's another year of fat pay hike.
Byline: Malini Goyal NEW DELHI: Economic indicators are coming in, thick and fast. Indian consumers have been pinched by rising interest rates, untamed inflation, consumer credit squeeze and tightening tax noose - from FBT on ESOPs to expanding service tax net. But fortunately, the news...

Consumer confidence slips in South Korea.
South Korea's consumers are showing almost the thinnest slice of optimism possible in that country's most recent survey of consumer confidence. According to a Bloomberg News story published in the International Herald Tribune (Neuilly) on May 9, 2006, consumer confidence sank for the third month in a row. ...

Stock markets finely valued.
Byline: Ajay Jindal While global indicators are mixed, the Indian stock market looks finely valued. So, how do you plan for 2006? Sticking to quality stocks would be the safest bet. Let's look at some of the events of the last 10 days or so....

Sticking to quality stocks, a safest bet.
Byline: Ajay Jindal Let's look at some of the events of the last 10 days or so. Corporate results for the December '05 quarter have been declared. Barring problem sectors like oil and pharma, the trend was largely okay. Overall growth is a little over 20% if...

Knight raider.
Byline: N Shatrujeet Sir Martin Sorrell on why non-traditional agencies are hot; his kiss-and-punch association with Vincent Bollore;and why size is such an enviable thing. For Wpp's chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell, it all boils down to the business and economics of things. Every move...

Gulf banking.
Macro-economic fundamentals of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC) countries are ranked among the most sound of the emerging markets. Proven records of non-inflationary growth, stable exchange rates, liberal trade regimes, and high per capita income averaging $9,000 per annum, present opportunities for bankers to provide value added services to an increasingly...

Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta Helps Record Number of People in 2008.
Nearly 510,000 Americans received counseling, education in tough economic year ATLANTA, Jan. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- More than one-half million Americans turned to Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta (CCCS of Greater Atlanta) last year to avoid foreclosure, pay down credit card debt and determine if they...

Federal Government To Assume Responsibility For Regulation Of All Consumer Credit.
The Council of Australian Governments ("COAG") yesterday agreed that the Federal Government would assume responsibility for regulation of all consumer credit. This closes the debate as to whether federal regulation in the area would be limited to mortgage lending and related matters. The decision was made two days after...

One Step Closer To New National Consumer Credit Laws For Australia.
Following the release of the Australian Government's Financial Services and Credit Reform Green Paper in June 2008 and agreement at the March and July 2008 Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meetings to transfer consumer credit regulation from the Australian States/Territories to the Australian Commonwealth, a 2-stage plan was agreed...

National Consumer Credit.
Please find below a summary of the key points raised by Senator Nick Sherry today, which provides the latest update for the Commonwealth takeover of credit and finance broking. Although it is envisaged that legislation will be in place by mid 2009, it is understood there will be a...