Even before the Reserve Bank began delivering its flurry of interest rate hikes, Sydney’s property sector has been rolling with the market punches. The Harbour City hit a trough in the March quarter of 2022 and has moderately recovered, fighting back through the most aggressive monetary tightening cycle in 30 years. And according to online […]
Campari names MD for Canada and US
The US arm of Campari Group has expanded Ugo Fiorenzo’s role to cover the Canadian business and appointed Melanie Batchelor to head up the company’s Rare division. Ugo Fiorenzo is now managing director of the US and Canada Campari America has made two internal changes to its leadership team, effective from 2 January. Fiorenzo, who […]
Mark Bouris acquires major stake in Club of United Business
Greek Australian Mark Bouris has bought a major stake in The Club of United Business (CUB) with an aim to outperform the male-only exclusive clubs, The Australian Financial Review has reported. CUB, a space for entrepreneurs to network and build relationships with fellow leaders, launched its first club in Sydney’s Potts Point followed by one […]
E-commerce wasn’t the cure-all for pandemic business woes
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News If we want Ottawa-area brands to survive and thrive, we need to find our way back to the early-2020 trend where consumers banded together and primarily shopped local. Some speculators thought online businesses and digital commerce would replace brick-and-mortar. They were wrong. Photo by grinvalds /GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Article content […]
Analysis-Australian buy-now, pay-later sector faces fresh hurdle: regulation
By Byron Kaye and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – When Melbourne barista Melinda Elliott had to cut back on casual work shifts this year, she asked her buy-now, pay-later (BNPL) provider, Afterpay, to lower her credit limit. She did not want debt she could not afford to repay. The Australian company, owned by Twitter founder […]
Meet the woman bringing Peruvian sweets to Greater Sudbury
Liss-Lindsay Mendoza is a pastry chef from Peru whose business, Sweet Lind, specializes in custom dessert orders — and Peruvian sweets. I first noticed her sweets when I was dining at The Kouzzina in Sudbury and they were selling her alfajores, a sandwich cookie filled with dulce de leche. To learn more about the business and […]
Sydney onslaught the most captivating watch of the year
Rick Rycroft/AP Black Caps opener Finn Allen got his side off to a flying start against Australia in Sydney on Saturday night. Peter Lampp, a former sports editor and commentator based in Manawatū, writes a weekly column for Stuff. OPINION: When the Black Caps got off to their blazing offensive against Australia in the World […]
Cyber Security Today, Oct. 7, 2022 – Why an overhaul of your business continuity plan is needed, and more
Why an overhaul of your business continuity plan is needed, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, October 7th, 2022. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com. Think you have a good business continuity plan for surviving a cyber attack? You probably don’t, according to James Arlen, chief information and security […]
Greek Consul General of Sydney and Trade Commissioner of Greece in Australia farewelled
The Greek Consul General of Greece in Sydney, Christos Karras, and the Trade Commissioner of Greece in Australia, Katia Gkikiza, were fondly farewelled on Wednesday night. Mr Karras and Ms Gkikiza will be returning to Athens, Greece on Friday, September 30 after five years of service to the Greek community of Australia and specifically, Sydney. […]
A general introduction to the regulation of virtual currencies in Canada
An extract from The Virtual Currency Regulation Review, 5th Edition Introduction to the legal and regulatory framework Canada currently has no comprehensive framework governing the regulation of digital assets. Securities regulation has emerged as the main regulatory instrument in Canada and is primarily a matter of provincial jurisdiction. While each province and territory has its […]