The critical thing to understand about what happens next in what should be one of Australia's great growth industries, selling milk products into an increasingly affluent Asia, is the difference Saputo makes. Its takeover of WCB does three things …

The lender has cut rates on a number of products including its two-year fixed rate for affluent borrowers which is lowered to 1.75% at 65% LTV. Barclays said this product is its lowest ever fixed rate product. Elsewhere its standard two-year fix at 60 …

2) Businesses and workplaces, not personal consumers, are the main engines of MS Windows sales; personal consumers are only boosters that appear to be in process of falling away – at least in affluent markets. … My personal view is that the incoming …

“The customers they most desire are the mass affluent or emerging affluent households that are candidates for multiple products and services,” McBride said. So, instead of offering free checking to “everyone that walks through the door,” banks are …

… and want consumer products. Harry Dent: Let me put you in a wealthy Chinese person's shoes. … It has high export exposure to China and Korea, but it has lower debt – 30% of gross domestic product, excluding consumer mortgages and such. It has …

Just three years ago, tablets were a niche product, bought by only the most affluent and tech-savvy consumers. Now, tablets are outselling laptops with children leading the demand for the touchscreen gadgets. One in three youngsters are highly skilled …

The essence of supply-side economics was its belief in the importance of liberating the affluent from tax and regulatory burdens, a faith not typically shared by lower-income households who might at best see benefits “trickle down” to them. In fact …

While the Swiss multinational hinted at focusing on the emerging affluent segment of consumers and some analysts highlighted the need to push volumes, some industry experts feel what Nestle needs is an Indian CEO. The maker of Maggi noodles and …

“The customers they most desire are the mass affluent or emerging affluent households that are candidates for multiple products and services,” McBride said. So, instead of offering free checking to “everyone that walks through the door,” banks are …