What's we've been up to? Corporate Planning Consultancies!

I apologise for not having this blog updated for a while. We have been busy conducting Corporate Planning consultancies for two Government Departments were also in discussion and have secured informal agreements with two local companies, Datec Fiji and Vt-Solutions, to collaborate on consultancies in the area of business continuity planning (BCP).

We have developed our own Strategic Planning and Business Continuity Planning models in-house from our various experiences and value-add by using professionals from outside our business to assist with our consultancies.

In addition to this, I have also been busy with my trustee duties for Unit Trust of Fiji. For our unitholders, we had declared some dividends that were paid out over the last two weeks.

If you require any assistance with Strategic or Corporate Planning and Business Continuity Planning for your businesses, please email us on info@gilbert.com.fj for our proposal and fee quote or call us on (679) 3342719 or (679) 9921427.

New Coins come into circulation in January 2009

The Reserve Bank of Fiji has issued new coins which will come into circulation on 13 January 2009. The coins are smaller and lighter compared to the current ones in circulation. There are also no longer any 1 cent and 2 cent coins. Both new and old coins will co-circulate until 31 March 2009 when the old coins will no longer circulate. For more information, pls email info@rbf.gov.fj.

ANZ Interest Rates (updated 30.12.08)

Schedule of interest rates released by ANZ Fiji are as follows:

• Business Index Rate - 10.25%;
• Residential Property Loan : Standard Variable Rate - 9.50%, 1 Year Fixed Rate - 7.50%;
• Investment Loan : Standard Variable Rate - 9.50%, 1 Year Fixed Rate - 7.50%;
• Personal Loans : Secured - 11.50%, Unsecured - 14.20%;
• Small Loans : Unsecured - 19.00%;
• Retail Term Deposits: 9 months to 1 year - 1.75%, 1 to 1.5 Years - 2.00%, 1.5 to 2 Years - 2.5%, 2 Years to 3 Years - 3.00%.

Interest rates are on a per annum basis and may be varied by ANZ without prior notice.