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Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
9 out of 10 Aussies can't budget for their fitness goals
Aussies will spend more than $4.7 billion on health and fitness products this year in an effort to meet their new year’s resolutions, according to research from Commonwealth Bank.
Bank Accounts
16 Jan, 2018
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
$1.1 billion-dollar cost of summer holidays for parents
The “Bank of Mum and Dad” handed out $368 million in spending money to kids over the Christmas break, according to Commonwealth Bank research.
Bank Accounts
15 Jan, 2018
3 min read
Georgie Hay
The Ashes help boost Australian confidence as the 2018 working year kicks off
Australians are starting the new year with a spring in their step according to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence survey. The headline index climbing by 4.7 per cent since from mid-December to 122, the highest since November 2013.
Bank Accounts
10 Jan, 2018
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Government encourages Australians to switch and save in 2018
With many Australians concerned about the impact that potential fuel and energy price rises could have on their household budgets, the federal government is encouraging Aussies to make use of comparison tools to get more affordable deals.
Bank Accounts
03 Jan, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Bankwest unveils new wearable payment method
Bankwest customers will soon be able to pay bills by scanning a ring they wear around their finger.
Bank Accounts
28 Dec, 2017
1 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Scott Morrison promises action on petrol prices
The government has instructed its consumer watchdog to “bust open the books of petrol companies” to stop price gouging at the petrol pump.
Bank Accounts
24 Dec, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Fun Christmas facts about Aussies you never knew
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have released their festive-themed statistics from the 2016 Census, painting a picture of what Christmas is truly like for Aussies.
Bank Accounts
22 Dec, 2017
1 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Top holiday destinations for 2018
Whether you’re daydreaming the last days of work away, or you’re planning your next family holiday, you may be looking for inspiration of where to travel next year.
Bank Accounts
21 Dec, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Can money buy happiness? Aussie wellbeing improves the higher your income
The NAB Australian Wellbeing Report has found a correlation between high wellbeing and high-income levels amongst Australians, answering the age-old question of whether money can buy happiness.
Bank Accounts
19 Dec, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Fees fading for international banking
Some of Australia’s major financial institutions are taking steps towards improving their international services for travellers, eliminating or reducing some of the fees that typically apply to overseas transactions, or for sending money overseas.
Bank Accounts
18 Dec, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
CBA admits some guilt ahead of court case
Commonwealth Bank has filed its response to the civil proceedings filed in August by Australia’s financial intelligence and regulatory agency.
Bank Accounts
14 Dec, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
RBA pours cold water on electronic dollars, Bitcoin
The Reserve Bank has no plans to issue a digital form of the Australian dollar, although it recognises that it might one day happen.
Bank Accounts
13 Dec, 2017
2 min read
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