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Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Australian equities copped a battering in 2018

Stock market investors will be hoping for better returns in 2019, after the All Ordinaries fell 7.4 per cent during 2018.

Investment Funds

05 Jan, 2019

2 min read

Australian equities copped a battering in 2018
Bria Horne

Personal Finance Writer

How to make money from the sharing economy in 2019

Millions of Aussies use the sharing economy to supplement their income, with one in ten Australians using it to significantly boost their earnings.

Investment Funds

31 Dec, 2018

3 min read

How to make money from the sharing economy in 2019
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Overseas scammers targeting Australian investors

Australia’s financial services regulator has warned people to avoid “scammers” connected to Luxembourg Offshore Banking, also known as LUXOSB Limited.

Investment Funds

30 Dec, 2018

2 min read

Overseas scammers targeting Australian investors
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Short-term investors lose out as shares take a battering

The All Ordinaries has delivered solid returns over the past decade - but dismal returns over the past year.

Investment Funds

03 Nov, 2018

1 min read

Short-term investors lose out as shares take a battering
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

World-first Tobacco-Free Verification stamp launches for investment funds

Australians will now be able to easily identify whether their investment funds are involved in the tobacco industry, thanks to the launch of the ‘Verified Tobacco-Free’ certification stamp.

Investment Funds

18 Oct, 2018

4 min read

World-first Tobacco-Free Verification stamp launches for investment funds
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Economist tells investors to learn 7 lessons from the GFC

Ten years ago on this day, Lehman Brothers collapsed and triggered the Global Financial Crisis. What can investors learn from this historic event?

Investment Funds

15 Sep, 2018

3 min read

Economist tells investors to learn 7 lessons from the GFC
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

World Bank asks CBA to create blockchain bond

Commonwealth Bank plans to launch the world’s first bond to be created, allocated, transferred and managed using blockchain technology.

Investment Funds

13 Aug, 2018

2 min read

World Bank asks CBA to create blockchain bond
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

ETP market contains "a range of risks"

Australia’s exchange-traded products market is performing quite well but requires several improvements to reduce risk, an official review has found.

Investment Funds

04 Aug, 2018

2 min read

ETP market contains "a range of risks"
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

CBA cops $20m hit in bank bill swap rate case

Commonwealth Bank has entered into a court-enforceable undertaking with ASIC, Australia’s financial services regulator.

Investment Funds

11 Jul, 2018

2 min read

CBA cops $20m hit in bank bill swap rate case
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Investment yields forecast to fall from 9% to 6%

Diversified investors can expect solid returns this financial year, but not as high as in 2017-18, according to a prominent economist.

Investment Funds

07 Jul, 2018

2 min read

Investment yields forecast to fall from 9% to 6%
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank handed criminal cartel charges

Criminal cartel charges have been laid against ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank following an investigation by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Investment Funds

06 Jun, 2018

2 min read

ANZ, Citigroup and Deutsche Bank handed criminal cartel charges
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

ANZ accused of 'alleged cartel arrangements'

Criminal cartel charges are expected to be laid against ANZ, even though the bank said it “acted in accordance with the law”.

Investment Funds

01 Jun, 2018

2 min read

ANZ accused of 'alleged cartel arrangements'