Savings Accounts News

Australian household economy values food, fun

Nick Bendel

Nov 14, 2018( 2 min read )

ANZ raises interest rates on Progress Saver accounts

Mark Bristow

Oct 29, 2018( 2 min read )

Tax refunds likely for 200,000 Australians, says ATO

As tax season comes to a close, the ATO has discovered 200,000 people who should be expecting refunds, and yet haven’t filed yet. Are you one of them?

Nick Bendel

Oct 5, 2018( 3 min read )

Australian wealth grows, but so does inequality

Australia’s overall wealth may be growing faster than its overall debt, but this wealth is not being evenly spread among our rich and poor.

Mark Bristow

Sep 25, 2018( 3 min read )

High-interest savings accounts come with strings attached

Lenders are asking customers to jump through hoops if they want to earn even moderate rates of interest on their savings accounts.

Nick Bendel

Sep 16, 2018( 3 min read )

Aussies spending more on Father’s Day than on Mother’s Day

How much did you spend on a present for Dad this Father’s Day? Probably more than you spent on your last Mother’s Day gift, according to the Commonwealth Bank.

Mark Bristow

Aug 31, 2018( 2 min read )

Australian women falling behind in financial literacy

Alarming research from Commonwealth Bank has found that Australian women exhibit lower levels of financial literacy compared to men.

Alex Ritchie

Aug 29, 2018( 2 min read )

UBank removes two fees from its USaver Ultra account

UBank is no longer charging USaver Ultra customers overseas ATM fees and foreign exchange conversion fees.

Nick Bendel

Aug 23, 2018( 1 min read )

More Aussies facing financial stress

According to ME’s latest Household Financial Comfort Report more and more Aussies are feeling the pinch and are either being forced to bust open their piggy banks or resort to credit cards and loans just to make ends meet.