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Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Tax scammers want to steal your savings
The authorities are working with retailers to help prevent a scam in which consumers are cajoled to buy gift cards to pay fake tax debts.
Savings Accounts
12 Oct, 2017
3 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Aussies throw away $446 million a year in loose change
ING research has found that more than half of Australians do not think twice about losing loose change, and it’s costing them a collective $38.85 million a month.
Savings Accounts
03 Oct, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Scrapping ATM fees: what it really means for your wallet
We have compiled a list of ways removing ATM fees will help Australians, and ways the banks could make this hurt.
Savings Accounts
25 Sep, 2017
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Big banks help smaller rivals by abolishing ATM fees
Smaller lenders will be the surprise winner from yesterday’s decision by the big four banks to no longer impose ATM fees on non-customers.
Savings Accounts
25 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
ATM fees just the tip of a $4-billion-dollar iceberg
While yesterday’s decision by the big four banks to dump controversial ATM fees has been met with applause, it’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to bank fees.
Savings Accounts
25 Sep, 2017
4 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Banks call for time on BEAR legislation
Australia’s federal government has released draft legislation for the Bank Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR), and the nation’s bankers are calling for more time to have their say.
Savings Accounts
25 Sep, 2017
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Australia ranked second in Asia Pacific alternative finance
Australia’s alternative finance market grew by over 50% in 2016, outpacing Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Singapore and India.
Savings Accounts
22 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
More senior leadership shakeups for CBA
Commonwealth Bank have today announced a change in its leadership team, with Head of Group Executive Wealth Management, Annabel Spring, leaving in December.
Savings Accounts
21 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Job availabilities increase in August
New job ads increased 13.2 per cent in August 2017 compared to 12 months ago, according to SEEK data.
Savings Accounts
20 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
New program aims to make children better with money
School children will be given access to fun financial literacy lessons under a program being led by the Financial Planning Association of Australia.
Savings Accounts
07 Sep, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Politicians aim for enhanced consumer protection
Consumer affairs ministers from across the country are meeting today in Melbourne to discuss legislation to protect consumers.
Savings Accounts
31 Aug, 2017
1 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Research shows Aussies don't trust the banking industry
New research from the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has found low levels of trust, confidence and transparency in the banking industry.
Savings Accounts
29 Aug, 2017
2 min read
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