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Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Statements heard at competition inquiry
The initial stages of the Productivity Commission inquiry into competition in Australia’s financial system are now underway, with regulatory and industry bodies making statements to a roundtable hearing held in Melbourne yesterday.
Savings Accounts
30 Jun, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Get your taxes right, or else: ATO
The Australian Taxation Office has warned it will use data analysis to catch out people who file incorrect claims for work-related expenses at tax time.
Savings Accounts
22 Jun, 2017
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Unemployment falls after surge in full-time jobs
Savings Accounts
15 Jun, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
ATO sounds alarm about tax scams
The Australian Taxation Office has warned people to be careful about sharing their personal details, with scammers likely to be active during tax season.
Savings Accounts
05 Jun, 2017
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Don't expect a big raise, employers tell staff
Workers who expect a sizeable salary increase in the next 12 months have been given a reality check by a new survey.
Savings Accounts
02 Jun, 2017
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Debt on the rise, with Queenslanders hardest hit
When it comes to personal debt, Queenslanders are struggling the most.
Savings Accounts
25 May, 2017
5 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
The China boom may be coming to an end
China’s credit ratings have been downgraded, reflecting growing economic problems for Australia’s largest trading partner.
Savings Accounts
25 May, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
More Aussies working part time, for fewer hours
New labour market numbers from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) indicate that while there were fewer Australians out of work in April 2017, many of them were in part-time jobs.
Savings Accounts
19 May, 2017
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Fantastic plastic, Aussies leaving cash behind
If fishing through your wallet for notes and coins drives you up the wall, you’re not alone. According to a new report, one in four Aussies would be happy to live in a cashless society.
Savings Accounts
18 May, 2017
3 min read
Kate Wick
SMSF market hits $539 billion
Australia's booming self-managed super fund (SMSF) sector shows no signs of slowing - it's the fastest growing sector of the Australian super industry, and in dollar value equates to three times that of New Zealand's gross domestic product.
Savings Accounts
23 May, 2014
3 min read
Kate Wick
Federal Budget hits hip pockets
The Government's first Federal Budget announcement last night confirmed what many feared - most Australians will be hit in the hip pocket.
Savings Accounts
14 May, 2014
3 min read
Laine Gordon
Head of Public Relations
Government grab for your cash
New laws allow for any bank or investment account not used for three years to be automatically closed and the money transferred to the Federal Government.
Savings Accounts
06 Jun, 2013
3 min read
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