Credit Cards

This July, a range of competitive credit cards are offering six-figure sign-up points bonuses. Up to 275,000 rewards points may be available for eligible customers.

Alex Ritchie -

20 Jul, 2023 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

Looking for some of the biggest rewards bonuses on sign up for credit cards this month? Look no further, as we explore some of the six-figure rewards point bonuses on offer from leading credit card providers in August.

Alex Ritchie -

08 Aug, 2023 -

3 min read

Credit Cards

If you’re on the hunt for a credit card offering generous rewards points on sign up, look no further. This month, there are 10 credit card options for bulk bonus points on sign up, ranging from 100,000 points to 300,000 points.

Alex Ritchie -

12 May, 2023 -

3 min read

Home Loans

Home loan customers are looking to speed and efficiency as a priority when it comes to their mortgage goals. AMP Bank are offering customers the ability to have their mortgage application processed in a matter of minutes.

Alex Ritchie -

27 Jun, 2023 -

5 min read

Home Loans

Inflation is affecting every aspect of Australian finances at the moment, from the cost of lettuce to home loan interest rates. So, what’s next for inflation now that it has reached its peak? We checked what some of Australia’s leading financial institutions had to say in their forecasts.

Mark Bristow -

28 Jul, 2023 -

4 min read

Home Loans

AMP Bank has joined other Australian lenders in adjusting its interest rates, slashing fixed rates on selected home loans, while raising others.

Mark Bristow -

16 Nov, 2018 -

1 min read

Term Deposits

While the RBA cash rate may influence term deposit rates, the relationship is not always immediate; especially for existing customers locked into a fixed rate.

Alex Ritchie -

07 Nov, 2023 -

4 min read

Term Deposits

RateCity has crunched the numbers on the current highest term deposit rates on its database for 12 month, 3-year and 5-year fixed terms, to see how much you could save with these interest rates. 

Alex Ritchie -

04 Jul, 2023 -

3 min read

Term Deposits

Australia’s largest bank, CBA, is chasing down the term deposit market leaders by today hiking rates by up to 1.75 percentage points.

Liz Seatter -

10 Oct, 2022 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

Savers across Australia may feel as if earning a decent interest rate on your savings account nest egg feels next to impossible. But a new offer from AMP is a timely reminder that it pays to shop around and compare your savings account options.

Alex Ritchie -

03 Apr, 2021 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

AMP and Macquarie have put the squeeze on savers this week, as banks zero in on introductory rates.

Alison Cheung -

28 Aug, 2020 -

4 min read

Savings Accounts

With the big banks predicting even more cash rate hikes to come, how high could savings account and term deposit interest rates climb in 2023? It could be by another 75 basis points, bringing savings rates to above 5%.

Alex Ritchie -

02 May, 2023 -

5 min read

Superannuation

Choosing the wrong superannuation fund could set an average Australian back about $200,000 by retirement.

Alison Cheung -

24 Sep, 2020 -

4 min read

Superannuation

Commonwealth Bank has become the only major Australian bank to offer SMSF home loans, alongside a number of smaller lenders.

Nick Bendel -

05 Aug, 2018 -

2 min read

Superannuation

Seven superannuation companies have been caught overcharging customers by defaulting them onto health policies for smokers, leading to a multimillion dollar windfall.

Tony Ibrahim -

10 Aug, 2020 -

3 min read

Investment Funds

Five financial institutions caught up in a financial advice scandal have so far coughed up tens of millions of dollars in refunds and interest.

Nick Bendel -

22 May, 2017 -

2 min read

Investment Funds

The coming year is likely to be favourable for investors, but more volatile than 2017, according to AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver.

Nick Bendel -

31 Dec, 2017 -

2 min read

Investment Funds

Diversified investors can expect solid returns this financial year, but not as high as in 2017-18, according to a prominent economist. AMP Capital chief economist Shane Oliver forecast that diversified funds would earn a yield of about 6 per cent in 2018-19.

Nick Bendel -

07 Jul, 2018 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

Commonwealth Bank is joining the Apple Pay platform. To date it has been largely been ignored by the big banks, with the exception of ANZ.

Laine Gordon -

14 Dec, 2018 -

2 min read

Bank Accounts

Can you trust your bank to give you the most unbiased financial advice? ASIC isn��_t so sure.

Alex Ritchie -

25 Jan, 2018 -

2 min read