Despite the Reserve Bank cutting the cash rate to a record low of 2% in May, credit card interest rates have hardly moved, with the current average sitting at 19.75%. The large gap was the focus of a senate estimates hearing earlier in the week, with ...
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Money editor Effie Zahos recently facilitated the launch of the latest ANZ Survey of Adult Financial Literacy in Australia. The survey revealed a number of interesting findings and that overall, Australians remain relatively cautious compared with the ...
The Australian Government guarantees deposits up to $250,000 in authorised deposit-taking institutions (ADIs) such as your bank, building society or credit union. This includes mortgage offset accounts (either 100% or partial offset) that are separate ...
What a difference a year makes. Following on the heels of Treasurer Joe Hockey's unpopular austerity budget last year, this year's effort felt very different, with an emphasis on spending instead of cuts, fairness instead of harshness. The recipe ...
What sort of tax system do we as a nation want? Is the tax burden fair? Is the system too complex? These are some of the big questions asked by Treasurer Joe Hockey in late March as he launched the government's long-promised review of our tax system. ...
ANZ and Westpac in firing line over advice ANZ and Westpac are the latest banks to be caught up in financial advice troubles. ANZ announced last month that it will pay $30 million in compensation to around 8500 clients. The bank failed to provide these ...
Everyone wants to get the best deal possible and not be ripped off. Yet around half of all Australians are not confident that they are getting the best deal on their credit cards, mortgages and superannuation, according to a recent survey by researcher ...
There's always a lot of noise when it comes to rate cuts on home loans. And while it's expected that saving accounts will fall in line with cash rate movements, little noise has been made about some of them falling even before lenders have passed ...
In the April issue of Money magazine, we reveal how you can reduce your tax by $167 per week with an investment property. Owning an investment property can bring you rental income, the potential for capital growth and some tax benefits. And in fact ...
Calling the shots, prospects of more money, career flexibility or the opportunity to bring a clever product to market are just a few reasons for launching a small business. Or perhaps you've taken a redundancy and feel the time is right to join the ...
