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Bigger isn't always better when it comes to banking, as Money magazine's annual Consumer Finance Awards, including the prestigious Bank of the Year 2018 award, show. "The banking landscape is constantly changing, so it pays to regularly review your ... More

Bigger isn't always better when it comes to banking, as Money magazine's annual Consumer Finance Awards, including the prestigious Bank of of the Year award, show. "The banking landscape is constantly changing, so it pays to regularly review your needs," ... More

Back in November 2016 Wesfarmers announced that it had entered into an agreement with Citi for the distribution of Coles-branded credit cards. The 10-year agreement would see Coles continue to distribute credit cards under its own brand and, following ... More

NON-BANK GOLD WINNER : REDUCE HOME LOANS BANK GOLD WINNER : BANK OF SYDNEY The Reserve Bank may have left the official cash rate at a record low of 1.5% in November but there's still a massive 2.28% difference between the cheapest and dearest variable ... More

BANK GOLD WINNER: G&C MUTUAL BANK NON-BANK GOLD WINNER: NORTHERN INLAND CREDIT UNION Across all financial products there can be few that have such a wide variation in costs as credit cards. At the top end of the scale, some cards charge interest rates ... More

GOLD WINNER: MOOSE MOBILE Australia's smartphone mania keeps growing. We are currently the fourth largest nation of smartphone owners globally, according to the latest Deloitte Mobile Consumer survey, at an estimated 84%. Collectively, we interact more ... More

GOLD WINNER: BINGLE As part of the Suncorp Group, Bingle has all of the resources of a big insurer but it is able to keep a lid on the cost of car insurance premiums by operating chiefly online. As a measure of its consistent good value, Bingle also ... More

GOLD WINNER: HOSTPLUS The Hostplus Balanced super fund has consistently ranked as the top-performing balanced fund over one, three, five and seven years for its 1.1 million members. With $30 billion under management, the fund has a wide range of assets ... More

Now in its 17th year, Money magazine's Best of the Best 2018 issue has narrowed down Australia's best financial products, services and investments for 2018. With thousands of products from hundreds of different institutions, Money - with the assistance ... More

Australians are renowned as global jetsetters. Almost 10 million of us travelled abroad last year alone, taking advantage of a strong Aussie dollar and plunging airfares that are making it more affordable to holiday internationally. But along with your ... More