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Non Bank lender numbers are shrinking

Non Bank lender numbers are shrinking »

The number of Australian non-bank lenders is slowly shrinking according to the MFAA. There is a real danger that non-bank lending sector will disappear when the exit fee ban becomes law later this year. Figures...

April 13 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »
Mortgage Stress – a growing problem

Mortgage Stress – a growing problem »

Home Loan Arrears that back prime residential mortgage-backed securities have climbed to their highest level since April 2009 as more evidence emerged of Australians battling financial stress. Over 5000 Australians have approached their superannuation fund...

April 8 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

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Tailored approach to group insurance »

Tailored approach to group insurance

Superannuation funds will have to look at tailoring their life insurance offering rather than using a “one size fits all” approach, according...

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RBA left cash rate unchanged »

RBA left cash rate unchanged

Rba Left Cash Rate Unchanged At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. Information becoming available since...

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Credit card interest rate con »

Credit card interest rate con

CREDIT card interest rates on premium and gold cards are still at an average of 19 per cent despite the drop in official interest...

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THE Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first since April 2009 »

THE Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first since April 2009

THE Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first since April 2009 in a bid to stimulate the Australian economy, as the world...

Nov 1 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

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Tailored approach to group insurance »

Tailored approach to group insurance

Superannuation funds will have to look at tailoring their life insurance offering rather than using a “one size fits all” approach, according to Rice Warner director Richard Weatherhead. “Insurance needs vary depending on income, social security benefits, family status and the type of...

Feb 18 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

RBA left cash rate unchanged »

RBA left cash rate unchanged

Rba Left Cash Rate Unchanged At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. Information becoming available since the December meeting confirms that economic conditions in Europe were weakening late last year, with risks still skewed to the downside....

Feb 7 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

Credit card interest rate con »

Credit card interest rate con

CREDIT card interest rates on premium and gold cards are still at an average of 19 per cent despite the drop in official interest rates to 4.5 per cent, research company CANSTAR has found.  CANSTAR financial analyst Adam Beu said anyone who wanted to avoid...

Jan 11 2012 / Comments Off / Read More »

THE Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first since April 2009 »

THE Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first since April 2009

THE Reserve Bank has cut interest rates for the first since April 2009 in a bid to stimulate the Australian economy, as the world endures ongoing volatile financial market conditions. The decision today to reduce the official cash rate from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per...

Nov 1 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

Aussie banks’ funding structures are proving to be the best »

Aussie banks’ funding structures are proving to be the best

AUSTRALIAN banks’ funding structures are proving to be more resilient to periods of financial stress than their European counterparts, a central bank official says. A key reason for the current financial market volatility is the increased funding costs for some banks, particularly in Europe. Reserve Bank of...

Oct 20 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

CBA voted the worst bank »

CBA voted the worst bank

After seemingly endless months of bad publicity over the massive paypacket of its outgoing CEO and growing customer dissatisfaction over rate rises, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the answer is the Commonwealth Bank. The backlash has been so severe that the bank has gone straight...

Sep 27 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

Interest Rate On Hold »

Interest Rate On Hold

THE pause button has been kept on rates, with the RBA sidelined on domestic and global economic woes. The Reserve Bank’s board of directors voted to keep the cash rate at 4.75 per cent at its meeting in Sydney today. It’s the ten-month anniversary of last year’s...

Sep 6 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

Unions push for rate cuts »

Unions push for rate cuts

TWO of Australia’s biggest unions today are demanding the Reserve Bank cut interest rates as part of a rescue package for Australian manufacturing. The Australian Workers’ Union and the Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union warned the mining boom was pushing up the value of the dollar and...

Aug 26 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

RBA Rates Dilema »

RBA Rates Dilema

The Reserve Bank Australia (RBA) has been torn between low economic growth and high inflation when deciding rates over the past year, a senior central bank official says. Australia’s annual headline inflation rate was 3.6 per cent in the June quarter and 3.2 per cent in...

Aug 23 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »

Insurance rebate to be means-tested »

Insurance rebate to be means-tested

MORE than 10 million Australians are now covered by private hospital insurance, the highest rate in a decade. The new figures have prompted Health Minister Nicola Roxon to push ahead with her plan to means-test the private health insurance rebate. The quarterly figures, released today by the...

Aug 16 2011 / Comments Off / Read More »
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RBA left cash rate unchanged »

RBA left cash rate unchanged Rba Left Cash Rate Unchanged At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. Information becoming available since the...

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Non Bank lender numbers are shrinking

Non Bank lender numbers are shrinking

The number of Australian non-bank lenders is slowly shrinking according to the MFAA. There is a real danger that non-bank lending sector will disappear when the exit fee ban becomes law later...

Apr 13, 2011 / More »

Banking

RBA left cash rate unchanged

RBA left cash rate unchanged

Rba Left Cash Rate Unchanged At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. Information becoming available since the December meeting confirms that economic conditions in Europe...

Feb 7, 2012 / More »

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RBA left cash rate unchanged

RBA left cash rate unchanged

Rba Left Cash Rate Unchanged At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 4.25 per cent. Information becoming available since the December meeting confirms that economic conditions in Europe...

Feb 7, 2012 / More »

Insurance

Tailored approach to group insurance

Tailored approach to group insurance

Superannuation funds will have to look at tailoring their life insurance offering rather than using a “one size fits all” approach, according to Rice Warner director Richard Weatherhead. “Insurance needs vary depending...

Feb 18, 2012 / More »

Credit Cards

Credit card interest rate con

Credit card interest rate con

CREDIT card interest rates on premium and gold cards are still at an average of 19 per cent despite the drop in official interest rates to 4.5 per cent, research company CANSTAR has...

Jan 11, 2012 / More »

Property

Realestate prices of Aussie capital city down 1.8% in the March quarter

Realestate prices of Aussie capital city down 1.8% in the March quarter

Home prices of Australian capital city fell 1.8 per cent in the March quarter according to the latest RP Data-Rismark Home Value Index.  This compared with an upwardly revised 0.8 per cent...

May 2, 2011 / More »

Investment

Australians prefer to hold on to their money….for now…

Australians prefer to hold on to their money….for now…

According to new research published by Coredata, Aussies are choosing to hold on to cash in these uncertain times rather than spend or even invest. Most people are concerned about the stability of...

Jun 2, 2011 / More »

Financial Planning

Choosing the Right Financial Adviser

Choosing the Right Financial Adviser

But as we all know, there are good and bad operators out there so how do you know who’s going to offer you the best advice? Doing your homework and asking questions is...

Apr 9, 2011 / More »
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