Commonwealth Bank slashes savings account rates
Commonwealth Bank has stung savers by cutting interest rates on its savings accounts by up to 25 basis points, making it the last of the big four to reduce savings rates this month.
July 23, 2019
ASIC looks to end dodgy insurance telemarketing
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has proposed a ban on unsolicited phone call sales of life insurance and consumer credit insurance (CCI).
July 18, 2019
UBank cuts savings account interest rates again
UBank has today slashed the interest rates on its savings accounts by 19 basis points, taking the maximum rate on its ‘USaver with Ultra’ account down to 2.41% p.a.
July 17, 2019
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Westpac and ANZ cut serviceability rates for home loans
Two of the big four banks have cut their serviceability rates, in line with changes to rules by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
July 16, 2019
What are deeming rates and how do they work?
You may have recently heard a fair amount of talk about deeming rates lately. Find out what they are and why they’re a hot topic right now.
July 15, 2019
NAB: Economic outlook unchanged despite tax cuts
Economists at NAB have remained firm on their predictions of sluggish economic growth up to 2021, despite the recently passed tax cuts.
July 11, 2019
Australian housing profits shrink to six year low
Research has revealed 12% of properties in the March 2019 quarter were sold at a loss, the highest level in six years.
July 09, 2019
What is a credit card surcharge?
Credit card surcharges are one of those things in life that seem to be a cost for the sake of a cost, up there with ticket handling and ATM withdrawal fees.
July 05, 2019
June EOFY car sales down nearly 10% from 2018
Sales figures for June 2019 show a 9.6% annual drop in Australia’s new vehicle market.
July 04, 2019
NBN proposes a ‘Netflix tax’
The NBN has floated the idea of charging its users an additional fee to use streaming services on its network.
July 03, 2019
