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- Australians owe a record $44bn on credit cards, RBA says
Statistics show that consumers currently owe a total of $44 billion on credit cards. - Banks 'psychologically manipulate' consumers
Consumers in Australia are being lured into upping the limits on their credit cards by banks and lenders that use a range of psychological tactics, a report has found. - Economic woes 'driving need for public transport investment'
The need for increased expenditure on the country's public transport system is being highlighted by spiralling fuel prices and concern over mortgages, research has shown. - Woolworths announces MasterCard launch date
Retailer Woolworths has announced that its MasterCard will be launched on August 26th, the Sheet has reported. - Minor increase in housing affordability, survey shows
The HIA-Commonwealth Bank housing affordability index for first-time buyers rose by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter to 105.3 index points.
- Australians owe a record $44bn on credit cards, RBA says
Statistics show that consumers currently owe a total of $44 billion on credit cards. - Banks 'psychologically manipulate' consumers
Consumers in Australia are being lured into upping the limits on their credit cards by banks and lenders that use a range of psychological tactics, a report has found. - Woolworths announces MasterCard launch date
Retailer Woolworths has announced that its MasterCard will be launched on August 26th, the Sheet has reported. - Save the environment while you shop
Environmentally friendly consumers can help reduce their carbon footprint when they are out looking for new shoes with the GE Money eco MasterCard. - Government launches grocery comparison site
The Labor government has launched a new website that allows consumers to track and compare the prices of staple groceries in different regions of the country.
- Tax office 'angling for big fish bank accounts'
High net worth individuals could have to tighten their belt buckles following the announcement that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is looking to collect an additional $5.7 billion from them over the next four years. - Tax office 'angling for big fish bank accounts'
High net worth individuals could have to tighten their belt buckles following the announcement that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is looking to collect an additional $5.7 billion from them over the next four years. - Sydney "takes the cake" when it comes to Australia's banking
In the last five years the country's banking industry has seen a seismic shift in its geographical powerbase from Melbourne to Sydney, it has been has reported. - Sydney "takes the cake" when it comes to Australia's banking
In the last five years the country's banking industry has seen a seismic shift in its geographical powerbase from Melbourne to Sydney, it has been has reported. - CBA posts $4.8bn profits
In the middle of the credit crisis Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has announced statutory post-tax profits of $4.79 billion for the year ended June 30th 2008.
- Economic woes 'driving need for public transport investment'
The need for increased expenditure on the country's public transport system is being highlighted by spiralling fuel prices and concern over mortgages, research has shown. - Minor increase in housing affordability, survey shows
The HIA-Commonwealth Bank housing affordability index for first-time buyers rose by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter to 105.3 index points. - RBA 'won't force banks to cut rates'
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has said it 'cannot guarantee' that retail banks will pass on to consumers a reduction in rates should it cut official interest rates, it has been reported. - QBE to spend $1bn on mortgage insurance operations
Insurance group QBE has signed a definitive agreement to acquire one of Australia's largest providers of home loan insurance to the country's major banks and lenders. - Wage price index up 1.2%
Official figures show that wages in Australia were up 1.2 per cent for the second quarter, in seasonally adjusted terms.
- Chances of new Great Depression? One in three, says economist
There is a "one in three" chance that the current economic downturn could deteriorate into a full-blown worldwide debt-deflation cycle similar to the one that sparked the Great Depression, an economics expert has warned. - Policy changes 'could see 750,000 drop health insurance'
Proposed changes to the government's policy on Medicare levies could see 750,000 people abandon their private health insurance as a result of increased premiums, one of the scheme's original architects has claimed. - Getting the right health insurance
Making sure you get the right health insurance policy can be just what the doctor ordered, as it could provide a valuable financial safety net should you fall ill. - Landlords' bond insurance nightmare
Tenancy bonds are not enough protection for landlords, research has shown recently. - The choices in the big health insurance decision
With less than a month until the federal government's changes to the Medicare levy surcharge come into place, health insurance companies are doing everything they possibly can to recruit new members.
- Tax office 'angling for big fish bank accounts'
High net worth individuals could have to tighten their belt buckles following the announcement that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is looking to collect an additional $5.7 billion from them over the next four years. - Tax office 'angling for big fish bank accounts'
High net worth individuals could have to tighten their belt buckles following the announcement that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) is looking to collect an additional $5.7 billion from them over the next four years. - Sydney "takes the cake" when it comes to Australia's banking
In the last five years the country's banking industry has seen a seismic shift in its geographical powerbase from Melbourne to Sydney, it has been has reported. - Sydney "takes the cake" when it comes to Australia's banking
In the last five years the country's banking industry has seen a seismic shift in its geographical powerbase from Melbourne to Sydney, it has been has reported. - Average wealth 'suffers biggest fall in 25 years'
Turmoil on the stock markets and falling property values saw the average wealth of Australians drop five per cent in the first half of 2008 - the biggest six-month drop since the 1982-83 recession, it has been reported.
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