Savings Accounts News
The latest savings accounts news and tips
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Mobile payments double in popularity this Christmas period
New research from ANZ has found that the use of mobile payments in October and November 2018 has grown more than 100 per cent compared to October to December 2017.
Savings Accounts
18 Dec, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
CBA, CSIRO test blockchain programmable money
A cashless society may be the future of how you spend money, but Australian scientists, engineers and bankers are testing a new type of currency altogether.
Savings Accounts
17 Nov, 2018
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Australian household economy values food, fun
How much of our money is spent on recreation and refreshment? More than you might expect, as research by the CBA has found.
Savings Accounts
14 Nov, 2018
2 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
ANZ raises interest rates on Progress Saver accounts
ANZ has made changes to its savings account interest rates, allowing customers to grow wealth more quickly, provided they make regular deposits.
Savings Accounts
29 Oct, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Tax refunds likely for 200,000 Australians, says ATO
As tax season comes to a close, the ATO has discovered 200,000 people who should be expecting refunds, and yet haven’t filed yet. Are you one of them?
Savings Accounts
05 Oct, 2018
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Australian wealth grows, but so does inequality
Australia’s overall wealth may be growing faster than its overall debt, but this wealth is not being evenly spread among our rich and poor.
Savings Accounts
25 Sep, 2018
3 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
High-interest savings accounts come with strings attached
Lenders are asking customers to jump through hoops if they want to earn even moderate rates of interest on their savings accounts.
Savings Accounts
16 Sep, 2018
3 min read
Mark Bristow
Personal Finance Editor
Aussies spending more on Father's Day than on Mother's Day
How much did you spend on a present for Dad this Father’s Day? Probably more than you spent on your last Mother’s Day gift, according to the Commonwealth Bank.
Savings Accounts
31 Aug, 2018
2 min read
Alex Ritchie
Personal Finance Editor
Australian women falling behind in financial literacy
Alarming research from Commonwealth Bank has found that Australian women exhibit lower levels of financial literacy compared to men.
Savings Accounts
29 Aug, 2018
2 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
UBank removes two fees from its USaver Ultra account
UBank is no longer charging USaver Ultra customers overseas ATM fees and foreign exchange conversion fees.
Savings Accounts
23 Aug, 2018
1 min read
Bria Horne
Personal Finance Writer
More Aussies facing financial stress
According to ME’s latest Household Financial Comfort Report more and more Aussies are feeling the pinch and are either being forced to bust open their piggy banks or resort to credit cards and loans just to make ends meet.
Savings Accounts
08 Aug, 2018
4 min read
Nick Bendel
Property & Personal Finance Writer
Kids earning higher interest rates than parents
Banks are paying interest rates of up to 4.75 per cent on children’s savings accounts - although conditions apply.
Savings Accounts
15 Jul, 2018
3 min read
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