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Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Bank customers reluctant to consolidate or switch

While Australian bank customers are mostly remaining loyal to Australia’s big banks, they also lack sufficient motivation to consolidate their wealth with one lender or switch to a new lender, according to a new survey.

Bank Accounts

17 Jan, 2018

2 min read

Bank customers reluctant to consolidate or switch
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

9 out of 10 Aussies can't budget for their fitness goals

Aussies will spend more than $4.7 billion on health and fitness products this year in an effort to meet their new year’s resolutions, according to research from Commonwealth Bank.

Bank Accounts

16 Jan, 2018

3 min read

9 out of 10 Aussies can't budget for their fitness goals
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

$1.1 billion-dollar cost of summer holidays for parents

The “Bank of Mum and Dad” handed out $368 million in spending money to kids over the Christmas break, according to Commonwealth Bank research.

Bank Accounts

15 Jan, 2018

3 min read

$1.1 billion-dollar cost of summer holidays for parents
Georgie Hay

The Ashes help boost Australian confidence as the 2018 working year kicks off

Australians are starting the new year with a spring in their step according to the latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence survey. The headline index climbing by 4.7 per cent since from mid-December to 122, the highest since November 2013.

Bank Accounts

10 Jan, 2018

2 min read

The Ashes help boost Australian confidence as the 2018 working year kicks off
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Government encourages Australians to switch and save in 2018

With many Australians concerned about the impact that potential fuel and energy price rises could have on their household budgets, the federal government is encouraging Aussies to make use of comparison tools to get more affordable deals.

Bank Accounts

03 Jan, 2018

2 min read

Government encourages Australians to switch and save in 2018
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Bankwest unveils new wearable payment method

Bankwest customers will soon be able to pay bills by scanning a ring they wear around their finger.

Bank Accounts

28 Dec, 2017

1 min read

Bankwest unveils new wearable payment method
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

Scott Morrison promises action on petrol prices

The government has instructed its consumer watchdog to “bust open the books of petrol companies” to stop price gouging at the petrol pump.

Bank Accounts

24 Dec, 2017

2 min read

Scott Morrison promises action on petrol prices
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Fun Christmas facts about Aussies you never knew

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) have released their festive-themed statistics from the 2016 Census, painting a picture of what Christmas is truly like for Aussies.

Bank Accounts

22 Dec, 2017

1 min read

Fun Christmas facts about Aussies you never knew
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Top holiday destinations for 2018

Whether you’re daydreaming the last days of work away, or you’re planning your next family holiday, you may be looking for inspiration of where to travel next year.

Bank Accounts

21 Dec, 2017

2 min read

Top holiday destinations for 2018
Alex Ritchie

Personal Finance Editor

Can money buy happiness? Aussie wellbeing improves the higher your income

The NAB Australian Wellbeing Report has found a correlation between high wellbeing and high-income levels amongst Australians, answering the age-old question of whether money can buy happiness.

Bank Accounts

19 Dec, 2017

2 min read

Can money buy happiness? Aussie wellbeing improves the higher your income
Mark Bristow

Personal Finance Editor

Fees fading for international banking

Some of Australia’s major financial institutions are taking steps towards improving their international services for travellers, eliminating or reducing some of the fees that typically apply to overseas transactions, or for sending money overseas.

Bank Accounts

18 Dec, 2017

2 min read

Fees fading for international banking
Nick Bendel

Property & Personal Finance Writer

CBA admits some guilt ahead of court case

Commonwealth Bank has filed its response to the civil proceedings filed in August by Australia’s financial intelligence and regulatory agency.

Bank Accounts

14 Dec, 2017

2 min read

CBA admits some guilt ahead of court case