Amanda Horswill

Do we have a housing bubble in Australia at the moment? The Governor of the Reserve Bank, Glenn Stevens, struck a somber note in his recent address to CEDA, observing that the ratio of household debt to income went from about 60% in 1993 to 150% by 2006.

If a bank sends you a text message or email asking you to “verify your identity”, do not press on that link. That’s the stern warning coming from cyber security experts, after thousands of Australian customers...

Love it or loathe it, Coles Little Shop brought in big bucks for the supermarket chain. But there are signs that the collectable craze’s magic touch could be wearing off.  Coles Group Limited delivered its 2019...

Experts have warned Australia’s retirees are stuck between a “rock and a hard place” after this week’s sizable falls in the stock market. Image: Tirachard Kumtanom (Shutterstock) News of continued strife between China and the US...

The Block contestants are set for an action-packed new season of renovation dust and drama, this year updating a ramshackle space that’s twice as big as the largest property the show has tackled previously. And they...

In this present whirlwind of economic news, how is the average Australian faring? Financial news headlines shout that inflation is low, wage growth has been virtually stagnant and many savings accounts are bringing in considerably less...

New research shows that sticky-fingered thieves are stealing almost $2 billion a year from shops, with meat, baby formula and phones among the most commonly stolen items. The Australia and New Zealand Retail Crime Survey of...

Qualifying for a home loan may have just become easier, after each of the big four banks relaxed one of their financial tests for hopeful home buyers. ANZ, Commonwealth Bank (CBA), National Australia Bank (NAB) and...

Australians love to travel, and it seems they also love to know that their travel insurer has their back. Canstar surveyed 1,188 policyholders across a total of 80 providers, to find out just how satisfied Australian...

More than 630,000 Australians will score a pension boost this year, after changes to the way the age pension is calculated were announced on the weekend. But, a pensioner group said the cuts to deeming rates...

Australian savers “are now staring down the barrel at zero interest rates”, as two of the big four banks slash interest rates on savings accounts in the wake of the recent cash rate cuts. On July...

UPDATE: The online portal millions of Australians will use this year to lodge their tax return has crashed, after the launch of a new system requiring income tax payers to log in to download a vital...

Were you a customer of ANZ Bank between 2008 and 2016? You might be eligible for a fee refund. Last year, the Financial Services Royal Commission heard that ANZ had to pay compensation to over two...

After a dramatic week in financial news, the Australian stock exchange is back in near-record territory, just shy of the record heights it hit in 2007. The big four banks felt the aftershocks of another cash...

Searching for a safe and reliable place to park your savings? Canstar’s 2019 Term Deposit Award reveals some of the most impressive term deposit providers available on the market today.

Fintech company Afterpay endured a rollercoaster ride on the share market last week, while big guns Rio Tinto, Telstra, Commonwealth Bank and Westpac recovered ground.   The last trading week for the 2018/19 financial year saw...

Telstra suffered a billion-dollar value drop, but a week of strong trading elsewhere saw the Australian share market coming close to smashing boom-time records. The All Ordinaries Index finished at 6,734 points (up 1.53%) and the...

The forecast for Libra, Facebook’s new currency, is that it's destined to either change the world of finance or destroy it. Social media has exploded with the news that social media giant Facebook plans to launch...