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According to a recent study by Roy Morgan Research, almost 10 million Australians have either a Coles FlyBuys or Woolworths Everyday Rewards card. Specifically, around 36% of Australians over 14 have a Woolworths Everyday Rewards card...

By Rob Livingstone, University of Technology, Sydney. Originally published at The Conversation. Coles and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia declared last month their intention to make use of near field communication (NFC) technology, allowing users to transfer...

A recently published report identifies areas of unnecessarily regulation which, if improved, could raise productivity in Australia′s rural industries.

Home & contents insurance is a cost that something that Australian households really need to have – but will hopefully never have to use! Just in case though, finding a policy that represents both great value...

Home and contents insurance is an essential – if expensive – part of owning property or belongings and the good news is that the spate of weather catastrophes that last year caused insurance renewal stress to...

Our average wealth per adult indicates the economic grumbles of most Australians fit into the #firstworldproblems category, despite some areas of disadvantage.

Based in Western Australia, Tim Massey is a 28 year-old active property investor and a government employee. In a q&a with CANSTAR Tim explains how he chose his combination of fixed and variable mortgages. Q:  It...

Aditya Asawa is a General Manager at Australand Property Group, a diversified property company specialising in residential, commercial and industrial real estate. In a q&a with CANSTAR Aditya explains why he chose a combination of fixed...

A good-quality share portfolio is a must for any investor wanting diversification in growth assets. Canstar asked Felicity Cooper, Equities And Derivatives Adviser and Authorised Representative of RBS Morgans Limited to nominate five great things that...

In late 2007, gearing into property via a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) became a possibility and with Australia's collective love of property ownership, it's an investment strategy that has steadily increased in popularity. According to the...

Australians have a love affair with property and the changes to borrowing rules within superannuation over the past few years have significantly widened the availability of property investment through a SMSF. However the investment strategy is...

In order to fulfil their role SMSF Trustees need passion, dedication, time, money and – above all else – at least one professional adviser.

Federal government has announced a “Farm Finance” initiative to support and assist farmers with high levels of debt and help improve their financial resilience

July 2012 a new government scheme was introduced to make it easier for consumers to switch bank accounts. Unfortunately though the scheme was not extended to small business owners and with potentially hundreds of transactions each...

Designed as a risk management tool, the Farm Management Deposit scheme (FMD), encourages farmers to set aside pre-tax income in good years for use in low-income years. With farm productivity susceptible to even the slightest variances...

“Don't put all your eggs in one basket” is the well-known cliche and it certainly holds true with regards to investment. Diversification - ensuring that you hold a selection of different investments within different asset classes...

Agribusiness is a diverse sector which faces many, often unpredictable, challenges ... but also immense future opportunity as a player in agricultural exports.

Weighed against the many benefits, there are nevertheless some common challenges faced when running a family business.

2013 marks the 20-year anniversary of Australian Women in Agriculture. We asked AWIA President Marion Rak for thoughts on what her organisation has achieved.

The landscape of internet banking is rapidly expanding; and social media is being incorporated into its web. How will this affect you?