Finance News

Australian small businesses are being urged to start preparing now for the upcoming ban on excessive card surcharges that will apply to all business from 1 September 2017. The new card payments regulation set out by...

The end of the financial year is already a stressful time for many people sorting out their tax returns, but this year you also need to be aware of the big changes to superannuation on 1...

Extra super contributions over the last 3 months of the financial year are expected to hit $10 billion as Aussies try to get in before the 1 July restrictions. Colonial First State Executive Manager Craig Day...

Australia has the fifth-highest rate of financial technology use in the world, according to a new report from Ernst & Young (EY). The EY Fintech Adoption Index found Australia’s population to have an adoption rate of...

Under orders from technology company Apple, Westpac will remove the keyboard function from its mobile banking app in July. First launched in March 2017 as part of the update to the Westpac Mobile Banking iPhone app,...

The banking industry has erupted with hostility and criticism in response to the South Australian Government’s newly announced bank levy, describing it as "outrageous". The new levy, announced as part of the state’s 2017 Budget, would...

The big four banks and a number of smaller institutions have had their long-term ratings downgraded by Moody’s, due to what it sees as housing market risks.

New figures show unemployment at a record low for May, marking eight back-to-back months of increasing employment levels since September last year.

New research from the Commonwealth Bank of Australia shows that despite increasing house prices, the age of the average first home buyer hasn’t gone up lately.

Australian experts are voicing concern about the strength of China’s economy, saying that a crash in the Chinese markets could have a knock-on effect here.

Cash definitely has less of a presence in our wallets these days, but CBA’s head of technology is predicting a cashless society in the near future.

If you are currently gathering every cent of your savings to buy a house in the big city, you may be disappointed to hear it takes 40 years to save for a house deposit in Sydney, according to new research.

ASIC has a new example Statement of Advice (SOA) for life insurance, and is currently seeking feedback by way of a newly released consultation paper.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced that first home buyers in the state will be provided with stamp duty concessions that could save them up to $34,360.

Australia's financial literacy among students aged 15-16 has fallen over the last 3 years, according to a new report from the OECD.

Australians paid more than $31 billion in total superannuation fees last year, according to research commissioned by Industry Super Australia.

A new report from ASX has revealed that the number of young investors is on the rise, but that they’re more cautious than their retiree counterparts.

In the latest report from CoreLogic, data shows a dip in the housing market – does this indicate the start of a price slide?

Global credit ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) have downgraded the credit ratings of 23 Australian financial institutions due to concerns over house price growth and a potential housing correction.

New research has found that genetic testing could result in a significant increase in life insurance claims, and a subsequent lift in life insurance premiums.