Finance News - June 23rd Major Banks Come Out Swinging Against SA Bank Levy 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...
Finance News - June 20th Moody’s Downgrades Credit Rating Of The Big Four Banks 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.
Finance News - June 16th Unemployment Hits Cyclical Low, Labour Market Tightens New figures show unemployment at a record low for May, marking eight back-to-back months of increasing employment levels since September last year.
Finance News - June 14th The Average First Home Buyer Hasn’t Gotten Any Older 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.
ETFs - June 9th Concern Over Chinese Economy Is Bad News For Ours 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.
Finance News - June 9th A Future Without Cash Could Be Closer Than We Think 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.
Finance News - June 6th Sydneys' First Home Buyers Saving 40 Years For Deposit 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.
Finance News - June 2nd ASIC Seeks Feedback On Proposed Statement Of Advice 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.
Finance News - June 2nd NSW Premier Announces Stamp Duty Concessions For First Home Buyers 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.
Finance News - May 30th Student Financial Literacy On The Decline Australia's financial literacy among students aged 15-16 has fallen over the last 3 years, according to a new report from the OECD.