Budgeting & Saving Money - December 28th Twitter: the top 10 finance hashtags of 2018 They found Aussies took to Twitter to engage in a range of conversations, topics and movements, from popular Korean boy band #BTS, to political issues and a change of Prime Minister through #auspol and #libspill, …
Canstar News - December 21st Safe drivers could save on car insurance through UbiCar app Australian start-up UbiCar is now offering car insurance that is based on how well someone drives following the launch of its smartphone app that tracks and rates people's driving skills. UbiCar Co-Founder Carolyn Batterton said the …
Canstar News - December 21st Sydney storms: Allianz inundated by claims Sydney residents experienced severe thunderstorms where giant hailstones the size of cricket balls caused widespread damage to cars and homes across the city on Thursday night. Allianz Australia told Canstar it was currently experiencing a high volume of motor …
Canstar News - December 21st Australia’s top 10 suburbs tipped for growth in 2019 Founder of property research site Hotspotting.com.au Terry Ryder said he was concerned mainstream media was overstating the price declines in Sydney and Melbourne and that this could be hurting people's overall confidence in the real estate …
Canstar News - December 19th Private health premiums set to rise by 3.25% in 2019 While the average cost of health insurance will go up, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said this will be the lowest increase in 18 years when it comes into effect on April 1. "This premium change …
Canstar News - December 19th APRA will drop interest-only home loan restrictions In March 2017, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) limited the amount of interest-only mortgages that lenders could issue to 30% of new home loans. Today the regulator announced it will start to remove this restriction …
Canstar News - December 17th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Telstra, CBA, ANZ & Westpac lead falls The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index and the broader All Ordinaries index each dropped about 1.4% to close at 5,602 points and 5,679 points, respectively. The financials and utilities sectors each shed more than 2%, while the two …
Canstar News - December 14th Commonwealth Bank adds Apple Pay, Westpac could follow Commonwealth Bank announced today it would make Apple Pay available in January 2019 for CBA and Bankwest customers who wish to make payments on the go using their iPhone. CBA Group Executive of Retail Banking Services …
Canstar News - December 12th Is ‘buy now, pay later’ the new credit card? The number of Australian consumers using buy now, pay later services has increased by 500% in the last two financial years, in large part due to aggressive marketing strategies targeting millennials from the likes of …
Canstar News - December 10th ASX 200 weekly wrap: Coles, Origin, Telstra up, while ANZ, IOOF fall The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 index was up 0.26% to 5,682 points at the close last week, and the All Ordinaries index gained 0.15% to 5,758 points. The ASX 200 posted its biggest daily gain since November …
