Finance Stories - Page 7

  Real-time payments and increased business opportunities will also come with greater risk of fraud, following the launch of Australia’s New Payments Platform (NPP). Upon its launch in the second half of 2017, the $1 billion...

Rising mortgage rates and falling savings account rates pose a threat to Australia's economy. For years, the indefatigable Australian economy and its underlying model served as a shining example to countries throughout the Western world. The...

Promoting financial sector innovation and affordable housing are on Scott Morrison’s agenda, as he travels to the United Kingdom for high level talks.

From flights around Australia, to exclusive AFL opportunities – the new NAB Rewards Program gives customers more choice. Credit card reward programs are nothing new, but NAB has broadened its offering by launching a newly revamped...

Sales of electric vehicles in Australia have all but dried up completely despite record new car sales, according to the latest official figures from the FCAI.

A study led by The ANU has found that common heartburn medications are linked to gastroenteritis caused hospitalisation.

New research shows the costs of older Australians with diabetes are set to soar…

With fewer health care services available in regional areas, a Government workshop has raised the prospect of increasing private health insurance rebates for country-based fund members. Doctors, insurers, hospital operators and consumers attended the Department of...

State and territory funding for public dental services will be reduced to less than $107 million per year under government funding changes.

A $130 million scheme released by the Australian Government should hopefully bring some relief to suffering asthmatics.

No recommendations made by the Housing Affordability Inquiry – but are they right?

The TGA has announced that products containing codeine will no longer be available to purchase without a prescription.

Over the past month a number of lenders have made moves on their variable rate home loans. Find out who…

REA Group has announced a partnership with NAB to allow its popular property website to offer realestate.com.au branded home loans. The Australian digital advertising company has entered into a 5-year strategic partnership with National Australia Bank...

With petrol prices currently at the peak of their price cycles in many Australian cities, prices are tipped to fall as the demand for petrol reaches its peak. At a time where petrol sales in Australia...

ANZ has appointed Colin Neave AM to a new position of Customer Fairness Advisor, in an attempt to improve the fairness of the bank’s products and services.

The Australian Government has recently introduced a $50 million program to provide innovative solutions to common crimes.

The government has vowed to clean up the cash – or black – economy. Here’s how.

Australian Energy Market Commission 2016 Residential electricity price trends report Energy prices are one of the top sources of cost of living pressure, and it seems that the stress is set to rise with the Australian...

In a landmark move, Mercer has completed a takeover of Virgin Super's $540 million retirement scheme. Virgin Super's 20,000 members are now in the hands of global consulting and investment group Mercer, following a transfer of...