871 articles written by Alex Ritchie

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Investment Funds

Looking to crowdfund? Speak to ASIC

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have announced new guidance for public companies and crowd-funding platform operators to help them comply with their new crowd-sourced funding (CSF) regime.

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Savings Accounts

More senior leadership shakeups for CBA

Commonwealth Bank have today announced a change in its leadership team, with Head of Group Executive Wealth Management, Annabel Spring, leaving in December.

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Savings Accounts

Job availabilities increase in August

New job ads increased 13.2 per cent in August 2017 compared to 12 months ago, according to SEEK data.

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Personal Loans

NAB commits to helping low income Australians

One hundred thousand no and low interest rate personal loans will be provided to low income Australians by NAB.

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Savings Accounts

5 things debt collectors wish you knew

RateCity spoke to EC Credit Control debt collector, Chris Loveridge, about his experience chasing consumer and commercial debt, and what he wishes more people knew about his industry.

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Car Loans

ACCC urges Aussies to use fuel price websites

In a statement released today, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims has urged Aussies to empower themselves by using fuel price data from website and apps.

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Superannuation

Federal Government must boost the superannuation accounts of low income earners'

The Women in Super (WIS) Make Super Fair campaign has called for the Federal Government to act on the crisis of retirement outcomes for women.

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Home Loans

Second bathrooms add six-figure bonus to property sales

The Real Estate Institute of Victoria (REIV) have found that a second bathroom makes a six-figure difference in property sale prices.

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Home Loans

Good news for Perth tenants as rent prices fall

Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) have released the June 2017 quarter real estate market snapshot, which shows that median house prices and sales are falling alongside rent prices.

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Home Loans

Hidden fee traps and how you can avoid them

RateCity spoke to Sydney mother of two, Natalie, about how she found herself falling into her banks’ fee traps, and how she’s choosing to break the cycle.