Most popular Australian retirement regions revealed

Australia’s most popular council areas for over-65s have been revealed by CoreLogic and a large number are in regional coastal areas.

History repeats itself as RBA holds cash rate at 1.5%

For the 13th meeting in a row, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) have kept the cash rate on hold at a record low of 1.50 per cent.

Millennials forced to put off key life events

Australians are delaying major life events until later in life than they did a decade ago, according to Roy Morgan Research.

Australia says goodbye to excessive card payment surcharges

As of 1 September 2017, every business across Australia will be banned from charging excessive surcharges on payments made by certain types of EFTPOS, Mastercard, Visa and American Express cards.

Dwelling approvals across Australia increase in July

Data released yesterday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that the number of dwellings approved rose 0.7 per cent in July 2017.

Property sales trending downwards

HIA have found that home sales volumes fell 3.7 per cent during July 2017 compared to June 2017.

Research shows Aussies don't trust the banking industry

New research from the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) has found low levels of trust, confidence and transparency in the banking industry.

What is salary sacrificing?

Finding additional ways to increase your super balance could help you live a comfortable post-working life. This is where making salary sacrifices comes into play.

Job opportunities increasing across Australia

The latest data from SEEK shows that there were 12.6 per cent more new job adverts on their site in the last financial year (July 16 - July 17).

Shareholders take CBA to court over share price drop

Maurice Blackburn Lawyers have partnered with IMF Bentham, on behalf of Commonwealth Bank's (CBA) near 800,000 shareholders against CBA.