Mark Bristow

Home & Personal Finance Editor

Mark Bristow is RateCity's Home & Personal Finances Editor, and an experienced analyst, researcher, and producer. Mark’s expertise includes home loans, energy and both home and travel insurances. Mark has been a journalist and writer in the financial space for over ten years, previously researching and writing commercial real estate at CoreLogic. In the years since, Mark has worked for the Winning Group, Expedia, and has seen articles published at Lifehacker and Business Insider.

773 articles written by Mark Bristow

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Car Loans

Your next car loan may be for a hybrid

With petrol prices affecting the cost of living, more than half of Australians are considering hybrid or electric cars as alternatives to traditional petrol-fuelled vehicles, according to a new report from Roy Morgan.

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Credit Cards

China's Alipay gains Australian support through CommBank

An international payment standard is on its way to being used in Australia, as the Commonwealth Bank adds Alipay to its systems.

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Superannuation

More Australians planning retirement, but need more wealth

A growing number of Australians are planning to retire over the next 12 months, though most won’t have the superannuation and savings necessary for a self-funded retirement without selling the family home.

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Superannuation

APRA says super funds must put members first

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released new requirements to help ensure that super funds deliver value for money to their members.

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Credit Cards

Australians poised to spend billions for the holidays

Aussies will be spending big this Christmas, and depending on how old you are, it might be more than the national average.

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Home Loans

Housing affordability improves, but first home buyers fall

Australia’s housing affordability has shown recent improvement, though that doesn’t mean things are easier for first home buyers, according to the Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA).

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Bank Accounts

More Aussies swapping bank branches for mobile banking

When was the last time you went into a bank branch to make a transaction? The odds are much better that your last bank transaction was made on a mobile device, according to new research from Roy Morgan.

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Home Loans

Stable growth forecast for 2019 property prices

Domain has forecast that the value of Australia’s home loans should grow at a modest pace in 2019 and 2020, though there are several potential risk factors that could influence these predictions.

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Credit Cards

Kogan Money Credit Card coming in 2019

Kogan Money is adding another financial string to its bow, announcing Kogan Money Credit Cards as part of a multi-year agreement with Citi.

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Car Loans

Petrol adding to household cost burden

The cost of living is rising, and it�۪s not just because avocados are expensive: fuelling your car is getting pricier, too.