News Archive for April 2013

Australians have tripled their savings account balances in the last three years but consumer financial stress is still very high, according to the findings in the Dun & Bradstreet Consumer Financial stress index

While interest rates on home loans may currently be at record lows, there is another issue facing Australia's housing market that the Housing Industry Association (HIA) is now hoping to have addressed.

Consumers are finally starting to see enforcement of the credit card surcharge rules that were imposed by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) earlier this year, reports the News Limited Network.

Australia's new frugal trend is starting to pay off on household savings accounts, with the median savings account balance tripling from $5,155 in 2011 up to $15,427, according to the results of the quarterly ING DIRECT Financial Wellbeing Index.

We're not exactly sure how your travel insurance will cover you for this trip or what travel money you'll need but auditions for the latest Dutch reality T.V. show are now open. Applicants will need to prove they are adaptable, resilient, creative and have empathy, key attributes required for being part of the first group of humans to colonise Mars.

Australian victims of a popular travel scam are planning to take legal action against British based Barclays bank, due to a high involvement of fake accounts in a scam linked backed to the bank.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has kept the cash rate on hold for the fourth consecutive month at 3.0%.