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- RBA Says Further Interest Rate Hikes Likely
Guy Debelle, an assistant governor with the Reserve Bank of Australia has warned that it was extremely likely that interest rates would rise further, but said that central bank was acutely aware that higher levels of household debt, means that tightening monetary policy had a far greater impact than it did in the past. - Bankwest Enters RMBS Market For First Time Since Being Acquired By CBA
Bankwest has waded into the residential mortgage backed securities market for the first time since it was acquired by Commonwealth Bank for $2 billion. The lender launched a $620 million deal with three different classes of securities. - Superannuation Funds To Eventually Become Australia’s Largest Institutional Investor
Australia’s superannuation industry, estimated to manage $1.2 trillion in assets, will eventually have to assume a leadership position as the country’s largest institutional investor as it increases in size by more than four fold in the next two decades. - RBA Says Bad Debt Cycle Has Peaked
The Australian central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) says that bad debt charges faced by Australia’s major lenders appear to have peaked, and in doing so will help them maintain their position amongst the profitable banks in the world. - Citibank Has Ambitious Plans For Australian Credit Card Market
Global bank giant Citibank has ambitions to end the near total dominance of Australia’s Big Four banking groups on the consumer credit card market. - Read more featured finance news articles
- Three Tips When Shopping For A Personal Loan
When used properly, personal loans are a great way to meet any funding shortfall that you may have. That is to say, forget about using them to pay for holidays or whatnot. Funding luxuries are not the best way to use a personal loan. But if you have a genuine need to borrow $10,000, or an amount that a credit card is just not going to cover, then a personal loan is the product for you. Here are three tips when shopping for a personal loan - Three Benefits Of Using A Credit Card
So why so much online angst over credit cards? Well the very real overwhelming fear that most people have of being in over their head in debt. Others worry that having a credit card, whilst not resulting in too much debt, may lead them to spend more money than they ordinarily would. A lot of people who don’t have credit cards, just don’t see the point or any benefit from owning one. So the purpose of this piece is really to show how credit cards, if used correctly can be really beneficial. - Six Financial Mistakes To Be Avoided
If you are making one of these six financial mistakes, you probably aren’t aware, but doing so puts your financial security in Jeopardy. - Four Steps To A Debt Free Life
Australians pay billions of dollars in interest on their debt every day. Instead of letting the banks profit from our debt, all of us should be looking to make our debt burden as cheap as possible. Here are four steps to do that. - Five Steps For Financial Health
Recession can cause people to feel a lot of stress, as budgets tighten and people have to do more with less. Fortunately Australia seems to have put the worst behind it, and if you have lost a job or are on the hunt, then things certainly seem to be a lot brighter than a year ago. If you are still feeling the pinch though, it can take its toll on your body, causing a variety of symptoms from body pain, sleeping difficulty and exhaustion. There is even a name for the condition, as silly as it sounds it’s called Recession Strain Injury, and there are millions of Australians who owe more than they can manage and are at risk of suffering from physical stress symptoms as a result of money problems. - Four Ways To Save Big In 2010
So your new year’s resolution is to save big in 2010, and the age old adage of count your penny’s and the pounds will take care of themselves is as true today as when the proverb was first written. However that doesn’t mean to say you should focus entirely on making small savings, there are a number of ways you can really save and add to your bank balance, making sure that next Christmas won’t be about belt tightening, but belt loosening. - Read more finance hints and tips
