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High rates saving Australia's economy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 DEC 2012
... has a way of limiting your options. High US debt also means they can't use fiscal policy either as their national credit card is already exhausted to the point where the next argument after the Fiscal Cliff talks will be again extending the debt ceiling. ...

AIA Australia improves adviser quoting and app tool

MARK STORY  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2012
... occupation database to include the mining industry; multi-policy creation capability; improvements to security measures for credit card payments - plus the option of signatureless applications to reduce the time and paper work related to processing quotes ...

Gen-Y teach old dogs new investment tricks: RaboDirect

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012
... increasing. "Being too comfortable with debt can lead to problems, so where possible, pay down debt and resist using that credit card," she said.

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
... area for criminal activity. Illustrating how financial service firms are trying to respond to fraud concerns, the credit card provider Visa has just announced that from 1 July 2013 restaurenmt diners will no longer be able to sign for their meals as ...

Australia leads in global median wealth

MARK STORY  |  FRIDAY, 12 OCT 2012
... world, very few Australians have a net worth less than US$10,000, reflecting factors such as relatively low levels of credit card and student loan debt. Australia's proportion of individuals with personal wealth above US$100,000 is the highest of any ...

Members lack info on fees

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012
... importantly, what they are getting for the fees they are paying," she said. "Most people know the costs associated with their credit card or home loan, why should superannuation be any different?" As fees compound over time, Vilgan said getting value ...

US Girl Scouts launch financial literacy merit badge

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2011
US Girl Scouts organisers, fed up with schools failing in their obligations to teach students about financial literacy, are launching a new merit badge to tackle the subject. "Many people, not just girls, need some basic financial literacy skills," ...

Financial services turn to Twitter

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2011
... within their marketing strategy. The first US wealth management companies to begin using social media were banks, credit card issuers and self-directed brokerages. This mirrors the take up of social media seen in Australia among financial services, with ...

MetLife launches credit insurance product

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011
MetLife Insurance has entered the credit card insurance market with Citibank, launching a credit card account insurance product to protect policyholders in the instance of unemployment, death or injury. CardGuard, available exclusively to Citibank customers ...

Bank reaches for industry fund members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... of industry funds and unions with a variable mortgage rate of 7.09 per cent, an offset account with ATM access, a credit card and an option to fix for three years at 7.25 per cent at no extra cost. While non-bank lenders such as Ratebusters are offering ...