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Simple strategies to overcome gender super gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... yet effective strategies they can undertake to help conquer the obstinate gender superannuation gap. A new survey from Finder reveals that the cost-of-living crisis has aggravated women's long-term wealth as two-thirds (69%) admit to experiencing ...

Aussies say they're paying too much tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2024
... survey has found 64% of Australians think they pay too much tax, with millennials the most likely to complain. Research by Finder found almost 13 million Australians believe they pay too much tax each financial year. According to the study, 80% of millennials ...

RBA anticipated to delay interest rate cuts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 FEB 2024
... indications from Fed chair Jerome Powell against a March interest rate cut. Regarding today's RBA monetary policy meeting, a Finder survey of 27 economists unanimously predicted the cash rate will remain unchanged.

Experts expect the RBA to hold: Finder

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
... economists (89%) expect the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) to hold the cash rate in February, according to the latest Finder RBA Cash Rate Survey. The study, which surveyed 19 experts and economists, also found that half (40%) of respondents don't expect ...

Millions of Aussies investing in collectibles

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
... turning to collectibles to make money, including Pokemon cards, handbags, and designer furniture. According to data from Finder, 28% of Australians, representing 5.6 million individuals, have invested in some form of collectible in the past 12 months. ...

Reserve Bank raises cash rate to 3.85%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2023
... decision that will support the AUD, particularly against currencies where the hiking cycle has come to an end," he said. Now, Finder says 69% of its panel of experts believes the cash rate has now peaked. Still, 25% believe we have some way to go and ...

RBA steadies cash rate, flags more hikes

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2023
... peaked and the labour market had started to loosen, the RBA would choose to pause," he said. A panel of experts canvassed by Finder foresees the cash rate to peak on average at 4%. Most of the panel agreed that it will peak between April and July this ...

Economists divided: RBA's moment of truth looms

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2023
... cash rate hike, while Commonwealth Bank and Westpac anticipate the RBA to hold steady. Likewise, according to the latest Finder RBA cash rate survey, just over half of economists are predicting a rate rise, indicative of the cloud of uncertainty overhanging ...

RBA set to lift the cash rate again

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
Most economists have flagged that the cash rate will rise again today, despite inflation having eased. A Finder survey said 88% of experts believe the cash rate will grow to 3.1% in December, which would be an eighth consecutive rate rise. Finder head ...

Australians worry about retirement - and maybe they should

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Retirement is overwhelmingly concerning Australians, with a nationally representative Finder survey showing over 12 million people harbour longevity risk worries. The survey said 28% of respondents don't think they'll have enough super to stop ...