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NSW bankruptcies reach record highs

The latest quarterly figures from the Insolvency and Trustee Service Australia (ITSA) have shown record levels of bankruptcies in NSW with accountancy specialist Hall Chadwick warning "more bumps" are ahead. Compared to an already high 1,900 bankruptcies ...

Product complexity blamed for systemic errors

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2006
... systemic errors. In the case of product packages, the report said the most common situation was where banks offered a credit card, transaction account or insurance cover with a loan. The BFSO found that "the complexity of the permutations and combinations ...

REST steps on board Members Equity

... best five year fixed investment loan and best three year fixed home loan, the Members Equity MasterCard won 'cheapest credit card for 2006' and the Members Equity Personal Loan was also named 'cheapest personal loan for 2006'. Michelle Baltazar

Coming soon: Virgin personal loans

... quicker turnaround times for loan applicants. The group plans to emulate the success of its low-cost Virgin Money Credit Card by launching the equally no-frills, low-fee Virgin Personal Loans product by the first quarter of next year. Chief executive ...

AXA makes billing easier for advisers

HAMISH MADDEN  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2006
... billing. "Fee4Advice encompasses an invoicing facility, the ability to make deductions from client accounts, receive credit card payments and process BPay transactions. It is also supported by fantastic reporting tools that are intuitive and easy to ...

Aussies spend $8.7bn on celebrity makeover

... your favourite celebrity?" after a Virgin Money study found that Australians have racked up an annual $8.7 billion credit card bill to look like their movie idols. The latest Virgin Money Celebrity Spending Survey has revealed that two in three young ...

S&P raise MEB credit rating

KATE HAGE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2006
... material increase from 0.22% in 2005." S&P say they expect ongoing flows into MEB's off-balance-sheet funds, the bank's credit card and personal lending portfolios and reported no big rises in asset write-offs. MEB is owned by 40 industry funds and provides ...

ASIC plays educator on the radio

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a six part radio series, Your Money, designed to help consumers distinguish genuine financial opportunities from scams. "Consumers are often dazzled by offers of high returns from ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2006
... the economics front Treasury Secretary Ken Henry speaks in Sydney and the second day of a parliamentary enquiry into credit card, debit card and ATM fees continues. Also the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases March lending finance data and April ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2006
... Holdings will reveal third quarter earnings. On the economics front a parliamentary committee hosts a briefing on credit card, debit card and ATM fees. NEW YORK - US stocks fell sharply, extending a two-day slide as higher import prices lifted inflation ...