Why retirees are being short-changed by the big banks
Opinion
Opinion

Why retirees are being short-changed by the big banks

If you want great interest rates on your savings in this market,it is time to switch banks.

  • byBec Wilson

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ANZ boss eyes institutional bank investment

ANZ boss eyes institutional bank investment

ANZ is keen to invest more capital into the part of the bank that services big corporations,a sector that’s benefiting from volatility.

  • byClancy Yeates
‘We want to grow’:India’s wealth is exploding and ANZ wants a piece of the action

‘We want to grow’:India’s wealth is exploding and ANZ wants a piece of the action

Business hopes for the Indian economy haven’t always paid off,but ANZ Bank’s top brass are convinced this time is different.

  • byClancy Yeates
The chequebook is dead. The real victims are Top Gun and breakfast TV
Opinion
Payments

The chequebook is dead. The real victims are Top Gun and breakfast TV

My first thought upon hearing of the death of the chequebook was the same one that occurs every time an elderly celebrity carks it.

  • byAndrew Hansen
Cheque-mate:Chalmers makes final move on dying payment network

Cheque-mate:Chalmers makes final move on dying payment network

Most Australians only see cheques in a birthday card from their grandmother. By 2030,the government plans to end the cheque system altogether.

  • byShane Wright
Fantastic plastic? Credit cards are back,but don’t bank on them

Fantastic plastic? Credit cards are back,but don’t bank on them

A Boomer staple,credit cards fell out of favour with younger Australians with the rise of Afterpay. But applications are on the rise again and spending is soaring. Should you get a credit card?

  • byDominic Powell
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Savers can earn over 5 per cent,but only if they read the fine print
Analysis
Cash

Savers can earn over 5 per cent,but only if they read the fine print

Be prepared to jump through hoops to earn a high rate of interest on savings.

  • byJohn Collett
Hundreds of crypto ATMs popping up in suburban shopping malls

Hundreds of crypto ATMs popping up in suburban shopping malls

ATMs allowing people to buy bitcoin and other crypto in newsagencies,convenience stores,service stations and shopping centres are rapidly increasing.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
$3000 for a thermos:Why dead company merch can be worth top dollar
Analysis
Collectables

$3000 for a thermos:Why dead company merch can be worth top dollar

When a company folds,like Silicon Valley Bank or Lehman Bros,branded items become even more exclusive – and valuable.

  • byStefan Von Imhof
Banks defend branch closures as their customers move online

Banks defend branch closures as their customers move online

Australia’s big banks say more of their customers prefer online banking rather than visiting a branch,leading to a sharp decline in over-the-counter transactions.

  • byClancy Yeates
Tide starts to turn on fixed rates amid bets RBA is close to done
Analysis
Home loans

Tide starts to turn on fixed rates amid bets RBA is close to done

Banks are taking the knife to fixed-interest rate mortgages,as financial markets bet the Reserve Bank may have done enough to cool inflation.

  • byClancy Yeates