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Category Archives: Term Deposits
Introducing The Bank Reform Party
Fed up with your bank? You’re not alone. Now Australia has a newly-formed political party that’s making a pledge to champion consumer rights and push for a fairer banking system. The Bank Reform Party plans to contest the next Federal … Continue reading
Posted in Credit Cards, Home Loans, Savings Accounts, Term Deposits
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The Government Is Taking Your Money
Well, sort of. For those of you already feeling sucked dry by the federal government, it might be about to get worse. After legislation was amended late last year, it’s now perfectly fine for the balance of any bank account … Continue reading
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2012′s Most Satisfied Customers
Roy Morgan Research, Australia’s best known market research company, has held its second annual Customer Satisfaction Awards in Melbourne this week, honouring the companies and organisations with the most consistently happy customers in 2012. The awards are the result of … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Credit Cards, Home Loans, Income Protection Insurance, Life Insurance, Mobile Phones, Savings Accounts, Term Deposits
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Fairer Banking for UK Customers
Banks in the UK will now have a chance to prove that they can put their customer’s interests first, thanks to a new accreditation scheme for ranking financial products and services according to responsibility and customer benefit. And a positive … Continue reading
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Home Prices Getting You Down?
There’s nothing to aspire to in Australia’s capital cities for new property market entrants with capital growth looking uncertain at best. If you’d purchased an apartment in Brisbane two years ago for $500k (where the market has gone backwards) and … Continue reading
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Save On Your Own Terms
If you have a bit of spare cash sitting in your bank account then now might be a good time to start looking at term deposits. Reports out today suggest that investors are currently in a position of power with … Continue reading
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Upon Death’s Door. Which Bank?
Will the latest UBank commercial spin positively or negatively for the brand after treading on a taboo subject in advertising…making light of disasters for commercial gain. On paper, it would have seemed like a great commercial with a strong premise…’if … Continue reading
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Cool Christmas Cost Cuts
In just five short weeks Christmas will be upon us. For many people that means blowing the budget on gifts and good times, but before you start loading up that credit card, it might be worth considering a few ways … Continue reading
Posted in Broadband, Credit Cards, Home Loans, Mobile Phones, Term Deposits, Uncategorized, WhistleOut
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Deposits Guaranteed For Good
Australian Treasurer Wayne Swann has announced changes to the Financial Claims Scheme, which was introduced in 2008 as a temporary measure to provide security to investors who were growing increasingly nervous in the wake of the GFC. The scheme allowed … Continue reading
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