Jonathan Jackson

Westpac slashed its variable rate, but you may not be able to afford it

Australia's second largest bank has reduced its variable home loan rate from 2.93 per cent to 2.69 per cent (comparison rate 2.70 per cent). However, Westpac...

18 Jun 2020
Jonathan Jackson

Interest rates on hold as consumer sentiment picks up

The economy may be lurching back to life with cafes and pubs the latest businesses to re-open, but interest rates remain at record lows after the RBA today k...

05 Jun 2020
Jason Bryce

BREAKING NEWS: Scott Morrison's coronavirus cash splash

Prime Minister Scott Morrison's government will pump $17.63 billion into the Australian economy to fight off the financial impact on Australians from....

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12 Mar 2020
Jason Bryce

Bitcoin halving and Bitcoin fork FAQs

The Bitcoin Cash and subsequent Bitcoin halving events are imminent. In addition to miners having their returns 'halved' every four years, Bitcoin has...

17 Feb 2020
Jason Bryce

InfoChoice's First Review of Commonwealth Bank's Klarna app

Look out Afterpay, Zip, OpenPay, LatitudePay and all the other Buy Now Pay Later apps. Klarna has been launched, is now available for Commonwealth Bank...

14 Feb 2020
Jason Bryce

Brisbane property market outlook 2020

While we're seeing a slowdown in the decline of prices in Sydney and Melbourne, with maybe even the hint of a recovery on the horizon, other...

09 Feb 2020
Jason Bryce

What are Stellar Lumens (XLM)?

Stellar is a system for making online payments run on decentralised servers by a global consortium of individuals and teams. This web of servers....

06 Feb 2020
Jason Bryce

InfoChoice review of Saxo Capital Markets online trading platform

Saxo Capital Markets is a subsidiary of the Danish Saxo Bank, which was founded in 1992. In Australia its operations are regulated by ASIC...

29 Jan 2020
Jonathan Jackson

Property prices in the face of natural disasters

The impact of Australia's current bushfire crisis, fuelled by record-breaking temperatures and months of severe drought, will be felt for years to come.

08 Jan 2020
Jason Bryce

Is Ripple a real cryptocurrency?

Ripple wasn't actually designed as cryptocurrency in the first instance. Now Ripple becoming popular, despite not being seen as a genuine cryptocurrency...

05 Dec 2019
Jason Bryce

Home price rise puts RBA on back foot

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has kept interest rates on hold for the month of December at a historic low of 0.75 per cent.

04 Dec 2019
Jason Bryce

Three credit cards 'giving away' 100,000 frequent flyer points

3 credit cards giving away 100000 frequent flyer points.How many QFF points do you need to fly to London?How many VFF points do you need tofly to London?

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23 Oct 2019
Paul Wickham

Has ING cut interest rates?

Has ING cut interest rates?. . Has ING cut home loan rates?. ING cuts fixed home loan rates. ING is one of Australias most popular lenders, outside of the bi...

09 Oct 2019
Jason Bryce

Which country has the lowest interest rates?

In 2019, interest rates around the world are trending lower.Reserve Bank of Australia's official interest rate is now the lowest on record at 0.75 per cent

09 Oct 2019
Jason Bryce

Owner occupier rule change could hit 100,000 borrowers

Around 100,000 owner-occupier home loan borrowers have been reclassified as investors. The change means they could be hit with higher interest rates in...

02 Oct 2019
Jason Bryce

What are my chances of winning Powerball?

The Powerball jackpot this week is the biggest in Australian history at $150 million.One in three Aussie adults is expected to play this week's Powerball ...

18 Sep 2019
Jason Bryce

There is a new Buy Now, Pay Later alternative to Afterpay and Zip

There is a new Buy Now, Pay Later alternative to Afterpay and Zip. . How does LatitudePay compare with other BuyNow, Pay later apps?.

05 Sep 2019
Natasha Poynton

Could Australia get negative interest rates?

The world economy is in totally uncharted territory.The world economy is in totally uncharted territory.The world economy is in totally uncharted territory.

29 Aug 2019
Jason Bryce

The first complete review of the new Commbank app

We take a look at the new CommBank app, outlining features, benefits, downsides, and early customer reviews.

22 Aug 2019
Jason Bryce

These two men determine your home loan rate

"That's not news but what you may not realise is how much influence Mr Trump is having on your personal household finances. Right now, Donald Trump.

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22 Aug 2019
Sharvani Mehrish

What is happening to eftpos?

There is a titanic battle playing out right now, behind the scenes, between Australia's big banks, the Morrison government, the Reserve Bank, global cred...

16 Aug 2019
Jason Bryce

Westpac beats watchdog in battle of the beef

Westpac has emerged victorious after bombshell court decision today that vindicates automated assessments of loan applicant's living expenses using formula

13 Aug 2019
Jason Bryce

Is Scott Morrison banning cash?

Banks and currency circulation, Treasury updates

09 Aug 2019
Jason Bryce

"We are trying to be a better bank moving forward."

Prime Minister Scott Morrison famously believes in miracles and now I do too. I have just received my personal 'dividend' payment from the Hayne...

09 Aug 2019

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