Alison Banney
Banking and Investment Editor at Finder
Banking & investment editor 💰 Tweet about personal finance, politics, sustainability & social justice issues. Views my own.
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2 weeks ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
While it's true the highest interest rates are offered on savings accounts that have lots of different monthly conditions attached, you can still get a great rate on your savings with no conditions to meet at all. These accounts allow you to simply park your cash then set-and-forget while it earns interest.
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2 weeks ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
Between the superannuation hacks and billions being wiped from the share market there's a lot going on with super right now. Here's how to stay on top of it. In the past few days we've seen billions of dollars stripped from the local share market resulting in lower super balances, thanks to Trump's global tariffs announcement. We've also seen hundreds of thousands of dollars stolen from several of the county's biggest super funds in cyber attacks.
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2 weeks ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
If your savings account interest rate doesn't start with a 5, it could be time to switch to one that does. The RBA announced a cut to the cash rate in Febraury, and we've seen a lot of savings accounts cut their interest rates over the 6 weeks since. There's a really good chance your savings account interest rate has dropped from what it was at the start of the year. At the start of 2025 it was quite common to see interest rates starting with a 5.
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1 month ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
The Government has promised income tax cuts in its 2025 Federal Budget. Here's how it'll work. If there's one thing we all love, it's a tax cut. The Albanese government has promised it will deliver tax cuts for most working Australians starting as early as next year. The tax cuts will roll out over a series of two years, and will work by slightly reducing the tax rate for the lower income level.
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1 month ago |
finder.com.au | Alison Banney
Yes, super balances are falling. No, I'm not panicking (and neither should you). Super balances went down in February, and have continued to fall throughout March too. If you've you checked your super balance recently you likely would have notcied this already. SuperRatings estimates that the median balanced super fund fell by -0.8% in February, and the median growth option fell by 1.2%. These estimates are likely to increase when the March performance results come in.
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RT @JoshButler: Pretty sick of living through these “once in a lifetime”/“one-in 100-year” weather and economic events every couple of year…
Pretty crazy news, with neobank Xinja closing its bank accounts and returning its banking license. If you're a customer here's what you need to do: https://t.co/HaBvKx68CN
Have we tried turning The ASX off and on again?
