Australia Banking News

This first-of-its-kind report gives consumers, journalists and financial professionals a bird's-eye view of bank vs bank competitiveness and an easy view of the leading cards from across multiple categories.

As banking and financial institutions the world over realign facets of their operations, tech-savvy, post GFC customers are now beginning to search for more intimate and modern experiences when choosing a financial service provider.

Thinksoft Global Services Ltd. is an independent Business Assurance and Testing Specialist which focuses on the financial sector. Headquartered in India (Chennai), the company has a global presence in APAC, the US, Europe and the Middle East.

INTERTECH, a global IT company in the finance sector confirm their sponsorship for the Middle East Banking Innovation Summit, due to be held on 28-29 November in Dubai.

Speech-to-Text instantly converts phone surveys and feedback into text, and real-time analyses the comments using sophisticated text analytics tools to discover actionable insights that enable businesses to achieve a real competitive advantage.

Bankwest Australia see strong short term growth for SME's in Australia. The business loans sector is about to see higher revenue.

Peter Cain exposes Gillard Government's incompetence in his compelling and true WTV interview about the $4.3 Billion damages claim.

Bankwest has introduced the Business FeeSaver Loan, a straightforward product that delivers all the benefits of a Bankwest business loan, minus the upfront bank fees.

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Australians are deeply in debt and looking for ways to manage their current debt and avoid accumulating more. DebtConsolidation.com.au offers a debt infographic they hope will soon be seen on websites and blogs throughout Australia and the world.

- BetaShares U.S. Dollar ETF (ASX Code: USD) AUM reaches $50 million - USD consistently ranking as one of top three most actively traded ETFs - BetaShares passes $120 million in AUM three months after initial product launch

A fresh, innovative company assists home loan borrowers win up to $3150 when refinancing their loans

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A Bartercard university scholarship has been awarded to a local Western Australian, Anusuya Krishnan for her volunteer effort and commitment towards helping HIV positive patients located in Nepal, India.

Local 28-year old William House who became a paraplegic three years ago after a tragic traffic accident is even more determined to re-engage in the community and work-force with the support of Bartercard.

BestCreditCards.com.au, a leading Australian credit card comparison website is warning consumers to watch their credit card debt over the Christmas shopping season.

Leading Australian credit card comparison website, Credit Card Compare, has prepared three tips to help consumers save money on their credit cards on the run up to Christmas.

OzThongs, Australian's only sandals dedicated store in Australia now accepts POLi payments for all customers.

What is the best way to use Australian bank account services without having big travel costs?

A back of the envelope analysis on the recent developments in the rate rises on and off saga!

Why do you even consider opening a bank account in Australia in the usual way - which is to travel to Sydney or Melbourne spending thousands of dollars? Want a better way to be able to use Australian banking services? Use Technocash Retail Account.

Australian and British business leaders met in London to discuss ways to grow the trade and investment links between the two nations, as part of the Australialive CEO Forum.

A generous influx of new Canadian customers means Technocash (online account) needs to tell everyone about using the Canadian Dollar $CAD services.

Money saving website, Money Choices, is keeping its finger on the pulse of the current economic conditions in Australia especially as it relates to savings habits.

Financial freedom is recognised as an essential element to a fully successful life.

Boutique Australasian corporate advisor, Lincoln Crowne & Company, will relocate its Sydney practice from 9th August 2010 to Aurora Place

Online Preapprovals are not worth the paper they emailed on

Timely, efficient and simple to use the Taxeffective.com.au online tax return service takes the hassle away from tax return preparation.

Australia’s Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) market is on track to double by end of next year according to Deborah Fuhr, BlackRock‘s Global Head of ETF Research and Implementation Strategy.

NAB Employee Satisfaction with HR Services Nearly Doubles

The Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia), today launched a new Financial Services Professional credential (FSP), a world first that will deliver the next generation of finance leaders and help raise industry standards.

Investment articles and books advise you to get in early and get into that ground floor opportunity. Technocash Limited agrees and suggest you look at our offer in that light. You know you want to be part of a company that has unlimited potential.

To better serve businesses in Australia, Intellichoice has strengthened its commercial finance team with the appointment of Joe Podobnik.

Local Mortgage Broker Anthony Smith has notched up 10 years service with Mortgage Choice. Anthony has earned plenty of respect for his industry knowledge along the way, as well as many hotly contested awards.

Yellowfin 5.0 allows executives to tick off all items on the Gartner checklist that they would be looking for in a leading web-based solution and with Yellowfin 5.0 everything is integrated seamlessly.

Patrick Farrell, Head of Advance Investment Solutions, comments on last weeks events that rocked investment markets.

Australian Credit Card comparison website, CreditCardCompare.com.au has revealed which State and demographic was more likely to use their credit cards in the March quarter 2010.

CEO of Mortgage Choice, Australia’s largest independently-owned mortgage broker, Michael Russell is calling for the Reserve Bank to keep the cash rate steady at 4.25% until the full effect of recent rate rises is understood.

A study into global corruption has lead to a startling discovery and a dangerous path for commonsense and reason.

Forex signal service or live trading room? What do you consider if you are manually trading the forex market. There are many services around and the choice of services can become overwhelming.

Gain exposure to the forex market through the use of currency exchange traded funds. Many of which are optionable which generates the possibility for various option strategies.

Commissions have been a hot topic in the financial service industry. With recent Government inquiries and submissions noting the impact of commissions and the arguments for and against, the service will assist with the issue of transparency.

Looking from the outside leveraged ETFs appear simple to use however they hide considerable complexity. What we don’t see is the fund management team constantly buying and selling derivatives to maintain a target index exposure.

It is often said that the best approach to trading ETF's is to keep the technical analysis basic and efficient whilst being up to date with current news as provided by the ETF Funds website in Australia.

Actively managed accounts have many benefits over traditional funds, however it’s necessary to locate an investment group with a professional investment committee such as Enfinium International

If you'd like to better understand how the ratings for different investment products and funds are worked out this release explains the ratings system for different investment products.

Do you know what a "wrap" investment platform is? It's one way to reduce your financial admin and has been created to make managing your investments easier. Find out what it is and how a "wrap" may be able to help you become a better investor.

APIA issues a warning to customers about a hoax tradesman operating in Melbourne, Australia, who may be approaching customers under false pretences, claiming he is an agent of APIA.

Australian credit card comparison website, Credit Card Compare have released interesting insights into the personal finance choices that Australian consumers are making early in 2010.

Spooked by the financial crisis, today’s investors have never been hungrier for information.