Banks open consultation on'vulnerable customer'guideline

Banks open consultation on'vulnerable customer'guideline

People fleeing violent relationships,unexpectedly diagnosed with a long-term illness or at risk of elder financial abuse will be the focus of a new banking guideline to help vulnerable customers.

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How older Australians captured a growing share of the nation's wealth

How older Australians captured a growing share of the nation's wealth

More than two thirds of the $2.3 trillion in household wealth generated in Australia in the first half of this decade went to those aged 55 or older.

  • byConal Hanna
'Taking control of your finances is another aspect of wellbeing'

'Taking control of your finances is another aspect of wellbeing'

A panel at Sunday's All About Women festival wants to equip women with financial know-how.

  • byAnnie Brown
Chore wars:should children be paid for household tasks?

Chore wars:should children be paid for household tasks?

Belinda Beck pays her children to do household chores,but some experts argue it may encourage a sense of entitlement.

  • byAndrew Taylor
'Where's the money?':Messy divorce shines a light on powerful family

'Where's the money?':Messy divorce shines a light on powerful family

The divorce threatens to expose the private dealings of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in the art world.

  • byBen Widdicombe
If you win the $100 million jackpot,here's what you could buy

If you win the $100 million jackpot,here's what you could buy

5,000,000 avocado toasts would be a good start.

  • bySerena Coady
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The 37-year-old who retired as a self-made millionaire followed two simple rules

The 37-year-old who retired as a self-made millionaire followed two simple rules

I can tell you that 99 per cent of advice you hear about getting rich can be compressed into two rules.

  • byChris Reining
The top 10 richest celebrities of 2018

The top 10 richest celebrities of 2018

The celebrity who earned the most this year might surprise you. Hint:it's not Kylie Jenner.

My parents are helping me pay my mortgage
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My parents are helping me pay my mortgage

Thanks to her parents,Rakhee pays about $15 a month interest on her mortgage.

  • byRakhee Ghelani
Are you up for the no-cost Christmas challenge?
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Opinion

Are you up for the no-cost Christmas challenge?

Why not decide to have a no-cost Christmas without needing to fall out with everyone you love (or are related to)?

  • byMelissa Browne
Disappearing borrowing options for self-managed super funds
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Opinion

Disappearing borrowing options for self-managed super funds

Compared with negative gearing in personal names,borrowing in an SMSF is both complicated and not as tax effective.

  • byDaryl Dixon