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Saturday November 7


Stevens says rates are going to keep going up
Saturday November 7
RBA governor Glenn Stevens used a speech last night to reinforce the merit of the approach to monetary and fiscal policy over two decades and attendant shifts in banking regulation and corporate governance standards.

ME Bank says we have lower fees
Saturday November 7
The decision by NAB to remove monthly account keeping fees on a few accounts is a small proportion of the total fees and commissions received by the big banks, such as NAB.

Jetstar Mastercard has low rate plus rewards
Saturday November 7
The new Jetstar MasterCard has a low interest rate of 10.99 per cent and 55 days interest free on purchases, an annual fee of $49 and a Jetstar rewards program.

Westpac challenging CBA
Thursday November 5
Westpac will take over the mantle as Australia’s most profitable bank after reporting record growth in deposits and loans.

ANZ falls back into line on rates
Thursday November 5
ANZ Bank further clarified its position on rate rises yesterday and backed even further away from an apparent pledge last week by chief executive Mike Smith not to raise rates outside of rate rises by the RBA.

ANZ pre-paid Visa is on MySpace
Thursday November 5
ANZ Bank has recently decided to go where the young people are and open a ‘branch’ on MySpace. The ANZ MySpace page sells their new prepaid MySpace pre-paid, reloadable Visa card, specially designed for teenagers.

PayPal to take on banks in real world
Wednesday November 4
Australian banks are losing the battle for the hearts, minds and wallets of today’s online generation. “Young people are a huge challenge for banks,” says Dirk Hofman, Head of Provider Relations at Infochoice.

PayPal to crush cards online
Wednesday November 4
Over the next 18 months, hundreds, even thousands, of new banking and payments products and applications will appear, designed by the online generation themselves, for the online generation.

CBA pays staff to push debt
Wednesday November 4
Even during the global financial crisis, bank workers had to sell more debt products - just to qualify for basic salary increases and keep their jobs says the Finance Sector Union.

Other News

• No more signatures says Visa Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• CBA sets up indigenous bankers Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Most borrowers reject fixed rates Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Four steps to switching banks Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Fee changes to all transaction accounts Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Banks trying to connect with customers Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Aussies are stashing their cash Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Banks to add more to RBA rate rises Tuesday November 3, 06:36 AM
• Sydney auction results improving Monday November 2, 06:36 AM
• Switch your lender & save $3,800 Monday November 2, 06:36 AM