http://www.fatcat.com.au Your Net Advantage Copyright 2010 FatCat.com.au - All rights reserved Friday 12th of March 2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/img/Global/lg_CompareMoney.gif http://www.fatcat.com.au http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/324.html An Australian could have stood pat in the 10 months since Forbes Asia last ranked the country's 40 wealthiest people and still would have been one-fifth richer by our count. The Aussie dollar gained 21% against the U.S. greenback, our benchmark. Investment 06.03.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/324.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/325.html The global economic downturn was bad news for most businesses but not for the one belonging to Australian trucking billionaire Lindsay Fox. Millionaire Mindset 06.03.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/325.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/322.html A helicopter and yacht on which fallen childcare entrepreneur Eddy Groves defaulted mortgage repayments are likely to be sold after approval was granted by the Federal Court. Millionaire Mindset 06.03.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/322.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/323.html Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest has more than doubled his wealth to reclaim the title of the nation's richest person from gaming tycoon James Packer, according to the latest Australia Rich list published by Forbes Asia. Millionaire Mindset 06.03.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/323.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/321.html Becoming a millionaire used to mean you were on top of the world. Nowadays, it means you are climbing up the ladder. Your Money 19.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/321.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/320.html People who invest their super in industry funds are almost $80,000 better off than retail consumers Retirement & Super 19.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/320.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/304.html You cannot imagine how many times I've heard business builders lament: By the time I'm able to smell the roses, I'll be too old to walk through the garden! Retirement & Super 11.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/304.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/316.html Australia?s $326 billion self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) sector is moving strongly back into the sharemarket. Retirement & Super 11.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/316.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/305.html Can you have perfect abs in just six minutes a day? It's hard to say for sure, but you can have a solid budget in six months Savings Tips 11.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/305.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/310.html Even as most billionaires saw their wealth increase in 2009 along with rising stock markets, some remain cautious and believe that 2010 will continue to test the global economy. Millionaire Mindset 11.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/310.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/306.html The central bank will almost certainly raise the official interest rate this week as it tries to keep inflationary pressures in check, and moves towards a more normal policy setting in 2010. Property & Home 01.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/306.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/319.html Borrowers should pay extra on their home loans now to prepare for anticipated rate rises later this year, a financial planner says. Get Out of Debt 01.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/319.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/317.html The residential property market is expected to pare back to more moderate levels of price growth after a stellar performance for most of 2009, a survey finds. Property & Home 01.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/317.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/315.html Twenty-seven million people around the world lost their jobs in 2009, the UN labour agency said on Wednesday, warning of a jobless recovery in a report released on the opening day of the World Economic Forum. Investment 01.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/315.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/309.html Personal bankruptcies in the December quarter were up only slightly from a year before. Get Out of Debt 01.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/309.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/314.html Hidden details about the interest charged on partly-paid or overdue credit card balances is unfairly costing customers, consumer advocate group Choice says. Get Out of Debt 01.02.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/314.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/318.html The superannuation industry's peak lobby group has repeated its call for the federal government to raise the compulsory superannuation contribution guarantee to 12% Retirement & Super 31.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/318.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/313.html High-income earners should pay more tax and those less well off are paying too much, a survey shows. Your Money 30.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/313.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/312.html Interest rate rises are on the way; so should you brace for the variable hits or cover your back and lock in a fixed rate? Your Money 29.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/312.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/303.html Aussies are unable to account for a third of the cash they spend each week, despite more than 50 per cent of people trying to stick to a budget, a survey shows. Savings Tips 20.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/303.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/301.html Can you have perfect abs in just six minutes a day? Maybe not, but you can have a rock-solid budget in six months. Your Money 20.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/301.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/302.html Interest rate rises are on the way; so should you brace for the variable hits or cover your back and lock in a fixed rate? Your Money 20.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/302.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/311.html Home buyers and mortgage holders can save hundreds of dollars per month by abandoning the big four banks and using smaller lenders, a mortgage broker says. Property & Home 18.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/311.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/308.html Companies with international operations are set to take advantage of a global economic recovery in 2010, continuing the rally that began in 2009. Investment 15.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/308.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/307.html Australian private businesses are the third most optimistic in the world about the domestic economy for 2010, a global survey says. Millionaire Mindset 10.01.2010 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/307.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/300.html The Australian economy will remain sluggish for at least the next 18 months despite forecasts of above trend growth, a senior Treasury bureaucrat says. Your Money 11.12.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/300.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/299.html In 1962, a young portfolio manager named Warren Buffett bought Berkshire Hathaway Investment 12.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/299.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/297.html Ditching the big four banks in favour of smaller lenders could save consumers $6.1 billion a year in bank costs, research firm Infochoice says. Savings Tips 06.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/297.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/295.html Buying a first home could be nerve-racking but it can also help the buyer's financial future, a leading broker says. Property & Home 06.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/295.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/298.html Ten key regional centres in Australia are positioned to experience booming property prices as the economy recovers, a real estate researcher says. Property & Home 06.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/298.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/296.html These retirement income distribution methods are all viable; the one you choose will depend on your personal circumstances. Retirement & Super 06.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/296.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/294.html Let's face it; we all don't make millions of dollars a year, and the odds are that most of us won't receive a large windfall inheritance either Millionaire Mindset 06.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/294.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/293.html World Bank managing director Juan Jose Daboub says Australia can be a model for developing nations struggling to recover from the global financial crisis. Your Money 01.11.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/293.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/292.html Generation Y Australians lend each other about $2.6 billion a year but have problems budgeting and saving, a survey says. Your Money 19.10.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/292.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/289.html "Gorilla stocks" are back on radar as long-term, cornerstone holdings for savvy investors. Investment 12.10.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/289.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/291.html For only the fifth time since 1982, the collective net worth of The Forbes 400 has declined, falling $300 billion in the past 12 months Millionaire Mindset 12.10.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/291.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/290.html Australia's population soared by almost half a million people in the year to March - a boom not seen since the 1960s. Your Money 28.09.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/290.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/288.html Managing your own investment properties requires the mindset of a business professional. Property & Home 22.09.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/288.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/287.html With risk appetite returning to the market, a growing number of investors are putting speculative stocks back under the microscope. Investment 14.09.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/287.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/286.html Job advertisements increased in August for the first time in 16 months as businesses prepared for a recovery in the economy, a survey says. Your Money 07.09.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/286.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/285.html A year ago, 1 million euros would have fetched a tiny one-bedroom flat near London's Trafalgar Square Property & Home 03.09.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/285.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/284.html Australian women are choosing to work longer hours and cut back on personal spending to combat the effects of the economic downturn, a new survey says. Your Money 31.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/284.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/283.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to leave interest rates unchanged next week, with economists divided over when the central bank will begin winding back large cuts made over the past year. Property & Home 28.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/283.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/282.html Superannuation funds have posted the fifth straight month of gains in July and have begun recovering the losses caused by the global financial crisis, a report says. Retirement & Super 24.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/282.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/281.html Gen Y investors are cashed up and conservative, Gen Xers are focusing on growth portfolios and Baby Boomers remain cautious about investing, an annual DIY investor survey has found. Your Money 18.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/281.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/280.html The dream of home ownership for Australians has become tougher Property & Home 16.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/280.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/278.html If you are aged less than 65 at any stage during the financial year in which the contribution is made, then you can bring forward future entitlements to an amount equal to 3 times the non-concessional cap Retirement & Super 16.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/278.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/279.html Homeowners are likely to face higher mortgage rates before Christmas Your Money 11.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/279.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/277.html The way you dress affects how others view you. It's nothing personal, just business. Personal Development 04.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/277.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/276.html Will a weak recovery lapse into chronic stagnation? Your Money 04.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/276.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/275.html The RBA will begin raising interest rates from Dec, but they are unlikely to go higher than 5% Property & Home 02.08.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/275.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/274.html With the stockmarket down 40 per cent, the humble bond has made a comeback Investment 27.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/274.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/273.html Australians are ignoring warnings about entering into joint property ownership with friends or family Property & Home 20.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/273.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/268.html There are two ways to build wealth and more particularly a share portfolio. Investment 16.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/268.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/267.html Australia may already be past the worst of the economic downturn even though conditions remain weak, a report says. Your Money 16.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/267.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/271.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) may cut the interest rates in the months ahead and borrowers should pay back as much debt as possible while rates are low, housing industry players say. Get Out of Debt 16.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/271.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/269.html The world has become a wealth wasteland. Like the rest of us, the richest people in the world have endured a financial disaster over the past year Millionaire Mindset 16.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/269.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/272.html Australian superannuation fund members are in for a shock when they open their 2008/09 statements, after the worst year on record for investors in 17 years. Retirement & Super 16.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/272.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/270.html High net-worth individuals may have taken a financial hit in 2008, but a new report says they're on the road to recovery. Property & Home 16.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/270.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/266.html Regional and foreign banks have a chance to take on the big four banks as a price war over term deposits drives a convergence of savings and transaction accounts, a research company says. Savings Tips 08.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/266.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/265.html Dying without a legally proper will could leave your children out in the financial cold, after recent changes to the NSW succession law. Your Money 06.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/265.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/264.html Australian remains a cash-based society but the use of plastic and debit cards is growing as consumers seek more convenient payment methods, the RBA says. Your Money 01.07.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/264.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/263.html Social networking sites are booming with people publicly expressing their displeasure at the big four. Your Money 29.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/263.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/262.html The banking industry says all home lenders should sign up to the federal government's initiative to support borrowers who have lost their job and are struggling with mortgage repayments. Property & Home 23.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/262.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/261.html There are a number of tried and tested tips and strategies that may work for you Retirement & Super 23.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/261.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/260.html Red Fork Energy - we first recommended this company a few months ago when the share price was well below 30 cents Investment 16.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/260.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/258.html How can we lessen the tax burden on our SMSF to enable us to build wealth and retire eventually? Retirement & Super 16.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/258.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/257.html When interest rates are low and rental yields are high, some property owners can set up a structure commonly known as positive gearing Property & Home 16.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/257.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/259.html Tax is levied on your taxable income on a progressive basis referred to as marginal tax rates, which can vary from between 0 per cent and 45 per cent Your Money 16.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/259.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/255.html The extension of time for the enhanced first home grants puts more borrowers at risk of default, as the spectre of double-digit unemployment looms, an academic says. Property & Home 09.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/255.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/254.html It?s tax time and this means working out how much money you?ve made or lost on the stockmarket this financial year and how much tax you?re up for. Your Money 09.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/254.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/253.html Precise economist forecasts need to be treated with a grain of salt Your Money 09.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/253.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/252.html As Australian investors become re-acquainted with bear market, recession and deficit, it takes nerve to think long-term Investment 01.06.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/252.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/251.html Small business conditions have dropped to their lowest level in 13 years, a new survey shows. Your Money 20.05.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/251.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/250.html Experts say the recent sharemarket rally may mean equities have bottomed, but they can't dismiss the distinct possibility of more falls, or a sustained flat-lining period. Retirement & Super 07.05.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/250.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/248.html Australians are being encouraged to protect themselves from financial hardship after new life insurance figures showed significant levels of underinsurance. Your Money 06.05.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/248.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/249.html Motorists could see a five cent drop in petrol prices during the next fortnight as the global oil price falls on fears of a swine flu pandemic. Savings Tips 06.05.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/249.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/247.html Housing price and job ads figures on Monday confirmed the gloomy state of the Australian economy. Property & Home 06.05.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/247.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/246.html With interest rates at a 49-year low, investors are turning to the hybrids market Investment 27.04.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/246.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/245.html Takeover activity is increasing as cashed up companies pursue undervalued rivals. Investment 19.04.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/245.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/244.html Broker Stock Recommendations - 6 to BUY, 6 to SELL and 6 to HOLD Investment 24.03.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/244.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/240.html The $900 cash bonus is on its way to almost nine million Australians. FatCat gives 5 smart ways to spend your windfall. Your Money 13.03.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/240.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/243.html The last quarter's GDP figures, showing that Australia's GDP contracted by 0.5% in the last quarter, ended the "phony war" debate over whether we're in recession Property & Home 13.03.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/243.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/242.html The global crisis wiped a staggering $US50 trillion ($A78.03 trillion) off the value of financial assets last year Your Money 09.03.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/242.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/241.html Withdrawing money from an ATM that's not your bank comes with fees attached. Savings Tips 04.03.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/241.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/239.html A broker, fund manager, day trader and financial adviser select a portfolio of 10 stocks to hold for one year Investment 03.03.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/239.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/238.html After a shakeout like we have experienced, the market is riddled with value traps Investment 20.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/238.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/237.html It mightn't feel like it now, but times of crisis are often great opportunities to profit Investment 13.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/237.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/236.html Slashing dividends is the first of numerous steps many companies are now taking in light of earnings downgrades. Investment 11.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/236.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/235.html We all know that there is no such thing as a low risk, high growth investment product, which provides a guaranteed return. Retirement & Super 08.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/235.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/233.html The property market in Australia is seriously unaffordable, according to a recent study Property & Home 08.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/233.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/234.html The founders of Storm Financial have called for a federal parliamentary inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank's role in the investment advisory company's collapse Your Money 08.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/234.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/232.html The resources boom is over but gold, oil and coal seam gas stocks remain on buy lists Investment 03.02.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/232.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/231.html Right now, investors are seeing the major downside to the buy-and-hold strategy - what happens in a savage bear market. Investment 25.01.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/231.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/230.html Four steps to buying your dream international property. By Fiona Harris Property & Home 09.01.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/230.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/229.html The cost of the consumer lifestyle. By Dr Clive Hamilton Your Money 07.01.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/229.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/228.html As the year draws to a close, let's take a look at The Scoreboard - the winners and losers for 2008. Investment 03.01.2009 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/228.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/227.html Clever buyers should make the most of a sluggish market Property & Home 03.12.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/227.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/217.html Many homeowners can expect to save nearly $200 a month on an average mortgage after the Reserve Bank chopped another full percentage point off the cash rate. Property & Home 03.12.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/217.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/225.html If your credit card balance is losing you sleep at night then for goodness sake do something about it today. Get Out of Debt 02.12.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/225.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/226.html So you've opted to get a new car. The question is should you buy it or lease it? Your Money 02.12.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/226.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/224.html Don't turn short-term debt into a long-term debt disaster Get Out of Debt 27.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/224.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/223.html Make no mistake, putting off contributing to super will cost you in the long run. Retirement & Super 25.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/223.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/222.html Healthy food is becoming too expensive to afford Your Money 19.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/222.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Ask an Advisor/221.html Should you sell your home, buy a cheaper one, and invest the remaining funds for retirement? Ask an Advisor 16.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Ask an Advisor/221.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/220.html Supermarkets conduct extensive research on consumers' shopping habits to design supermarkets that make us overspend. Savings Tips 12.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/220.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/219.html 6 to BUY, 6 to SELL and 6 to HOLD Investment 11.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/219.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/218.html A Sydney economist predicts that the Reserve Bank rate will be 2% by the end of 2009 and zero by 2010. Property & Home 09.11.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/218.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/216.html Thinking of buying property in a mining area? Rental returns can be attractive but be aware of higher than normal risks. 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Retirement & Super 24.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/190.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/166.html US treasury secretary Henry Paulson has urged Congress to swiftly pass an unprecedented $US700-billion ($A870 billion) financial rescue plan... Investment 22.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/166.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/189.html A landmark report commissioned by the Consumer Action Law Centre has exposed psychological tricks used to market credit card limit increases in unsolicited letters. Get Out of Debt 22.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/189.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/188.html As rents soar and property prices stagnate the status of landlord is becoming increasingly attractive. Property & Home 22.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/188.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/185.html The key to being smart with your money is learning to differentiate between good and bad debt. Get Out of Debt 17.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/185.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/186.html What does the ultimate property look like? Is it heritage or modern? Is it waterfront or inner city? We hunt down the ultimate property to buy. Property & Home 17.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/186.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/187.html There is nothing quite like the shock and anger you feel when you open your credit card statement and see that you've been stung by fraud. Here's how to protect yourself against the latest identity fraud scams. Your Money 17.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/187.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Accounts/27.html Quick tips for super savers Savings Accounts 16.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Accounts/27.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/183.html Too much cash, too little diversification, too much risk - what shouldn't you do in your DIY fund? Retirement & Super 16.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/183.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/184.html Rising food and petrol prices mean that we have to tighten the purse strings if we want to maintain our standard of living. Smart Spending 16.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/184.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/182.html If you have cash stashed away in a secret savings account you may be a "financial adulterer" Your Money 11.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/182.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/178.html The emotional rollercoaster that goes with divorce can make the process of dividing assets and moving on with life more stressful than it really needs to be. Your Money 10.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/178.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/177.html So how do you know if you're ready to book your entire holiday online? Smart Spending 10.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/177.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/181.html The fluctuations of global oil prices are the primary driver of inflation, not just in Australia, but globally. 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Investment 09.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/170.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/174.html Apart from a few big spenders who enjoy indulging in fanciful whims it seems that the moneyed minority generally live a comfortable but non-extravagant life Millionaire Mindset 06.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/174.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/172.html Taking charge of personal finances begins with setting financial goals. But where to start and how to achieve them? Personal Development 06.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/172.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/171.html Credit card fraud is now a multi-million dollar business Your Money 05.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/171.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/173.html Unfortunately the costs associated with owning your own home don't end Property & Home 02.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/173.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/167.html Are real estate agents really worth their keep? Property & Home 02.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/167.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/691.html A leading economist says Australian homeowners could enjoy interest rate cuts for the next two years as long as inflation falls. xml 01.09.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/691.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/689.html Qantas and Westpac customers face disruptions to online bookings and banking this week after Australian Services Union voted to start industrial action. xml 31.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/689.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/688.html An interest rate cut by Australia's central bank this week will significantly reduce the number of Australians experiencing mortgage stress, a survey has found. xml 31.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/688.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/687.html Wizard Home Loans has become the first lender to cut its variable interest rate in seven years. xml 31.08.2008 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http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/679.html A combination of a slowing economy, deteriorating business conditions and tight credit markets will ensure the central bank cuts rates, economists say. xml 29.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/679.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/678.html The head of a mortgage broking group plans to market the fact it is not linked to a lender following confirmation CBA will buy a third of Aussie Home Loans. xml 29.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/678.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/677.html Total credit provided to the private sector by financial intermediaries rose 0.5 per cent in July, following a 0.4 per cent increase in June, the RBA says. xml 29.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/677.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/676.html The property market continues to struggle with high interest rates and a slowing economy, with new home sales falling in July, a survey has found. xml 29.08.2008 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Some investors make a handy packet out of following what they love, whether that's art, coins or even alpaca farming. Investment 20.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/155.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/147.html The dilemma of buying or selling your home first haunts many a homebuyer. Property & Home 20.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/147.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/146.html He went from $50 to a $20 million empire in under six years. Now he wants to show others how it's done. Millionaire Mindset 20.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/146.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/153.html How much money is really needed to fund a "so called" comfortable retirement? Retirement & Super 20.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/153.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/631.html The Reserve Bank of Australia has hinted it will cut interest rates next month for the first time in seven years, economists say. xml 19.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/631.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/629.html Demands for bigger paypackets remain restrained despite inflationary pressures and the higher cost of living, a survey shows. xml 19.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/629.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/625.html Small business is being hit hard by a slowdown in the domestic economy and needs an interest rate cut now, the ACCI says. xml 19.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/625.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/622.html Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways announced plans to raise their air fares on some international routes as they struggle to cope with the cost of jet fuel. xml 19.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/622.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/632.html An early interest rate cut might be needed to ward off a deeper economic slowdown, the minutes of the RBA's August board meeting say. xml 19.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/632.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Ask an Advisor/151.html Making a decision on allocation of your precious income is always a hard one Ask an Advisor 19.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Ask an Advisor/151.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/620.html A popular saying in management circles is that if you fail to plan, you plan to fail. xml 18.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/620.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/619.html HSBC Bank Australia has cut its fixed home loan mortgage rates, citing a recent fall in borrowing costs. xml 18.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/619.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/616.html Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says the retail banks will be putting the economy at risk if they don't match any interest rate cut by the RBA. xml 18.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/616.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/615.html A manufacturing centre has been opened in Adelaide to help South Australian manufacturers become more productive and competitive. xml 18.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/615.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/614.html Growth in Hong Kong air passenger traffic slowed last month to the lowest rate this year as soaring crude oil prices dampened demand for air travel. xml 18.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/614.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/175.html It?s pretty much a done deal that when the Reserve Bank board meets in two weeks time a cut in the official interest rate will transpire due to the rapid slowdown in economic growth. Property & Home 18.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/175.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/43.html Think mega wealthy, seriously cashed up... Your Money 17.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/43.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/613.html Affordable housing remains out of reach for many first home buyers as high interest rates continue to buoy mortgage repayments, a survey shows. xml 15.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/613.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/612.html The major banks and multinational lenders are manipulating debt-laden borrowers into increasing their credit card limits, a government-funded report has found. xml 15.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/612.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/611.html US inflation is running at the fastest pace in 17 years, the job market is under further strain and foreclosure filings are surging. xml 15.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/611.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/610.html Federal Treasury has suggested superannuation funds consider investing in mortgages as the government explores ways to support the non-bank lending sector. xml 14.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/610.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/608.html The pace of wages growth across the country has slowed, boosting the chances of a Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate cut next month, new figures show. xml 14.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/608.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/607.html Cheaper petrol in recent weeks has allowed inflationary expectations to fall back from the highest levels in 15 years, a report finds. xml 14.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/607.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/609.html The Reserve Bank of Australia said it is in a position to consider cutting interest rates because reduced household spending made such a move "a lot easier". xml 14.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/609.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/600.html India's economic growth will likely slow to 7.7 per cent this year, hit by global financial turmoil, inflation and a dive in farm output. xml 14.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/600.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/599.html Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year in the second quarter, the government says. xml 14.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/599.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/598.html The Reserve Bank of Australia has joined in the growing row over whether retail banks should cut mortgage rates if the central bank does, saying they should. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/598.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/595.html Inflation is rampant around the world, in both rich and emerging countries, as increased prices for raw materials burn holes in consumers' pockets. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/595.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/594.html A drop in petrol prices has boosted consumer confidence and helped sentiment recover from the lowest point since the early 1990s recession, a report shows. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/594.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/597.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is likely to cut interest rates in September despite wages rising by more than expected in the June quarter, economists say. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/597.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/591.html Australia's biggest bank should commit to an interest rate cut after announcing a massive $4.8 billion profit, welfare group Anglicare Victoria has said. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/591.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/596.html Australia's major financial institutions should consider boosting capital reserves during boom times, and reconsider their executive incentives, the RBA says. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/596.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/588.html Foreign direct investment into China rose 44.5 per cent in the first seven months of the year compared with the same period last year, the government says. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/588.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/592.html House prices and rents are sky high, and there's more bad news for those struggling to find a place to live with the supply of public housing is plunging. xml 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/592.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/145.html Has your property slipped in value recently? Property & Home 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/145.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/144.html Do you have a bursting closet but 'nothing to wear'? That is usually the trigger for a little shopping spree but FatCat has a shocking fact for you. Smart Spending 13.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/144.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/586.html House prices and rents are sky high, and there's more bad news for those struggling to find a place to live with the supply of public housing is plunging. xml 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/586.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/587.html A series of interest rate cuts extending well into next year may be needed to restore business confidence from its current recessionary levels, economists say. xml 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/587.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/585.html China's consumer inflation rate eased in July, but prices rose by a still-high 6.3 per cent over the same month last year, a government news agency reported. xml 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/585.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/584.html Business conditions have weakened to the lowest level since the month after September 11 terror attacks, a survey shows. xml 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/584.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/583.html Airline Cathay Pacific says it will cut the number of flights to North America by ten per week in a bid to offset the impact of soaring fuel prices. xml 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/583.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/582.html US banks are tightening lending standards on mortgages and other consumer and business loans as a deepening credit crisis exerts a heavier toll on the economy. xml 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/582.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Reverse Mortgages/34.html Reverse mortgages are gaining in popularity, but they're definitely not for everyone. Reverse Mortgages 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Reverse Mortgages/34.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/97.html Keep an eye on large city infrastructure projects as these developments can boost prices in key suburbs. Property & Home 12.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/97.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/581.html China's trade surplus swelled in July to its highest level in eight months as its trade gaps with the United States and Europe grew, according to data. xml 11.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/581.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/580.html World oil prices rose by more than $US1 in Asian trade on supply concerns amid the escalating fighting between Georgia and Russia, dealers say. xml 11.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/580.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/578.html Gas prices will not rise as a result of a federal government decision to end a tax break on natural gas exploration, Treasury officials say. xml 11.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/578.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/577.html Economic stress caused by rising fuel and mortgage costs is creating the need for massive investment in public transport systems, according to research. xml 11.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/577.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/575.html Consumers are paying the highest average interest rate on their credit cards in 15 years, an analysis shows. xml 11.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/575.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/573.html The Australian economy is resilient and will survive the US subprime crisis, says Reserve Bank of Australia board member Roger Corbett. xml 10.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/573.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/572.html Struggling US home finance giant Fannie Mae has reported a massive second-quarter loss of $US2.3 billion ($A2.54 billion. xml 09.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/572.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/570.html The cost of using a credit card is expected to increase as more businesses apply a surcharge to purchases made with the plastic, a report suggests. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/570.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/571.html Three of Australia's big four banks now expect a cut in official interest rates in September followed by more rate relief by Christmas. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/571.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/569.html The ANZ Banking Group Ltd has admitted there is no certainty it will pass on in full any interest rate cut made by the Reserve Bank of Australia. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/569.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/568.html The popularity of fixed rate home loans has halved since the start of this year, in a sign that borrowers may be expecting an interest rate cut. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/568.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/564.html Aussie Home Loans boss John Symond is stepping down as chief executive of the company to focus on developing new business. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/564.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/567.html The number of newly laid off Americans signing up for jobless benefits last week unexpectedly climbed to its highest point in more than six years. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/567.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/566.html A measurement of pending US home sales rose in June in a rare piece of positive news for the beleaguered market. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/566.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/565.html Three airline consultancies unveiled an international joint venture to help carriers save money on fuel that has more than doubled in price in the past year. xml 08.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/565.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/559.html An unexpected surge in the number of full-time employees last month is unlikely to stand in the way of an interest rate cut, economists say. xml 07.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/559.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/561.html ASIC is putting unlisted property schemes, credit ratings agencies and listed investment funds under its microscope. xml 07.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/561.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/560.html US-based alcoholic drinks maker Constellation Brands will cut 350 jobs from its Australian workforce. xml 07.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/560.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/562.html Employment conditions are expected to continue to soften in the coming months despite an increase in the number of jobs in July, economists say. xml 07.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/562.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/558.html Construction activity declined for the fifth month in a row in July, despite a modest pick-up in engineering and commercial construction, a survey shows. xml 07.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/558.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/551.html Freddie Mac has reported a market-shocking loss in the second quarter as the US housing slump deepened and slashed its dividend at least 80 per cent. xml 07.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/551.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/550.html The Australian share market made strong gains, closing more than three per cent higher following a strong US lead and hopes of cuts to domestic interest rates. xml 06.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/550.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/548.html The number of housing finance commitments fell to the lowest level in four years in June, as record high interest rates impacted. xml 06.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/548.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/549.html The Australian job market has become more hostile for jobseekers, new figures show. xml 06.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/549.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/136.html Apparently the movie Hitch featuring Will Smith as a date doctor ramped up demand for relationship coaches in Australia. So if you want improve your career, health, lifestyle or relationship you can now find a specialist coach. Personal Development 06.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/136.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/135.html If you were going to limit the investing universe, which would be the top options? Investment 06.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/135.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/542.html New data showing business confidence has slumped to a 14-year low paints a "very scary picture" for small business, the federal opposition says. xml 05.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/542.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/541.html The RBA has signalled it is unlikely to raise rates again, as the domestic economy slows, and that the next move in rates is likely to be down, economists say. xml 05.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/541.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/540.html Property Council of Australia chief executive Peter Verwer says the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has erred in not dropping interest rates immediately. xml 05.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/540.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/536.html Businesses are calling for a cut in interest rates as soon as possible with confidence slumping to its lowest level in at least 14 years. xml 05.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/536.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/543.html The federal government's tax hike on luxury cars has been blamed for a fall in vehicle sales in July. xml 05.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/543.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/539.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left official interest rates unchanged at 7.25 per cent after its board meeting in Sydney on Tuesday. xml 05.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/539.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/533.html Australian companies say the rocketing price of fuel is their number one cost concern and most expect to raise their prices to compensate, a survey has found. xml 04.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/533.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/529.html The RBA is universally tipped to leave interest rates on hold on Tuesday as more signs emerge of a slowing economy. xml 04.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/529.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/532.html House prices fell for the first time in nearly three years in the June quarter, as rates and cost of living kept buyers on the sidelines, economists say. xml 04.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/532.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/531.html The number of jobs advertised in Australia has fallen for three months in a row for the first time in seven years. xml 04.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/531.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/530.html As if to add insult to injury, households struggling to cope with 12-year high mortgage rates could now find the price of their house is falling. xml 04.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/530.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/524.html With one billion people in their home market, it may seem a little surprising Indians would look abroad for investment opportunities. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/524.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/523.html A Sydney man who gave financial advice to clients despite being unlicensed has been placed on a two-year good behaviour bond. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/523.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/522.html NSW's opposition says the federal government should use any money it raises from an emissions trading scheme to reinvest in state infrastructure. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/522.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/519.html A consumer body fears the major banks will consolidate their hold on lending as the credit crunch forces their non-bank competitors to offer fewer products. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/519.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/518.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is expected to leave interest rates on hold next week amid further signs that domestic demand is slowing. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/518.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/521.html Inflation may have peaked and could now be easing as the price of fuel falls, a private sector survey suggests. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/521.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/517.html Australian manufacturing activity has hit a near three-year low as high interest rates slow the economy, a report shows. xml 01.08.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/517.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/512.html European consumer prices jumped to a record 4.2 per cent in July, data to be released on Thursday is predicted to say. xml 31.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/512.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/511.html Australian property prices posted strong growth in the past financial year despite a string of interest rate rises. xml 31.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/511.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/510.html A two per cent jump in exports in June helped the country post its second trade surplus in three months, boosted by a strong rise in coal exports. xml 31.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/510.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/513.html The second successive quarterly fall in Australian retail sales could bring forward an interest rate cut, economists say. xml 31.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/513.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/508.html Australian house prices fell in a majority of capital cities in the June quarter as high interest rates brought about the weakest housing market in four years. xml 31.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/508.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/507.html Rents could jump a further 10 per cent this year because of the worsening housing shortfall, the nation's biggest bank has warned. xml 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/507.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/505.html An 18-month low in residential building approvals should help pave the way for an eventual interest rate cut. xml 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/505.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/504.html Former IAG Ltd chief executive Michael Hawker received a final payout of close to $2 million after he resigned from the general insurer in May. xml 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/504.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/503.html Thousands of NAB customers are waiting for their pay packets after a software error caused electronic transactions to be delayed. xml 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/503.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/506.html The building market continues to weaken as high borrowing rates and construction costs weigh, raising the chance of an interest rate cut, economists say. xml 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/506.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/127.html Some insider tricks and a bit of discipline can see you shorten the long game of paying off your mortgage quite considerably. Property & Home 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/127.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/128.html They may be the simplest way to invest, but with over 10,000 managed funds to choose from, trying to select a champion fund, is a daunting task. Investment 30.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/128.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/500.html Agricultural industry confidence fell in the June quarter due to tough trading conditions and poor profitability, according to the NAB's latest survey. xml 29.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/500.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/498.html Australians lead the world in the amount of money per capita invested in managed funds, new figures show, mainly due to compulsory superannuation contributions. xml 29.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/498.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/497.html Businesses who want to develop climate-friendly products and services can apply for funding under a $75 million federal program. xml 29.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/497.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/501.html Australian business conditions have fallen to their lowest point since the aftermath of the 2001 US terror attacks. xml 29.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/501.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/499.html Collapsed NSW home builder Beechwood Homes has been sold as a going concern to a family-owned business, Cavasinni Constructions. xml 29.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/499.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/492.html The government is reassuring super funds members that the long-term return on their retirement savings is still very good despite a worst-ever annual result. xml 29.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/492.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/490.html Rural carrier Regional Express (Rex) has cut the fuel surcharge on its airfares by $4 per sector, after the recent decline in global oil prices. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/490.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/491.html Superannuation funds have posted their worst performance since compulsory super was introduced in July 1992, a survey shows. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/491.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/486.html Demand for accounting and finance professionals has intensified as companies seek to cut costs in a slowing economy, an international recruiter says. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/486.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/485.html The Australian car parts sector is being urged to restructure faster to survive the effects of globalisation, a high $A, rising costs and climate change issues. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/485.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/484.html Business confidence has fallen to the lowest quarterly level since the 1991 recession, a survey shows. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/484.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/488.html There was a mild increase in the number of new homes sold last month but that did little to alter the tough start to 2008 for the housing industry. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/488.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/482.html Spreads on all bonds relative to top rated Commonwealth government bonds have increased due to recent credit market turmoil, the RBA said. xml 28.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/482.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/480.html Young Australians say they are aware how rising cost of living pressures effect not only their quality of life but also that of their parents, a survey finds. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/480.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/481.html Banks should take over the role of pay-day lenders by offering small, short-term loans in a nationally regulated market, a visiting academic says. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/481.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/479.html Forget the backpacker grunge image, almost 40 per cent of Australian expatriates living overseas earn more than $208,000 a year, a survey finds. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/479.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/478.html Australia's biggest commercial credit check firm fears surging borrowing costs will see many small businesses struggle to cope with higher debts. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/478.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/477.html Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has avoided saying whether the government could stop banks raising loan interest rates independently of the Reserve Bank. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/477.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/476.html There are simple steps motorists can take to lower their fuel bill, a leading automobile organisation says. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/476.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/475.html Higher interest rates are tipped to force more than a million Australian households into a state of mortgage stress by the end of the year, a new report says. xml 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/475.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/122.html Higher interest rates are tipped to force more than a million Australian households into a state of mortgage stress. Property & Home 25.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/122.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/474.html The first New Zealand interest rate cut in five years may be good news for Australian home buyers. xml 24.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/474.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/473.html Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris said there were clear signs that the Australian economy was slowing. xml 24.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/473.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/472.html Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd (CBA) has achieved a large improvement in customer satisfaction ratings at its business bank. xml 24.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/472.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/471.html The US House of Representatives has approved a wide-ranging housing rescue plan aimed at helping thousands of homeowners avoid foreclosure. xml 24.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/471.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/469.html Retail property vacancies remain low despite tougher economic times, a leading property analyst says. xml 23.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/469.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/468.html The demand for fixed rate home loans fell in June as borrowers don't want to be locked into high interest rates that may begin to ease again, a new study finds. xml 23.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/468.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/466.html Vacancies fell in all three occupational groups in July with professional vacancies falling 0.8 per cent and associate professionals down 0.5 per cent. xml 23.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/466.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/470.html Inflation may have hit a fresh seven-year high but there is a glimmer of hope interest rates could still be cut early next year, economists say. xml 23.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/470.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/464.html There are early signs that weak business sentiment and high interest rates are curtailing investment plans in infrastructure projects, Access Economics says. xml 23.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/464.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/463.html Borrowers have been given some hope of respite from further interest rate pain amid suggestions the RBA is less concerned about inflation. xml 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/463.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/462.html Rising interest rates have overtaken concerns about job loss or illness as the biggest worry facing home loan borrowers, a new survey shows. xml 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/462.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/460.html A reluctance by businesses to pass on all of their higher production costs has eased fears inflation figures will force an interest rate rise, economists say. xml 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/460.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/459.html Oil production in Australia has already peaked and the alternative fuels industry needs to be dramatically ramped up in response, an expert research group says. xml 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/459.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/456.html Qantas says its May group passenger numbers increased by 3.9 per cent over the previous year. xml 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/456.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/457.html Four Australian meat processing plants temporarily banned from exporting their products to Russia have been singled out because of "microbial contamination". xml 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/457.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/119.html If we are headed for bleak times with interest rates remaining high and rising inflation - what should homeowners do to safeguard their situation? Property & Home 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/119.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/118.html To become a millionaire you need to think like one says world expert. Millionaire Mindset 22.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/118.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/453.html Australian economic growth will slow in 2008 as the global economy struggles against the credit crunch and high inflation, a survey has found. xml 21.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/453.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/454.html A lower increase in the price businesses charge each other for goods and services has economists cutting back expectations of a high inflation figure. xml 21.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/454.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/448.html The global economic slowdown looks set to linger into 2009 as developed countries start to lift interest rates, independent forecaster Access Economics says. xml 21.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/448.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/447.html Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel doubts the consumer watchdog can meet public expectations. xml 20.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/447.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/446.html Britain's economic downturn is worse than previously thought and there is no extra money available for public spending, finance minister Alistair Darling says. xml 19.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/446.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/445.html The federal government's 2007-08 budget surplus stood at $18.708 billion in the year to May, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner says. xml 18.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/445.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/442.html Export and import prices are not headline-grabbers, but they can still tell us a lot about the forces buffeting the Australian economy. xml 18.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/442.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/443.html Inflation is expected to have remained high in the June quarter, but economists say it's unlikely to force the central bank toward another interest rate rise. xml 18.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/443.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/441.html Non-bank lenders have seen their share of the home loan market slashed by two-thirds in the past year. xml 18.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/441.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/444.html Qantas shedding staff is the clearest signal yet that the strength of the labour market is turning and more companies could follow suit, economists say. xml 17.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/444.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/438.html Companies risk having their petroleum retention leases stripped from them by the Australian government if they elect not to develop viable fields. xml 17.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/438.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/436.html American-based car component producer Cooper-Standard Automotive is to close it Adelaide manufacturing operations with the loss of more than 100 jobs. xml 17.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/436.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/435.html Billionaire Australian businessman Frank Lowy has rejected accusations in the US that he or members of his family have tried to avoid their tax obligations. xml 17.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/435.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/434.html It is not just the nation's largest firms that will feel the impact of a carbon constrained environment, a non-profit organisation warns. xml 17.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/434.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/437.html Australian credit card debt levels have posted their slowest annual growth in 14 years as higher interest rates deter consumers from opening their wallets. xml 17.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/437.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/430.html RBA governor Glenn Stevens has indicated the central bank is more confident that tighter monetary policy is helping to slow domestic demand and curb inflation. xml 16.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/430.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/431.html Australian and international equity markets are offering extraordinary long-term investment value according to Russell Investments' Markets Barometer. xml 16.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/431.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/428.html The Australian economy is expected to record below trend growth for the rest of the year and into 2009, a survey shows. xml 16.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/428.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/109.html A desire for flexibility and independence is driving the rapid growth of home-based businesses in Australia Your Money 16.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/109.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/427.html Westpac Bank has lifted its standard variable mortgage rate by 14 basis points. xml 15.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/427.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/426.html Tighter financial conditions and record high petrol prices are tipped to slow domestic demand and prevent the RBA from raising interest rates again. xml 15.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/426.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/111.html Everyone knows people like the Joneses. Always beautifully dressed, they travel in style and own the latest gadgets. Savings Tips 15.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/111.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/418.html National Australia Bank has followed its big bank rivals by raising mortgage lending rates independently of the Reserve Bank of Australia. xml 14.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/418.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/417.html US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has announced measures to shore up mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. xml 14.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/417.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/415.html Australians are among the world's most unlikely users of hard cash, and feel the most uncomfortable about carrying big wads of it in their wallets. xml 14.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/415.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/416.html Australian lending finance has posted its biggest annual fall in 16 years as slumping consumer sentiment wards off business borrowing. xml 14.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/416.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/412.html Media mogul Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp, was overtaken by his son James for the first time in a ranking of the most powerful figures in British media. xml 14.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/412.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/104.html Plummeting property values have prompted warnings Australia is heading for a one in a 100 year slump Property & Home 13.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/104.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/411.html US mortgage finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been pushed to the brink of a stock meltdown on heightened concerns about the viability of the firms. xml 12.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/411.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/409.html Commonwealth Bank and ANZ have ramped up their benchmark mortgage rates just days after the RBA said there was no need to lift official rates. xml 11.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/409.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/410.html One in five struggling borrowers facing financial ruin are choosing debt arrangements over bankruptcy, which is running near record highs. xml 11.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/410.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/405.html Nearly half of Australian businesses have been affected by the fallout from the global crunch and it may get worse, a credit insurance company says. xml 11.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/405.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/407.html Commonwealth Bank has ramped up its benchmark mortgage rate by 0.14 per cent a week or so after the RBA said there was no need to lift official rates higher. xml 11.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/407.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/402.html An unexpected drop in the jobless rate to 4.2 per cent suggests that another interest rate rise cannot be ruled out just yet, economists say. xml 10.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/402.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/400.html Struggling families are turning to credit cards to make ends meet, a recent survey reveals. xml 10.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/400.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/399.html Australia's unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 4.2 per cent in June, compared to an unrevised 4.3 per cent in May, figures from the ABS show. xml 10.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/399.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/395.html The IMF says inflation risks in Australia are "clearly on the upside" and the RBA should be quick to lift rates if economic growth does not slow as expected. xml 10.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/395.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/401.html Concerns about a slowing economy are failing to ease record-high consumer expectations for inflation - and petrol prices are getting the blame. xml 10.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/401.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/393.html Wall Street tumbled Wednesday as investors grappled with renewed worries about the soundness of the financial sector. xml 10.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/393.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/392.html The biggest monthly fall in the number of home loans approvals in eight years suggests the RBA's bid to slow the economy and push inflation down is working. xml 09.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/392.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/390.html Consumers are nearly as gloomy as they were in the last recession with 12-year-high interest rates, record petrol prices and general inflation pressures. xml 09.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/390.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/389.html The federal government's leading indicator of employment growth is pointing to a slower pace after falling for six consecutive months. xml 09.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/389.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/387.html The number of home loan approvals fell for the fourth straight month as 12-year high interest rates continue to bite, economists say. xml 09.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/387.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/388.html Australian consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in 16 years as petrol prices climbed to new highs, a leading economic indicator shows. xml 09.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/388.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/100.html So who won the gold? That's the $10,000 question. More than 22,000 investors and traders went into the draw to win the CompareShares gold giveaway. Investment 09.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/100.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/382.html Leaders of the Group of Eight powers said "serious strains" remained on global financial markets, despite improvements in recent months. xml 08.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/382.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/381.html Australians are turning to scooters to combat escalating petrol prices. xml 08.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/381.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/380.html The cost of building an average new home has jumped by at least $2,000 because of a spike in global steel prices, a building industry body says. xml 08.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/380.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/383.html Business conditions deteriorated sharply and unexpectedly in June as costs continue to rise and confidence falls, a survey says. xml 08.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/383.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/377.html Businesses are bracing for a grim start to the new financial year as they continue battling soaring fuel costs and difficult credit conditions, a report says. xml 08.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/377.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/98.html Is there a formula for making loads of money? If so, the mega rich, high achievers that we have chosen to feature in our 'wealth creation' series, know the answer and more importantly, know how to apply it. Millionaire Mindset 08.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Millionaire Mindset/98.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/374.html Low-wage earners will find out on Tuesday how much of a pay rise the country can afford to give them in the face of warnings about inflation. xml 07.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/374.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/375.html Almost 70 per cent of Australians believe the country's four largest banks are failing to provide their customers value for money on their credit cards. xml 07.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/375.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/376.html Workers fearing their jobs are about to become redundant as the economic slowdown bites may gain a reprieve because of the skills shortage. xml 07.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/376.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/373.html New Zealand may already be in recession, a monthly Treasury report says. xml 07.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/373.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/372.html Higher interest rates, tighter funding costs and lower confidence levels have continued to hamper the construction industry, a survey says. xml 07.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/372.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/371.html An Australian has been appointed head of the world's top architecture body - the 1.3 million-member International Union of Architects (UIA). xml 06.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/371.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/369.html St George Bank has sparked fears of another round of interest rate rises by the major banks after raising its standard mortgage rate. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/369.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/370.html Australian banks say they haven't tightened their lending criteria, as a mortgage broker claimed that more people were finding it harder to get a home loan. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/370.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/368.html St George Bank has lifted its standard variable home loan rate by 0.20 per cent to 9.67 per cent. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/368.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/364.html Home loan repayments and rent are hurting struggling borrowers much more than high petrol prices, data shows. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/364.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/365.html The federal government's plan to take over all state-based consumer credit laws will weed out dubious home loan brokers, Australia's mortgage industry says. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/365.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/362.html Phillip Bennett, the former chief executive of Refco, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for fleecing investors of more than $2.4 billion. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/362.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/363.html The US Federal Reserve's portfolio of Bear Stearns assets has lost more than $US1 billion of its original value. xml 04.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/363.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/360.html Sales of mortgages continue to fall, prompting Australia's biggest mortgage broker to declare the nation is in a "mortgage recession". xml 03.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/360.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/361.html Australia's auto industry continues to defy surging petrol prices and higher interest rates, posting a record sales result over the first half of 2008. xml 03.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/361.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/358.html Australia's trade balance returned to a deficit in May after posting its first surplus in six years the previous month. xml 03.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/358.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/352.html Australia's services sector performance has fallen to a record low and contracted for the third successive month. xml 03.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/352.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/355.html The Australian stock market has fallen below 5,000 points for the first time in almost two years. xml 03.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/355.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/350.html The value of commercial property sales worth more than $5 million each has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years, research by CB Richard Ellis has revealed. xml 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/350.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/348.html Australian retail trade at current prices rose 0.7 per cent in May to a seasonally adjusted $20.240 billion, ABS figures show. xml 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/348.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/347.html Australian building approvals fell 6.5 per cent to 12,438 units in May, seasonally adjusted, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said. xml 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/347.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/346.html Skilled vacancies fell 0.1 cent in June, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) data shows. xml 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/346.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/345.html The nation's peak business body is urging the federal and state governments to put aside parochial differences. xml 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/345.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/92.html What would you do with a six figure salary? Buy a new car? Holiday overseas every year? Buy your first home or investment property? If that's got you going, stop dreaming and consider what do you really have to do to earn the big bucks. Your Money 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/92.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/91.html Some argue that we've hit the bottom of the 10-year housing cycle. So if the recovery is now underway, where is it taking place? Property & Home 02.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/91.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/343.html The impact of high interest rates and growing cost of living pressures continue to be felt in the housing sector, with new home sales falling in May. xml 01.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/343.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/341.html The decision by the central bank to leave official interest rates unchanged was a welcome reprieve for home owners, Wizard Homes Loans chair Mark Bouris says. xml 01.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/341.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/344.html Interest rates might be at the peak of the cycle after the Reserve Bank of Australia talked up the prospects of a slowing economy, while leaving rates on hold. xml 01.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/344.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/339.html Qantas has unveiled its new Frequent Flyer program, offering members the option of using points to book any seat on any Qantas or Jetstar flight. xml 01.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/339.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/333.html Virgin Blue touted the benefits of its traveller rewards scheme ahead of an announcement later on Tuesday by Qantas about changes to its Frequent Flyer program. xml 01.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/333.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/332.html The US economy continues to bump along at a slow level of growth but has probably not fallen into recession, reports suggest. xml 01.07.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/332.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/331.html Nearly one million dwellings need to be built to house Australia's growing population, the Housing Industry Association says. xml 30.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/331.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/329.html Australian home loan approvals have posted their slowest annual growth since the 1991 recession, the Reserve Bank of Australia says. xml 30.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/329.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/328.html Twelve-year high interest rates continue to restrain demand for credit, but appear to have done little to rein in inflation pressures, new data shows. xml 30.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/328.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/327.html Hong Kong is seen as having the fairest and most transparent tax system out of six major developed economies, followed by Singapore, a study says. xml 30.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/327.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/330.html High fuel prices and soaring rents have caused inflation to reach its highest level in more than five years. xml 30.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/330.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/325.html Victorian taxpayers will foot a $300,000 damage bill racked up by employees of the state's peak road body. xml 30.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/325.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/323.html On his final full day at Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates went on stage to reminisce with his longtime friend Steve Ballmer. xml 28.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/323.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/322.html Wage growth through enterprise bargaining agreements weakened during the first three months of this year, new data shows. xml 27.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/322.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/324.html The price of an affordable house in the outer suburbs for some is having to spend more than they can afford on the soaring cost of fuel, experts say. xml 27.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/324.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/321.html The RBA says it has been able to deal with the liquidity challenges inflicted upon the financial system by the credit market turmoil that began in late 2007. xml 27.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/321.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/317.html The Australian economy would gain a $1.7 billion boost if privacy laws were changed so lenders could more easily identify reliable borrowers, a report says. xml 27.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/317.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/320.html NAB has called on the government to cut taxes on bank deposits to reduce its funding costs, as it forecast global credit market turmoil to continue. xml 27.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/320.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/316.html Mortgage holders are set to be spared more interest rate discomfort next week with the Reserve Bank of Australia expected to keep rates on hold. xml 27.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/316.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/315.html A stronger stance against inflation by major central banks will help the RBA in its fight against local price pressures, economists say. xml 26.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/315.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/314.html CBA has slammed calls for credit card industry reform that could slash its fee revenue, when a slowing economy is already curbing demand for credit card debt. xml 26.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/314.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/313.html Commonwealth Bank of Australia chief executive Ralph Norris says there has been some improvement to the global economic outlook. xml 26.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/313.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/311.html A business consultancy group is calling on the Rudd government to make more information available on people seeking credit. xml 26.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/311.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/312.html Job vacancies rose in the three months to May, showing the labour market remains as tight as a drum and exhibits no sign of a downturn. xml 26.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/312.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/309.html A government survey on Wednesday showed sales of new homes tumbled 2.5 per cent across the United States in May amid unsettled economic times. xml 26.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/309.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/307.html Oil prices held steady in Asian trade on Wednesday ahead of a weekly report on US energy stockpiles. xml 25.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/307.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/308.html Asian countries "need help" to build cities that can cope with the region's "unprecedented" urban expansion of more than 100,000 people a day, a bank says. xml 25.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/308.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/305.html Australian travellers are using reward points to cope with the high costs of airline fuel surcharges and taxes, research by American Express has revealed. xml 25.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/305.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/304.html Another 11,000 Australians became millionaires in 2007, in US dollar terms, helping Australia hold its number 10 position on the global rich list. xml 25.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/304.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/303.html Electricity workers have again walked off the job over a continuing pay dispute with Queensland government-owned Ergon Energy. xml 25.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/303.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/300.html Sydney and Melbourne's inner city areas have turned into buyers' markets for property investors willing to brave possible interest rate risks and inflation. xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/300.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/299.html Citibank is hoping to lure cashed-up, globe-trotting Aussies with a new cross-border financial product. xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/299.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/297.html Australian consumers may not be doing it as tough as many believe, an analysis by Commonwealth Securities shows. xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/297.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/296.html Stocks to watch on the Australian stock exchange at noon: xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/296.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/295.html The Australian share market was lower at noon as falls in the banking outweighed gains among the big miners. xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/295.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/301.html Shares in Qantas have fallen under $3 for the first time in two years as the airline faced a stand-off with unions demanding wage increases. xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/301.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/293.html Auckland Airport is reviewing whether new Commerce Commission information has any implications for its plan to move from two to one duty free operator. xml 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/293.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/89.html What's hot and what's not in financial fashion. Your Money 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/89.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/87.html It's official. Investors are notoriously irrational, and bad judgement often means badly returning investment portfolios. So where exactly do we go wrong? Personal Development 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/87.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/64.html Frequent flyer points are a great marketing invention, but when one-third of all points are never claimed, why are we still members? Savings Tips 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/64.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/88.html Official interest rates have peaked at 7.25 per cent - the highest since December 1994 when they were 7.5 per cent - and it's playing havoc with household budgets. FatCat looks at the issue of switching lenders. Get Out of Debt 24.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/88.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/289.html Oil prices rose Monday as investors shrugged off Saudi Arabia's pledge to increase its oil production if needed. xml 23.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/289.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/291.html Sales of fuel-hungry four-wheel-drive vehicles suffered their biggest monthly fall in almost two years as crude oil prices hit a record, new figures show. xml 23.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/291.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/292.html The operator of the Varanus Island gas plant has conceded it may not be fully operational until the end of the year. xml 23.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/292.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/287.html Australian commodity exports are tipped to surge 40 per cent during the coming financial year, led by massive growth in the minerals and energy sectors. xml 23.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/287.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/285.html Further interest rates hikes are likely in the coming months, the South Australian Centre for Economic Studies says. xml 23.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/285.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/284.html White collar employers are cautiously optimistic about employment growth, with over 60 per cent planning to increase their head count, a report finds. xml 22.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/284.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/283.html Having everything under one roof has given shopping centres the edge as the destination of choice for a touch of retail therapy, a survey shows. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/283.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/282.html Borrowers beware - two of Australia's big four banks still think an August interest rate rise is likely. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/282.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/281.html Some airline passengers could soon be paying as much in fuel surcharges as the pay for their base airfare, research by Flight Centre suggests. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/281.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/278.html Jobs growth is expected to slow by early next year as Australia's pace of economic expansion faces a downturn, the Melbourne Institute says. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/278.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/280.html The ANZ bank still believes an August interest rate increase is on the cards, despite signs of a slowing economy and an unexpected drop in employment. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/280.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/277.html A weak sharemarket is an ideal time for superannuation members to make extra contributions, a financial planner says. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/277.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/276.html Australia's employment growth prospects are likely to dim into next year as inflation remains above the central bank's target range, a think tank says. xml 20.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/276.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/273.html Underlying inflation could show signs of slowing when the official consumer price index is released next month, a senior bank economist says. xml 19.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/273.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/272.html High interest rates and rising fuel costs are hurting businesses, new data shows. xml 19.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/272.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/270.html The total value of credit and charge card transactions, including advances, rose by three per cent in April, RBA figures show. xml 19.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/270.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/275.html Fashion and electrical stores are offering discounts as high interest rates discourage consumer spending, Australia's peak retail body says. xml 19.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/275.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/274.html The household budget is in worse shape now compared with 12 months ago, a survey says. xml 19.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/274.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/267.html Finance minister Alistair Darling has warned that "times are tough" but has insisted Britain would stave off the threat of recession. xml 19.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/267.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/263.html A luxury flat in Hong Kong has sold for $HK225 million ($A30.55 million), the most expensive apartment per square foot ever sold in Asia. xml 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/263.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/265.html A judge has ruled that a discrimination suit against Virgin Blue's disability policy is in the public interest, and has made an order helping it to proceed. xml 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/265.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/266.html Consumer and business sentiment may be flagging, but it doesn't mean Australians have totally lost their lust for foreign goods. xml 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/266.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/260.html The opposition wants another government bill referred to a Senate committee, this time legislation that provides a tax cut for foreign investors. xml 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/260.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/259.html The Australian economy is likely to travel below its trend growth rate for the rest of 2008, a new survey shows. xml 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/259.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/84.html As the end of the tax year approaches, there are a number of strategies to consider either for the current financial year or to set yourself up for 2008-09. Your Money 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/84.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/85.html For those looking to switch super funds, how easy is it to compare the plethora of funds currently available in the market? Retirement & Super 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/85.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/83.html eBay is the king of the auction sites, and here we focus on the tips and tricks newcomers to the world of online selling can use to maximise their profits on that site. Smart Spending 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/83.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/86.html Residential property values are going backwards in major capital cities and the outlook for the next 12 months is flat at best. Property & Home 18.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/86.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/256.html Queensland farmers' debt has increased by 30 per cent in the past two years, with beef producers the biggest borrowers, a new report shows. xml 17.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/256.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/258.html Oil eased in Asia on Tuesday after hitting a record of nearly $US140 a barrel the previous volatile session, but traders said prices may climb again. xml 17.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/258.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/255.html High interest rates are slowing domestic demand, according to the minutes of the Reserve Bank of Australia's last board meeting. xml 17.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/255.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/254.html Low-paid community workers will leave the sector because a change in the fringe benefits tax will leave them worse off, their union warns. xml 17.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/254.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/253.html Qantas has fired the first shot in a potential price war with Sir Richard Branson's new US-Australia airline, V Australia. xml 17.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/253.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/252.html Property price growth in Sydney and Perth continues to struggle because of higher interest rates and a softening economy, fresh data suggests. xml 16.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/252.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/251.html Customer satisfaction with Australia's five largest banks held firm in the March quarter, despite two rises in official rates, an industry survey found. xml 16.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/251.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/250.html Qantas has started selling tickets for its first A380 flight, planned for October. xml 16.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/250.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/249.html Rio Tinto's chief executive Tom Albanese says direct investment by foreigners in Australia is needed to unlock the full potential of resources assets. xml 16.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/249.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/248.html Oil prices have eased after the United Nations chief said top OPEC crude producer Saudi Arabia agreed to increase production. xml 16.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/248.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/246.html House prices are tipped to rise next financial year as population growth outweighs the effect of higher interest rates, an economic forecaster says. xml 16.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/246.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/245.html Finance ministers from the Group of Eight industrialised nations have urged oil producers to boost output to help stabilise record-high oil and food prices. xml 15.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/245.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/244.html Some 200 semi-nude bicycle riders snarled traffic in downtown Sao Paulo to protest car pollution and dangerous riding conditions in the city. xml 15.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/244.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/243.html Saudi Arabia is planning to increase oil production next month by about a half-million barrels a day, the New York Times reports. xml 14.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/243.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/240.html The US airline industry is heading for a crash as record oil prices threaten to push several carriers into bankruptcy. xml 14.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/240.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/241.html Official statistics show Australia lost almost 20,000 jobs in May, but recruiting firms say the labour market remains as tight as ever. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/241.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/242.html Virgin's decision to cut routes has delivered another blow to Australia's struggling tourism industry but things could have been worse, industry groups say. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/242.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/239.html The central bank has all but extinguished hopes interest rates will soon be cut, warning that inflation remains an ever-present threat. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/239.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/238.html Young workers are missing out on the government's co-contribution superannuation scheme that tops up their retirement savings, a leading super fund says. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/238.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/237.html RBA governor Glenn Stevens says tighter financial conditions, due to the global credit crunch and higher domestic interest rates, have slowed domestic demand. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/237.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/233.html Central bankers has sounded the inflation alarm again and data from around the globe attested to their fears. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/233.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/235.html Yahoo said all talks with Microsoft on a takeover or partial acquisition "have concluded," and that the Internet firm would move ahead with its own strategy. xml 13.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/235.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/232.html Soaring world food prices highlight the need for Australia to invest more in agricultural innovation, says the diversified agribusiness Futuris Corporation. xml 12.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/232.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/231.html World oil prices fell in volatile Asian trade on Thursday after rising earlier following a US report that showed US crude reserves dipped for the fourth week. xml 12.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/231.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/228.html Australia's unemployment rate was a seasonally adjusted 4.3 per cent in May, compared to an upwardly revised 4.3 per cent in April, figures have shown. xml 12.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/228.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/230.html The Australian Bureau of Statistics says rumours that the March quarter consumer price index (CPI) was overstated are "totally incorrect". xml 12.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/230.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/224.html Acting PM Julia Gillard says looming tax cuts will lift the pressure off struggling families, as consumer confidence has slumped to recession levels. xml 12.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/224.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/40.html You've probably read about the Heath Ledger story. The circumstances surrounding his death were bad enough for his family, now they will probably spend years (and millions) sorting out his Will Your Money 12.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/40.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/222.html The rapid slowdown in the economy and sluggish consumer sentiment have crimped growth in lending to its lowest level in 16 years, figures show. xml 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/222.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/220.html The federal government wants input from the building industry and other levels of government on a consultation paper for a fund to tackle house prices. xml 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/220.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/223.html BankWest says it plans to open 50 retail banking stores across Victoria in the next four years, creating 700 new jobs. xml 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/223.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/216.html Total personal finance commitments rose 5.8 per cent in April, seasonally adjusted, to $6.910 billion, the ABS says. xml 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/216.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/221.html Inflation worries from soaring fuel costs and cost of living pressures have pushed consumer sentiment to a near 16-year low, a survey says. xml 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/221.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/81.html Many investors randomly pick stocks in the belief that they are building up a share portfolio, and then wonder why their returns fail to meet expectations. Investment 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/81.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/79.html Private health insurance is a fundamental part of our health system but many Australians are still confused at the benefits it can offer. Your Money 11.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/79.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/214.html Foster's never had much luck with wine and the business has now become a poisoned chalice for chief executive Trevor O'Hoy. xml 10.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/214.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/212.html More Chinese capital is set to enter local markets following a decision by China's regulator to make Australia an approved investment destination. xml 10.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/212.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/211.html Decade-high interest rates and global uncertainty discouraged bosses from hiring new workers last month, a report shows. xml 10.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/211.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/213.html The fall in housing loans indicates the market remains depressed, with potential home buyers reluctant to take risks due to high interest rates, economists say. xml 10.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/213.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/207.html Employment in privately business remains strong despite concerns about the credit crisis and the availability of a skilled workforce, a global survey has found. xml 10.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/207.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/208.html Business executives expect a bleak September quarter as high fuel prices and slowing consumer spending dent sales and profits, an industry survey has found. xml 09.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/208.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/206.html Local investors will be eagerly awaiting the outcome of trading on Wall Street on Monday night after US stocks plunged more than three per cent on Friday. xml 09.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/206.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/204.html Job vacancies rose slightly in May after two months of stagnant growth, according to a survey of vacancies online. xml 09.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/204.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/205.html More than 50 per cent of Australians believe they have become worse off financially since the Rudd government swept to power last November, a new survey shows. xml 09.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/205.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/78.html One of the greatest achievements of the world wide web is the democratisation of shopping. The world is your mall, the Australian dollar is strong , and best of all, there's always a sale on somewhere. Smart Spending 09.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Smart Spending/78.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/203.html Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, with his calls to review regulation and to eliminate some business perks has stirred angst on Wall Street. xml 08.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/203.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/202.html Oil prices shot up more than $US11 to a new record above $US139 on Friday after Morgan Stanley predicted prices would hit $US150 by the Fourth of July. xml 07.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/202.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/200.html For years Australia has benefited from a Chinese-led mining boom, now NSW is profiting from a Chinese tourism boom. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/200.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/201.html Email has made people slaves to the electronic form of communication and offices less efficient, an email consultant says. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/201.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/199.html A charitable foundation is the gift that keeps on giving and is a sought-after source of funding, one of Australia's leading charities says. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/199.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/198.html Lower import tariffs on four-wheel drive guzzlers are discouraging Australian car makers from building more fuel-efficient vehicles, a government report argues. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/198.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/197.html High interest rates and the soaring cost of fuel have caused in a sharp deterioration in the construction industry, a survey says. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/197.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/195.html Further rays of hope have emerged for the struggling US economy, with job market data stronger than expected and retail sales up. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/195.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/196.html A record number of international passengers passed through Australian airports last year, new data shows. xml 06.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/196.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/194.html The federal government has ordered an inquiry into the home loans market with a view to increasing competition between banks and non-bank lenders. xml 05.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/194.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/192.html A decision by Qantas to pull international services was unavoidable but would inflict devastation on Australian tourism, an industry group says. xml 05.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/192.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/189.html Virgin Blue Holdings faces financial oblivion if jet fuel remains at record prices and the carrier cannot raise fares to cover the increase, an analysis says. xml 05.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/189.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/193.html Queensland Rail is to accelerate its push into the non-bulk freight market by investing almost $200 million in new rollingstock and upgrading freight terminals. xml 05.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/193.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/191.html Australia's international trade performance could be on the brink of a marked turnaround, ending six years of continuous monthly trade deficits, economists say. xml 05.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/191.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/186.html There's more good economic news for the Rudd government, just a day after figures showed the economy was in better shape than expected. xml 05.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/186.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/185.html Unexpectedly strong economic growth is reassuring news at a time of a global downturn, but inflation remains a concern, says Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner. xml 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/185.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/179.html US stocks fell 0.8 per cent as reports investment bank Lehman Brothers was short of capital. xml 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/179.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/178.html The Australian share market is expected to open lower after fears that US banks could be forced to raise more capital hit Wall St. xml 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/178.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/184.html General Motors has announced plans to close four North American truck and sports utility vehicle plants. xml 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/184.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/183.html Oil fell more than $US3 a barrel after the US Federal Reserve issued a rare warning on the inflationary risk by a weak $US. xml 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/183.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/48.html Global food prices are on the rise at unprecedented levels. Meanwhile we continue to shop in ways that reflect lifestyle more than budget. How can Australians reduce their bills at the checkout? Savings Tips 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/48.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/45.html While deregulation of Australia's telecommunication industry has led to more choice for consumers, the complexity of plans on offer is creating angst, uncertainty and escalating bills for many. Get Out of Debt 04.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/45.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/173.html Homebuyers will be relieved that the central bank decided to leave interest rates unchanged, housing bodies say. xml 03.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/173.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/171.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has left official interest rates steady at 7.25 per cent. xml 03.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/171.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/174.html Building approvals rose by a seasonally adjusted 7.8 per cent in April to 13,570 units and exceeded the market's forecast of a 0.2 per cent rise. xml 03.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/174.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/175.html The federal government has proposed a shake-up of financial services regulation it says will protect consumers from rogue mortgage and finance brokers. xml 03.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/175.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/167.html Home prices fell in 84 per cent of the US housing market in the first quarter, with the once-hottest markets now suffering the steepest losses. xml 03.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/167.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/166.html Borrowers are likely to escape an interest rate rise on Tuesday when the board of the Reserve Bank meets, even though inflation is still high. xml 02.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/166.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/163.html The Rudd government will not allow any of the nation's four biggest banks to merge. xml 02.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/163.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/162.html New home sales growth was flat in April as home buyers continued to struggle with high interest rates and the rising cost of living, a survey found. xml 02.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/162.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/161.html An unexpected fall in retail sales reflects a slowing in domestic demand and eases pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates again, economists say. xml 02.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/161.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/164.html The inflation genie is out of the bottle and has morphed into a monster, according to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. xml 02.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/164.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/155.html Australia has become a refuge for a new endangered species: the high-flying banker. xml 01.06.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/155.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/154.html A British holidaymaker has been awarded compensation by a court because there were too many German tourists at the hotel he booked in Greece, newspapers say. xml 31.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/154.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/152.html Government data is underestimating Australia's pool of lost super as fund managers take up to $250 million in fees every year. xml 30.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/152.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/153.html Borrowing levels have posted their slowest monthly increase in almost six years, fuelling concerns economic growth may have been flat at the start of 2008. xml 30.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/153.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/151.html There are further signs the economy is slowing with new figures from the central bank pointing to a dramatic fall in growth of consumer borrowing. xml 30.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/151.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/149.html The lucky people who receive a tax return should use the money wisely and not spend it on frivolous items, the nation's largest credit union says. xml 30.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/149.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/150.html There is little doubt the average household is feeling the pinch from record petrol prices, high food prices, and 12-year high interest rates. xml 30.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/150.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/148.html Home buyers are unanimously tipped to be spared more interest rate pain next week as signs that domestic demand is slowing become more evident. xml 30.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/148.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/147.html Australia's richest woman, mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, is recovering in a Perth hospital following serious complications from a routine operation. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/147.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/145.html Alan Bond use his new riches to repay Australian creditors who blamed him for losing their life savings, says the man who helped put him behind bars. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/145.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/146.html Today (Thursday) is the last day for Telstra's T3 instalment receipt holders to pay the final $1.60 to convert the security into an ordinary share. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/146.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/142.html A month before Australia's mandatory carbon emissions reporting scheme comes into force, heads of business remain confused about its requirements. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/142.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/141.html Sewage could be the new gold as water scarcity pushes up the value of recycled effluent water and fertiliser, a senior legal academic says. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/141.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/143.html Business investment has taken an unexpected tumble, and as a result some economists now predict an economic contraction - the first in eight years. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/143.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/139.html Oil prices have rebounded to around $US131 per barrel, reversing earlier losses in volatile trade amid worries about stretched energy supplies, analysts say. xml 29.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/139.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/138.html Families are spending close to 40 per cent of their income on home loan repayments as buying the Australian dream gets harder, a report says. xml 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/138.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/137.html Former bankrupt and convicted fraudster Alan Bond has rejoined the ranks of Australia's wealthiest people, eight years after being released from jail. xml 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/137.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/135.html Australia is heading for an abrupt slowdown in economic growth, a new survey shows. xml 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/135.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/131.html Consumers are avoiding personal loans and staying with credit cards even though they have higher interest rates, a survey says. xml 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/131.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Credit Cards/25.html There isn't just one type of credit card, so check out what's on offer before signing up. Credit Cards 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Credit Cards/25.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Accounts/26.html For many years now it has been a much more lucrative strategy to borrow money than to save money. Well, those days are fast disappearing. Savings Accounts 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Accounts/26.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/6.html If you delay making vital adjustments to your estate plan, you may put your loved ones at risk. Retirement & Super 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/6.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/70.html With many lenders encouraging borrowers to overextend, there's no shortage of people struggling to meet their repayments. So if higher interest rates are here to stay what strategies can you implement to help cope with stretched finances? Property & Home 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/70.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment Property/51.html It seems that many people are attracted to real estate not only because of the expected investment returns but also because of the tax deductions that this class of assets creates. But this can be a trap. Investment Property 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment Property/51.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/38.html Mobile phone providers have come up with nifty ways to not only dominate our free time - with addictive-services like texting, downloading ringtones to video messaging - but also charging us for the privilege. Get Out of Debt 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/38.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Owner Occupier/31.html Doing major renovations on your home can be a cumbersome process. Owner Occupier 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Owner Occupier/31.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Low Doc Loans/29.html These days people who have defaulted in the past shouldn't despair, for they now have an avenue to get a loan. Low Doc Loans 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Low Doc Loans/29.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Credit Cards/24.html Are you the type of person who always pays bills on time, or are you forever late on payments? Your personality will determine the best credit card for you. Credit Cards 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Credit Cards/24.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Low Doc Loans/35.html The ATO is cracking down on property owners who lied on low doc application forms Low Doc Loans 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Low Doc Loans/35.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment Property/52.html Renting out an investment property for $700 a week doesn't mean a thing, unless you understand how to calculate your property's yield. Investment Property 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment Property/52.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Loans/54.html You need money to fund a new kitchen, to pay for little Sarah's school fees, to buy a boat, and so forth so you put your hand out to the bank and they might be generous enough to extend assistance via a personal loan. Personal Loans 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Loans/54.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Home Loans/37.html The 40-year loan - a popular loan term in the States - hits Australia. But how is it possible for a 60-year old to get a 40-year mortgage when it's improbable while not impossible that the person will score a century? Home Loans 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Home Loans/37.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Equity Access Loan/32.html Portfolio loans enable you to manage your loans more easily Equity Access Loan 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Equity Access Loan/32.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Home Loans/30.html Many people think that the only way to pay the deposit on their first home is by handing over their hard-earned money to a real estate agent, who then holds it on their behalf until settlement. This isn't necessarily the best way forward. Home Loans 28.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Home Loans/30.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/132.html Standard variable home loan rates are set to rise into the double digits, and the highest levels in more than 10 years, if bearish predictions come true. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/132.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/133.html The chief executive of Europe's biggest bank says inflation was not being addressed by the world's central bankers and urged them to raise interest rates. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/133.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/129.html Australian workers are continuing to enjoy healthy pay rises without sparking a wages inflation outbreak, amid the lowest jobless rate in three decades. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/129.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/128.html Difficult credit conditions is the number one challenge facing private businesses, a survey says. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/128.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/126.html A recession in the United States remains a probability, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan says. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/126.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/124.html New Zealand's economic growth is slowing rapidly, and consumers have virtually stopped additional spending. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/124.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/123.html Qantas has confirmed reports that its cut-price offshoot Jetstar is employing foreign pilots to supplement its ranks of Australian flight crew. xml 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/123.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/28.html Getting the right loan (or lease) for your car or equipment is easier than you think Your Money 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/28.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/68.html A national FuelWatch scheme will be launched later this year, but can it bring relief to motorists at a time of record global oil prices? Your Money 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Your Money/68.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/66.html Million dollar price tags should get investors flocking but instead it has been a steady run up for the art market in Australia. Investment 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Investment/66.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Ask an Advisor/65.html Do I have to use all of my super to start a pension, or can I leave half of my super in the accumulation phase and use the other half for a pension? Ask an Advisor 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Ask an Advisor/65.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/71.html The current volatility of the Australian sharemarket has many individuals saving for retirement feeling, quite justifiably, just that little bit anxious about their superannuation savings. Retirement & Super 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/71.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/5.html Homeowners struggling to cope under over-sized mortgages can opt to rent their property and still sell it capital gains tax free. Property & Home 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/5.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/69.html With more than 14 million credit and charge cards in use across this wide brown land, it's fair to say Australians love their plastic. Get Out of Debt 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Get Out of Debt/69.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/67.html Not all property renovations add value. In fact, some property renovations do absolutely nothing for the end sale price of your property. So which property renovations pay off and which don't? Property & Home 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/67.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/49.html Since the July 2007 super changes, is the any value left in splitting super with your spouse? Retirement & Super 27.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/49.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/121.html Prices for some popular car models will increase from July 1 as a result of the government's budget increase in the luxury car tax, Treasurer Wayne Swan says. xml 26.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/121.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/119.html Centro Properties Group says it will defend a second class action against it by shareholders who say it was not honest about the true state of its finances. xml 26.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/119.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/117.html More Australian borrowers are prepared to bet on variable mortgages, a leading mortgage broker says. xml 26.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/117.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/120.html St George Bank's board will recommend to its shareholders Westpac Banking Corporation's $19b takeover after the two lenders signed an implementation agreement. xml 26.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/120.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/118.html Changes the Rudd government says will make the Reserve Bank of Australia more open and accountable have passed the House of Representatives. xml 26.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/118.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/39.html If your monthly mobile bill is giving you heart palpitations then it might be worthwhile considering ways to cut back on the cost of servicing your mobile phone habit. Savings Tips 26.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Savings Tips/39.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/63.html It could be said that some people sport a profitable personality. These people gravitate towards money-making opportunities but more importantly stay clear of areas of the market or specific investments that will fail to deliver over the long haul. Personal Development 25.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Personal Development/63.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/100.html The Productivity Commission says the federal government's renewable energy target will make power more expensive than necessary. xml 22.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/100.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/98.html Qantas has raised its domestic and international fares for the second time in less than a month in the face of rocketing fuel prices. xml 22.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/98.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/99.html The $A is tipped to reach parity with the $US by Christmas for the first time since the days of a fixed exchange rate in the early 1980s. xml 22.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/99.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/101.html Higher petrol and food prices are having a bigger impact on households than interest rate hikes, a new survey has found. xml 22.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/101.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/102.html The Rudd government's inflation-fighting budget has failed to allay fears of rising prices amongst consumers, a survey shows. xml 22.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/102.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/91.html Housing affordability has fallen to another record low following two interest rate rises, a report shows. xml 21.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/91.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/97.html Higher interest rates and rising fuel costs put a brake on vehicle sales in April, which dropped to a six-month low, economists say. xml 21.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/97.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/96.html Consumer sentiment has failed to lift from disturbingly low levels despite steady interest rates, a survey shows. xml 21.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/96.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/94.html ACTU president Sharan Burrow has accused top company executives of hitting a "level of obscenity" with huge salaries and payouts. xml 21.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/94.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/95.html The Reserve Bank of Australia's strategy of raising interest rates to battle inflation is potentially dangerous, a Nobel Prize-winning US economist has warned. xml 21.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/95.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/87.html A global survey has found it is a common practice among businesses in other countries to support whistleblowing but Australia lags behind. xml 21.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/87.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/82.html Home buyers could face yet another interest rate rise by Christmas after the RBA revealed it had seriously considered raising official rates in May. xml 20.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/82.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/83.html The Australian dollar has hit a fresh 24-year high for the second day running after the RBA revealed it seriously considered raising rates in May. xml 20.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/83.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/84.html The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) seriously considered raising interest rates in May and economists say that means rates could climb again in 2008. xml 20.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/84.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/85.html Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings says the Australian prime mortgage market showed an increase in delinquencies in the first quarter of 2008. xml 20.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/85.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/86.html National Australia Bank Ltd chief executive John Stewart has acknowledged his bank is underweight in NSW, the home state of takeover target St George Bank Ltd. xml 20.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/86.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/80.html The end of the credit crisis is getting closer, Deutsche Bank Chief Executive Josef Ackermann says. xml 19.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/80.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/81.html Oil shot to a record high near $US128 a barrel on Friday. xml 19.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/81.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/77.html The Australian dollar has hit a new 24-year high as oil and commodity prices surged on Friday and US consumer sentiment has tumbled. xml 19.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/77.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/78.html Former NSW treasurer Michael Egan brings skills and experience as the new chairman of the G9 group of telcos, managing director Michael Simmons says. xml 18.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/78.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/79.html Westpac Banking Corp chairman Ted Evans says CEO Gail Kelly is a "great asset" as the company attempts to buy rival St George Bank. xml 18.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/79.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/71.html Customer loyalty to banks, according to a recent survey, is a thing of the past. xml 16.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/71.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/72.html Wizard Home Loans has raised its variable interest rate on number of its products by 0.1 per cent because of continued higher wholesale funding costs. xml 16.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/72.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/73.html Woolworths, Australia's biggest grocer, says price inflation for fresh foods is easing in its supermarkets. xml 16.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/73.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/74.html Australia has been able to withstand the US sub-prime mortgage fallout because it has had little exposure to faulty American loans, an RBA official says. xml 16.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/74.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/75.html Budget tax cuts should be used by consumers to pay off their debt rather than fund a spending splurge, a non-bank lender says. xml 16.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/75.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/76.html RBA governor Glenn Stevens' reminder about the damage high inflation caused in the 1970s suggests the bank may lift interest rates again, says an economist. xml 16.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/76.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/64.html RBA governor Glenn Stevens says inflation could be rekindled to double-digit figures if the central bank's inflation target is not obeyed. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/64.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/65.html Restrained growth in wages confirms Australia is not heading into a damaging wage-price spiral that would induce the RBA to ratchet interest rates upward. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/65.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/66.html Losses from a credit fund managed by Perpetual Ltd steadied in April in a sign that conditions have improved in global credit markets. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/66.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/67.html The Australian share market closed higher as strong corporate news and a positive lead from overseas combined to offset losses in the resource sector. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/67.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/68.html The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has signalled there may be more interest rate rises ahead for its home loan customers. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/68.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/69.html Australia's credit card balance fell half a percentage point in March, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) figures show. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/69.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/70.html CBS see signs of an easing in the global credit crunch that has caused corporate collapses, cut into bank profits and added to the pain of homeowners. xml 15.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/70.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/63.html SingTel is forecasting double-digit underlying earnings growth in the medium term after posting a 4.8 per cent lift in full year net profit. xml 14.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/63.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/58.html Optus is forecasting single-digit growth in operating revenue next year, driven by its mobile and wireless broadband businesses. xml 14.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/58.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/59.html The federal opposition says the Rudd government's rush to deliver its national broadband network has given Telstra an advantage to win the contract to build it. xml 14.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/59.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/60.html National Australia Bank chief executive John Stewart has not ruled out making a counterbid for St George Bank. xml 14.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/60.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/62.html Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is considering running a proxy campaign to elect new board members at Yahoo! Inc. xml 14.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/62.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/61.html SingTel has reported a 4.8 per cent lift in full year net profit to $A3.1 billion boosted by a stronger Aussie dollar and growth in the Singapore business. xml 14.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/61.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/50.html The federal budget will help reduce interest rates, be good for the economy and increase confidence in financial markets, business groups say. xml 13.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/50.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/51.html Treasurer Wayne Swan's first budget has been well received by economists but government forecasts for slower economic growth could be too low. xml 13.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/51.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/52.html Business has given the Rudd government's first budget the thumbs up, saying its infrastructure funds will support the economy into the future. xml 13.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/52.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/53.html Inflation is expected to ease in the next financial year as decade-high interest rates and government budget cuts help curb spending in the economy. xml 13.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/53.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/54.html Treasurer Wayne Swan has predicted unemployment will rise next financial year, as higher interest rates and global share market jitters take their toll. xml 13.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/54.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/56.html A broker says it would be hard for NAB or ANZ to make a counterbid for St George Bank because the acquisition would take at least four years to pay off. xml 13.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/56.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/49.html Oil rose above $US126 a barrel for the first time on Friday, on concerns Venezuela could cut oil exports to the US. xml 10.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/49.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/44.html The Australian share market closed higher amid strong gains from banking sector led by NAB, which delivered an interim profit in excess of $2 billion. xml 09.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/44.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/45.html Australia's major banks have proven resilient in the face of the global credit crunch, says an industry survey. xml 09.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/45.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/46.html Australia's central bank says the current level of interest rates is appropriate but it still expects inflation to be high in the short term. xml 09.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/46.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/47.html The consumer watchdog has warned businesses not to mislead consumers with false claims about the environmental benefits of their products. xml 08.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/47.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/48.html A speculated 300 per cent lift in tax on beer would threaten the survival of the micro-brewing industry, according to boutique label Snowy Mountains Brewery. xml 08.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/48.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/43.html The Australian stock market was higher at noon, driven by gains in local resource stocks on the back of a positive night on Wall St. xml 07.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/43.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/42.html More jobseekers were looking for fewer jobs in April, new figures show. xml 07.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/42.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/41.html Telecommunications company Optus will invest $315 million to extend the coverage of its mobile network to reach 98 per cent of the Australian population. xml 07.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/41.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/40.html The construction industry continued to struggle against high interest rates and difficult credit conditions in April, a survey says. xml 07.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/40.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/25.html The Australian Taxation Office will be investigating a number of industries for work-related tax analysis. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/25.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/26.html Virgin Mobile Australia boss Matt Davey is set to retire early after a decade with the SingTel group. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/26.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/27.html The Australian stock market closed the week higher as local financial stocks returned to favour after a strong lead from Wall Street overnight. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/27.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/28.html Analysts say Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd is a "safe haven" in the finance sector and are tipping its strong profit momentum to continue. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/28.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/29.html NAB would not comment on Friday on speculation that it was poised to acquire the local broking and wealth management arm of US banking giant Citigroup. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/29.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/30.html Mortgage borrowers are tipped to escape an interest rate rise this month as slower consumer spending takes pressure off inflation. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/30.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/31.html Bendigo Bank Ltd has raised its variable home loan interest rate by 10 basis points, citing increased funding costs. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/31.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/24.html The Fed Court has rejected an argument from Beconwood that ANZ should return to Beconwood equivalent securities to shares that Beconwood had lodged with Opes. xml 02.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/24.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/19.html Shares in AMP Ltd fell on Thursday after the group said difficult market conditions had reduced cashflows at its financial services business. xml 01.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/19.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/20.html Westpac says it intends to increase "offshoring", but denied media reports that it planned to shift up to 3,000 back-office jobs to India. xml 01.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/20.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/21.html Building approvals have dived by more than five times market forecasts, with some economists now predicting a rate cut by the end of September. xml 01.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/21.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/22.html Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd says the worst of the global credit crunch is over and has predicted no change in official interest rates for 18 months. xml 01.05.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/22.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/16.html The federal government is on track to recoup at least all of the $305 million allocated to investigate the tax affairs of the nation's rich. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/16.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/17.html Australians are claiming tax deductions at a greater rate, while more people are using the internet to lodge tax returns, Australian Tax Office data show. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/17.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/15.html Property prices around Australia rose only marginally in the first quarter of this year, but returns still outpaced the stock market by a big margin, data show. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/15.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/12.html St George Bank will cut commissions to mortgage brokers that don't sell an agreed percentage of the bank's mortgages. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/12.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/11.html Scott Piechocinski roamed the rows of a car dealership in North Carolina, searching for something small. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/11.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/10.html New home sales fell for the second straight month in March as high interest rates and the costs of construction hit hard, a survey shows. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/10.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/13.html Lending to the private sector is showing signs of moderating as higher interest rates begin to bite, new figures show. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/13.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/14.html US consumer confidence fell to a five-year low this month as Americans confronted the grimmest jobs outlook since late 2004. xml 30.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/14.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/5.html Business conditions have worsened in the first three months of 2008 as companies battle high interest rates and a high Australian dollar, a survey says. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/5.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/9.html Shares in poker machine maker Aristocrat Leisure fell eight per cent on Tuesday as the company forecast flat full year trading result. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/9.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/3.html Adelaide-based credit union Savings & Loans will increase its presence in the Melbourne market with a proposed merger with the Austral Credit Union. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/3.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/2.html South Australian Premier Mike Rann has urged the Reserve Bank to hold off on any further increase in official interest rates. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/2.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/1.html The performance of subprime mortgage loans pooled into US asset-backed securities showed signs of stabilising in April, although analysts signal caution ahead. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/1.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/4.html A key figure in collapsed Victorian stockbroking firm Chartwell Enterprises, Ian Rau, has emerged from hiding to give an interview. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/4.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/6.html Tourism and transport operators have joined environmentalists in calling for the axing of tax breaks for company cars. xml 29.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/6.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/7.html Westpac Banking Corp has become the third bank in less than a week to raise its variable mortgage rates independently of the central bank. xml 28.04.2008 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/xml/7.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/199.html Are consumers being duped by Swan's $4 billion prop-up of non-bank lenders? Property & Home 00.00.0000 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/199.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/210.html The image of a retiree lounging on their recliner in front of the telly is a thing of the past Retirement & Super 00.00.0000 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Retirement & Super/210.html http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/204.html Demand for fixed-rate home loans has plunged to a seven-year low Property & Home 00.00.0000 http://www.fatcat.com.au/news/Property & Home/204.html