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This time next year the cash rate could be as high as 5%, meaning this month's rate rise of 0.25 percent is just the beginning of an upward rate cycle.

New ING product pledges income for life

No-one wants to run out of money when they are old. But plenty of people do – particularly if their investments are hammered by volatile markets.

Upset about offset accounts

Offset accounts were on the minds of a few readers last month and for very good reasons.

Your say: bank fee rip off?

Bank fees hit the headlines this week after National Australia Bank tried to improve its image by axing the $30 it charges customers for going overdrawn.

The government has been urged to create a 'people’s bank' to offset the growing power of the big four banks.

CBA mortgage freeze: Is it a win for home owners?

I must admit that when I first heard that the Commonwealth Bank was throwing a lifeline to unemployed homeowners by deferring repayments by up to 12 months, I thought: “Clever big bank.” Clever because lenders have long offered hardship assistance but only the Commonwealth, now that the unemployment rate has hit a five-year high, was smart enough (and quick) to put a marketing spin on it.

ATM fees: You get choice but it is enough?

It wouldn’t take a genius to work out what was bugging Money readers last month. With the new ATM regime kicking in on March 3, ATM fees were pretty much the “hot” complaint. NAB, BankWest, St George and Westpac may have backflipped on “disloyalty fees”, but as savvy readers pointed out, there’ll be more backlash from this Reserve Bank initiative.

Kids and money: Debit cards for kids

My 15-year-old daughter recently asked for a debit card because some of her friends have them.

How to get the best banking deals in 2009

In 2008 the banks divorced themselves from official interest rates. It was back in September when NAB’s general manager of retail banking, Andrew Thorburn, said that mortgage rates were now dependent on a number of variables and not just official rate changes.

How safe is your bank

The global financial crisis has sparked a crisis of confidence in banks around the world. Financial institutions, already suffering a credit squeeze in the wholesale market, started haemorrhaging on the retail front as panicked depositors withdrew funds “just in case”.

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