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Scuttling the rumours
THE global financial crisis has triggered a major crackdown on dodgy share trading activity.
Aussies pay now, buy later
PERSONAL debt repayments are rising sharply as retailers struggle to sell interest-free period financing.
'Make home buyers' grants like HECS'
FIRST-HOME buyers' grants should be axed and replaced with "HECS-style" loans, Australia's key architects' body says.
Interest rates - what you need to know
ALL the latest news about interest rates and what it means for you.
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Tax returns could go in five simple steps
ALL bets are off in a federal tax review aimed at dragging our convoluted system into the 21st century.
Investors flee shares and super
CONSUMER confidence may be returning but investors have lost almost all faith in the bombed-out share market.
Big earners slay Santa spending
MORE than a third of Australians will cut back on their Christmas spending as the country's economic woes start to bite, a survey shows.
Property
'Make home buyers' grants like HECS'
FIRST-HOME buyers' grants should be axed and replaced with "HECS-style" loans, Australia's key architects' body says.
Banking
Banks hiking credit card rates
BANKS are hiking credit card interest rates despite the RBA cutting the official cash rate by 2 percentage points in recent months.
Investing
Fortunes can be made from bears
IF history repeats itself, now is the moment when a lot of investors will amass great fortunes, an expert says.
Superannuation
Pre-retirees can avoid a hefty tax bill
PAINFUL as it is, this year's share market plunge might deliver some handy financial benefits to pre-retirees.