Survey findings support need for financial literacy in schools

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RaboDirect, the leading online savings and investment bank, announces its support of the government’s Moneysmart Teaching Primary Package, launching today in Adelaide. A recent national survey conducted by RaboDirect revealed

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SMSFs turning to trend-bucking term deposits as cash hubs

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SMSF trustees are increasingly turning to term deposits to maximise their returns on cash holdings, taking advantage of interest rates that remain very attractive despite the falling cash rate. Tim

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Not so super: Baby Boomers’ retirement reality

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Not having sufficient funds for retirement is a cause for alarm among Baby Boomers in Australia with more than half expecting to run out of money after retiring. According to

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Property market winners and losers: more Gen Ys going it alone

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Fewer Gen Ys expect their Baby Boomer parents to help them out with the purchase of their first home this year than in 2011. According to the latest RaboDirect National

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Budget fails to incentivise Aussies to save: savings tax scrapped

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Aussies looking for a reason to save have been dealt another blow with last night’s budget, which failed to deliver the savings tax windfall promised two years ago. Savers were

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Have the Baby Boomers become the Baby Gloomers?

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As the first of the Baby Boomers turn 65 this year, RaboDirect has found that of the 4 million or so people in this generation, one in five will retire

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Government announces easier way to change banks

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Leading online savings bank and account portability advocate RaboDirect has welcomed reforms announced today that will make it easier for Australians to change banks. The reforms are a result of

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Global fallout: Parents unable to help ‘kidults’ with first homes

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In the face of tumbling global markets, RaboDirect’s most recent National Savings and Debt Barometer highlights new concerns that are likely to hit many Australians where they live – literally.

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RaboDirect 5 year term deposit rate highest in market at 7.15% p.a.

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1 year RaboDirect TD rate already market-leading RaboDirect, the online savings and investments bank, has again turned up the heat on the term deposit market, this week announcing a market-leading

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