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Multiple warnings and huge fines are not stopping super funds, insurers and banks overcharging customers

Multiple warnings and huge fines are not stopping super funds, insurers and banks overcharging customers

Financial institutions are meant to have reliable payment systems in place. But more work needs to be done to ensure they do this.

26.02.2025 10

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Jeannie Marie Paterson

Booking a summer holiday deal? Beware ‘drip pricing’ and other tactics to make you pay more than you planned

Have you ever spotted what looked like a great deal on a website, added it to your “basket” and proceeded to checkout – only to find extra fees...

02.12.2024 9

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Jeannie Marie Paterson

Could a recent ruling change the game for scam victims? Here’s why the banks will be watching closely

In Australia, it’s scam victims who foot the bill for the overwhelming majority of the money lost to scams each year. A 2023 review by the...

18.10.2024 4

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Do recent class actions against ‘flex commission’ car loans mean consumer voices are getting stronger?

It’s been more than five years since the banking royal commission, but its findings continue to have an impact on the financial services sector....

09.10.2024 2

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Woolworths and Coles sued by ACCC for allegedly misleading shoppers over the price of more than 500 products

At a time most people are trying to cut their weekly grocery bills, Australia’s supermarket giants have been hit with legal action for allegedly...

23.09.2024 6

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Jeannie Marie Paterson