By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 25, 2024 1:38 pm Updated March 25, 2024 2:17 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Dozens of Liberal members of Parliament are calling on the finance minister to set aside money for the Canada Disability Benefit in next month’s federal budget. In … Read more
IKEA Australia is set to drop the prices on more than 700 items by up to 20 per cent. Prices on a range of products including furniture, lighting, textiles and storage will have prices lowered from Tuesday. The prices of more than 2500 items have been dropped in the past 12 months, in a response … Read more
Andrew was watching Sunrise in January 2023 when he saw a news segment about junk insurance. The 47-year-old never usually watches morning TV but this particular morning it was on — probably thanks to one of his children. After watching a segment on the show, the vice principal in Perth realised he may be eligible … Read more
Mumbai: India’s capital markets regulator has ordered local mutual fund managers to stop accepting money in plans that invest in overseas exchange traded funds (ETFs) as a $1-billion cumulative sectoral limit for such investments is close to being breached. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) regulates the fund inflows and outflows involving locally pooled investments … Read more
Canada’s competition watchdog is urging Ottawa to drop requirements for some borrowers to pass the mortgage stress test at renewal, arguing it limits Canadians’ abilities to shop around for a better rate. The Competition Bureau issued a report Thursday afternoon examining concentration in Canada’s financial sector and how a lack of competition impacts affordability for … Read more
A Sydney real estate agent accidentally burned her client’s multimillion-dollar Northern Beaches home to ground, a court has ruled. Domain Residential realtor Julie Bundock was supervising an open house at the four-bedroom home on Riverview Rd at Avalon Beach in May 2019 when the blaze erupted, and she had to make an unenviable call to … Read more
One lucky person will be more than $1 million richer this week — all they need to do now is check their lottery ticket. The $1.7 million winning ticket in Lotto Strike draw 5412 on Saturday is held by a mystery Western Sydney entrant. The ticket was purchased at a Quakers Hill newsagency and is … Read more
As investors continue to pour money into stocks and equity funds, asset managers are raising more cash in their portfolios. February month data shows that the total cash pile at equity mutual funds rose for the second consecutive month to 4.82% of total assets under management (AUM) at Rs 1.33 lakh crore. SBI Mutual Fund … Read more
As the cost of living continues to climb, so too does the price of a comfortable retirement with the savings needed to retire hitting “a new record high,” according to the latest Retirement Standard released by The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). To live “comfortably” — that is, above the standard that an … Read more
About 5 million Australians receiving Centrelink benefits are set to receive more money in their accounts when payments are indexed from Wednesday. Fortnightly boosts of between $14 and $30 will be available to customers depending on their personal situation and payments. Australians receiving rent assistance, JobSeeker, single parenting, and ABSTUDY payments, as well as people … Read more
