Interest rates are a hot topic in 2025, with major economies navigating inflationary pressures and the loosening end of their monetary policy cycles.

The Reserve Bank of Australia's Board meets eight times a year, following the release of key economic data on inflation and economic activity.

At its latest meeting, the Reserve Bank Board announced it was leaving the cash rate at 4.35 per cent.

The Russell Investments’ seventh annual Value of an Adviser Report revealed that Australian financial advisers added approximately 5.7 per cent in value to their clients over the past year.

An interest rate cut is widely expected in September in the US but in Australia, many commentators predict a rate rise before cuts.

The Australian Government has made changes to individual income tax rates and thresholds. This will apply to all taxable income you earn from 1 July 2024.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers presented a Federal Budget with a surplus, but more importantly an economic strategy to help ease cost-of-living pressures.

At FLP, we encourage our clients to live the life they want to live by developing a plan to enjoy their money.

To achieve your financial goals in 2024, we need to know where our money is going. This is why having a budget is so important.

Paying off your mortgage early will save you money and take a financial load off your shoulders. Here are some ways to get rid of your mortgage debt faster.

After a difficult year of COVID disruptions and uncertainty in 2021, it’s a chance to now refresh and reflect on the year that was and hopefully set some goals for year ahead.

Since October 1, there have significant changes made to Income Protection for new policy holders.

Planning your dream retirement can be an exciting time. The chance to travel, time or pursue new hobbies, the possibilities are endless, but what will it cost?

New Year is traditionally the season of fresh starts and personal resolutions. Along with diet and exercise, getting ahead financially is often what many aim to do.

The Australian food delivery industry is booming, with the ABS reporting an 18% increase in take-away spending over just three years.

Most Australians are only vaguely aware – or completely unaware – of the fact that credit-reporting agencies monitor their financial transactions.

The new rules to JobKeeper mean that from 28 September, businesses need to show their turnover has fallen by 30 per cent in the September 2020 quarter, compared to the same period last year.

To further support Australian businesses through the fallout resulting from COVID-19, the government has extended the $150,000 instant asset write-off for an additional six months to 31 December 2020.

The Government has announced the new HomeBuilder program to support jobs and boost demand in the residential construction sector at a time when needed.

In a rapidly evolving response to the spread of COVID-19, the Federal Government announced in March a new suite of welfare packages to help Australians who've found themselves out of work. Among them are the JobSeeker and JobKeeper payments. Here’s a rundown of how they work: