One of the most unpopular topics in personal finance is the insurance known as ‘life products’, writes Mark Bouris about insurance in this week’s column

The European financial crisis has created a flood of second-hand exotic-cars reaching our shores.

Australians are dishing out more than $3800 a year per vehicle to keep their cars on the road

Housing affordability for first home buyers loomed large in the news largely because properties in Sydney and Melbourne are selling for more than many first timers can afford

Despina Anastasiou is about to take up her dream job as country manager for Dow Chemical in Greece

Taxpayers eligible for heating oil subsidies will now have to wait until at least the end of November before they can collect the deposit of the benefit.

BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis may save the struggling smart phone maker by buying the company

Non-cash payments account for 86 per cent of the value of all consumer payments in Australia, but cash still accounts for the majority of payments

The low interest rate environment has been good for home buyers and those wanting to refinance, writes Mark Bouris

Bank of Beirut’s chairman and general manager Salim Sfeir visited Australia for two weeks to attend the quarterly board meeting of the Bank of Sydney.