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Take charge of your mortgage
20 May 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced the cash rate by a further 0.25% on Tuesday 20 May 2025, following a previous rate cut in February. Checking when your lender will pass on the interest rate cut could help you avoid unnecessary costs and pay off your loan faster.
Scam alert: Scammers impersonating ASIC Connect
11 April 2025
ASIC has been made aware that its ASIC Connect websites have been impersonated on a number of occasions.
Super funds impacted by cyber incident
8 April 2025
Cyber criminals are using personal information to target superannuation. A cyber incident has impacted several super funds in recent days, leaving some people’s accounts locked.
Protecting your superannuation after death
7 April 2025
You work hard to build your superannuation. It’s an income source in retirement, there to help fund the life you and your family want to live when you stop working. Having a valid binding beneficiary makes it easier and faster for your loved ones to receive your super when you die.
Scam Alert: Beware scammers impersonating ASIC requesting payments to release funds or assets
21 March 2025
Scammers are impersonating ASIC by sending emails and texts requesting that recipients provide a payment to enable funds or assets to be released.
What to do if you are affected by Cyclone Alfred
7 March 2025
ASIC has outlined practical steps to take for communities in Queensland and New South Wales affected by Cyclone Alfred.
Compare interest rates using Moneysmart’s mortgage calculator
20 February 2025
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reduced the cash rate by 0.25% on Tuesday 18 February 2025. Following this, many lenders have lowered their variable interest rates, making mortgage repayments lower.
Scam alert: ASIC warns consumers about investment bond scam impersonating Bunnings
3 February 2025
ASIC is warning consumers about scammers impersonating legitimate businesses and offering fake investments, such as the recent investment bond scam impersonating Bunnings.
ASIC’s Moneysmart encourages Australians to stick to their financial goals in 2025
23 January 2025
Getting on top of your finances is one of the most common new year’s resolutions set by Australians with more than half (52%) setting a financial goal for 2025, according to new research from ASIC’s Moneysmart.
Strategies to kickstart a financial reset in 2025
23 January 2025
Setting financial goals is the first step to getting what you want and building a healthier relationship with money.
ASIC’s Moneysmart reveals how Aussies plan to spend this Christmas
12 December 2024
Consumers are being urged to avoid a post-Christmas spending hangover as new research from ASIC’s Moneysmart reveals Aussies will spend on average almost $800 each to fund gifts, holidays and celebrations.
Suspected scam alert: ASIC warns consumers about unlicensed stock tip promotors through private chat apps – Juhbz and Ptounx
3 December 2024
ASIC is warning consumers about a suspected investment scam involving social media ads for investing opportunities and tips, with consumers then added to WhatsApp groups.
Investor alert: Reports of stolen shares due to identity theft on the rise
15 October 2024
ASIC is warning investors to be on high alert following a significant increase in reports of stolen shares since August 2024 from people who have had their personal identity compromised.
ASIC warns consumers of suspicious investment opportunities in digital gold vaults
11 September 2024
ASIC is aware of unlicensed entities promoting suspicious investment opportunities in digital gold vaults. These unlicensed entities are luring consumers by purporting to offer passive income and other benefits, such as payments, in return for recruiting or referring new investors.
ASIC’s Moneysmart calls on super funds to better engage millennials following findings from industry roundtable
2 September 2024
ASIC’s Moneysmart convened a roundtable of leading influential voices for millennials and their finances that is sounding the alarm for superannuation funds to lift their game and increase services, transparency, and improved access to information to better engage millennial members.
Online investment trading scams top ASIC’s website takedown action
19 August 2024
As it marks the first-year anniversary of investment scam disruption, ASIC announced today the takedown of more than 7,300 phishing and investment scam websites that seek to swindle consumers out of their information.
Can you save on bank fees?
18 July 2024
Checking your bank account regularly could save you money in more ways than one.
Scam alert: Fake ASIC branding is appearing on social media scams
6 June 2024
ASIC is warning consumers about the misuse of ASIC’s logo on social media to promote fake investments and stock market trading courses and cold calling, and Telegram impersonations.
5 million+ Australians have struggled to make loan and debt repayments, yet many not asking for help
3 June 2024
Australians are being urged to directly seek financial hardship assistance from their bank or lender, as new nationwide research released by ASIC’s Moneysmart sheds light on the state of financial hardship in Australia.
Scam alert: Scammers are changing the way they impersonate financial services businesses in sophisticated bond and term deposit scams
2 May 2024
ASIC is alerting consumers to new ways scammers are offering fake bond and term deposit scams.
ASIC warns consumers to just hang up on superannuation cold callers
29 April 2024
ASIC urges you to hang up on cold callers and scroll past social media click bait offering to help you compare and switch super funds.
Scam alert: Scammers are using fake warning banners on imposter websites
21 March 2024
ASIC sends a warning to consumers after seeing an increase in the number of imposter scam websites with digital warning banners pretending to be associated with a legitimate Australian company, often an Australian Financial Services Licensee.
ASIC letter calls on insurers to improve claims handling practices
6 March 2024
ASIC has issued a letter reminding general insurers of their obligations as Australian financial services (AFS) licensees when handling insurance claims, especially in response to severe weather events.
It’s a scam! Celebrities are not getting rich from online investment trading platforms
1 March 2024
The National Anti-Scam Centre is warning consumers to beware of fake news articles and deepfake videos of public figures that endorse and link to online investment trading platform scams, particularly on social media.
Get more from your super
21 February 2024
ASIC recently reviewed the superannuation sector and found super funds and financial advisers could do more to monitor investments in super and communicate with members and clients about how their super is performing.
New Moneysmart data reveals young women more stressed than young men about finances, cost of living
15 February 2024
New research has shed light on the financial concerns of Australian Gen Z women, revealing that they are more likely than Gen Z men to feel stressed and overwhelmed by finances and money.
Five easy goals to get your finances in shape in 2024
11 January 2024
Getting on top of your finances is one of the most common new year’s resolutions. However, research we conducted in October 2023 showed while 72% of 27- to 34-year-olds have a financial goal, 33% are not on track to achieve it.
What to do if you are affected by floods in Queensland
22 December 2023
ASIC has outlined practical steps to take for communities affected by flooding in Far North Queensland following ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Gen Z more concerned about finances than any generation in Australia
14 November 2023
New nationwide research released by ASIC’s Moneysmart program today shows for seven in ten (68%) Gen Zs, finances are a major cause of concern, more than any other age group (57% of non-Gen Zs).
ASIC releases new alert list highlighting suspicious investment opportunities
8 November 2023
ASIC has today strengthened its scam prevention tools to support consumers with the publication of a new investor alert list. Consumers can use this list to help inform themselves as to whether an entity they are considering investing in could be fraudulent, a scam or unlicensed.
ASIC launches consumer awareness campaign – ‘Don’t get burnt by hype’
26 October 2023
ASIC has today launched a consumer campaign to raise awareness of the risk associated with investment hype to coincide with the Australian release of Dumb Money, a new film about the GameStop short squeeze episode in 2021.
Moneysmart resources to help migrants manage money in Australia
12 September 2023
ASIC’s Moneysmart has published Money tips in other languages to help newly arrived migrants understand how money works in Australia.
ASIC’s Moneysmart is a trusted source for 1 in 2 adult Australians
4 August 2023
More than 9.7 million Australian users visited Moneysmart.gov.au last financial year.
Alert: Money recovery scam using fake documents to impersonate ASIC – www.payback-recovery.com
31 July 2023
ASIC is alerting consumers about Payback-Recovery Co www.payback-recovery.com which claims to be a money recovery service. The entity is providing consumers with fake documents displaying the ASIC logo and Commonwealth Coat of Arms.
ASIC’s Moneysmart helps Australians manage the rising cost of living
26 April 2023
Australians are turning to Moneysmart to help manage their money, with over 3.2 million visiting Moneysmart so far this year.
ASIC's Moneysmart program
ASIC's Moneysmart update
In this video, Andrew Dadswell, Senior Manager Consumer Communications, provides an update on ASIC's Moneysmart program.
Moneysmart priorities
Moneysmart's priorities for 2023-2024 are to:
- provide information for people experiencing cost of living and mortgage stress
- raise awareness of scams
- help people make investment decisions
Moneysmart users
More than 9.7 million Australians visited Moneysmart.gov.au between 1 July 2022 and 30 June 2023. Visitors to the site included:
- consumers seeking guidance when making everyday money decisions
- intermediaries, like financial counsellors and educators, who use Moneysmart content and resources to help others
We have recently seen more people coming to Moneysmart across most content areas. In particular, seeking guidance on how to manage the rising cost of living.
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