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Reports on the increase in commercial insurance premiums in Australia, as of August 3, 2001. Contribution of HIH Insurance Ltd.'s collapse to the rise of insurance premiums; Forecasts on premiums for 2001-2002; Factors triggering higher premiums. INSETS: GUILLOTINE POISED FOR HIH, by Nicholas Way.;SOME WILL HAVE TO SHUT UP SHOP..

Discusses changes to the mobile phone market in Australia as a result of the entrance of four more providers in 1999. One.Tel, AAPT, Hutchison Telecoms and OzPhone to enter the market; The money made by the three main carriers, Optus, Telstra and Vodafone; Costs of calls in Australia as compared to other countries where competition has been greater; Statistics on mobile phone use and costs for Australia.

Argues that Australian home buyers who lock into a long-term, fixed-rate mortgage could be taking a big risk. Advice offered by interest-rate researcher Andrew Willink; Why borrowers may be attracted to the 15-year, fixed-rate loan; Other way for borrowers to gain a degree of long-term certainty about their mortgages; His suspicion that variable rates will not increase until 1998.

Reports on John Shaw, general manager of Yamasa Seafood, and his decision to buy power wholesale from the Victorian Power Exchange bypassing the electricity retailers. Results from decision; Background on Yamasa Seafood; Advantages of spot-market buying of electricity; Comments from Shaw.

A list of the best rates and economic numbers in Australia for the week of May 16, 2008 is presented including online savings accounts from BankWest and secured variable rate personal loan from HSBC Secured Personal Loan.

A list of the best rates in Australia for the week of May 9, 2008 is presented, including online savings accounts, credit cards and term deposits for 90 days.

Reports on the share price drop of Australian real estate investment trusts (REIT) in the first weeks of January, 2000. Effect of bond interest rates on their performance for the year; Projected return on REIT shares, according to stockbroking analysts; Improvement of the office market.

Focuses on the advice of interest-rate researcher Andrew Willink, managing director of CANNEX group. His view that borrowers should lock into the security of fixed rates on their home-loans; The interest rates at the biggest banks in Australia; The possibility of rising rates from the Reserve Bank.

Presents the true loan rates for property investment of various finance companies in Australia. Advertised standard rates; Advertised `honeymoon rates'; True rates; Difference between the advertised rates and the actual cost; Includes BankWest, Citibank and Suncorp.

Reports on the speculation concerning mortgage lending rates going back to 15% in Australia. Impression of home lending approvals having fallen sharply; Decrease in the interest rate of the owner-occupied housing loans in the Bank of Melbourne.