About the author
Gerv Tacadena started his career as a science and technology reporter working in a busy newsroom. Prior to joining the Infochoice Group in 2021, Gerv was a journalist for some notable business news sites and magazines, particularly in Singapore, Canada and Hong Kong. He also writes for other mastheads in the Group, including Your Mortgage, and Your Investment Property Mag.
Gerv's latest articles
Rate cuts persist in term deposits, but some providers defy the trend, 15 September
The downtrend in term deposit rates continues this week but some providers like Qudos and Bank of Sydney defied the trend and made some increases.
Customer-owned bank partners with LMI provider
Great Southern Bank inked a five-year deal with Helia, formerly Genworth, the exclusive lenders mortgage insurance provider for Australia's third-largest cus...
Australia pushes with ban on credit cards, digital wallets in online gambling
The federal government will enforce a ban on the use of credit cards, cards linked to e-wallets, crypto, and digital currencies in online gambling through a ...
ABS confirms recovery of house prices
It appears the housing market recovery started even earlier, with the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showing that the total value of housing ma...
Proposed changes to Banking Code set to provide extra protection to customers
The Australian Banking Association (ABA) has submitted a proposal that would institute a new Banking Code that would provide rights and entitlements to bank ...
These providers are cutting their one-year term deposit rates, 8 September
It certainly is an end of an era as several providers started scaling back on one-year term deposit rates.
Use of savings contributes to resurgence of home prices
The value of Australia’s housing market just hit $10 trillion and several factors, including the high level of savings helped boost the market despite ...
Refinancing dissipates threats of fixed mortgage cliff — PEXA
The recent surge in refinancing appears to have mitigated the looming risks associated with the mortgage cliff, according to PEXA Refinancing Index.
RBA cash rate still on pause at 4.10%
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate hold this month marks outgoing Governor Philip Lowe’s swan song.
Loans for holiday and travel reach 5 year high
The value of refinancing reached a new record high in July, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Find out which lenders moved their variable, fixed rates this week, 1 September
One week before the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash-rate decision for September, several lenders, including NAB, made some changes in their variable i...
Housing upturn regains momentum in August
Dwelling prices in Australia seemed to have regained momentum in August, according to CoreLogic.
