Harvey Norman silent partner wins $14.6m slice of success

IAN NORMAN, the reclusive co-founder of the Harvey Norman retail chain with Gerry Harvey, paid himself nearly $15 million in dividends from his private company Dimbulu last year.

Broker expects criminal charges

THE corporate regulator is expected to clarify within weeks if it will launch criminal and civil penalty proceedings against directors of Opes Prime Stockbroking over the share-lending firm's sensational collapse, a court has been told.

Learn more about the car loan process

If you are looking around for a car loan, it is important that you understand the process and what you will need. Learn more today.

Get an unsecured loan with Citibank personal loans

If you want to make a big purchase, Citibank personal loans might be what you need.

Balance transfer to the Citibank Personal Credit personal loan and save

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Unsecured loan instead of saving

Unsecured loan use can sometimes be a sound alternative to saving.

Don't risk your home for a bigger television

Unsecured loan options are often the best for less vital purchases, as it is somewhat unwise to risk your home in order to finance a bigger television.

Finding an unsecured loan

Unsecured loan options are quite common, with many lenders only offering an unsecured personal loan with car loans as the only secured personal loan option.

Can an unsecured loan become a secured loan?

Unsecured loan users can sometimes find themselves in exceptional circumstances where they may be able to secure a loan when they could not before.

Poor credit rating?

Unsecured loan users will normally need an excellent credit rating in order to acquire good value finance.

Advantage of an unsecured loan

An unsecured loan does not compare favourably to a secured loan on many aspects, but there is at least one way that an unsecured loan is superior.

Using an unsecured loan to finance a holiday

Unsecured loans are more often used for personal reasons rather than to acquire a major asset.

Ing Scores $325m Loan After Debt Refinancing

ING Industrial Fund has been granted a $325 million unsecured loan from a syndicate of lenders that will allow it to repay all its short-term loans.

Farrow Convicted, Ordered To Pay $120,000

The former Pyramid Building Society chief executive, Mr Bill Farrow, was fined $50,000 yesterday for exceeding unsecured loan limits. The magistrate, Mr David McLennan, who also awarded $70, 000 in legal costs against Mr Farrow, told the Geelong Magistrates Court: ``What happened here amounted to

Pyramid Chief Fined $50,000

The former chief executive of the Pyramid Building Society, Mr Bill Farrow, was convicted and fined $50,000 yesterday for exceeding unsecured loan limits in the Farrow group of building societies. The Geelong magistrate, Mr David McLennan, said that Mr Farrow had breached his fiduciary duty and t

Anaconda Gets Loan From Swiss Trader

Giant Swiss-based commodity trader Glencore International has thrown its weight behind Anaconda Nickel NL's Murrin Murrin nickel and cobalt project in Western Australia. Anaconda said yesterday that Glencore would provide it with an unsecured loan of up to $5 million to meet costs associated wit