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SMSFA adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2021
... back its former director following the completion of the Retirement Income Review and appointed BT's head of financial literacy & advocacy to its board. Deborah Ralston and Bryan Ashenden have been appointed as non-executive directors. Ralston previously ...

Funds grilled despite record returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... issue - AustralianSuper believes [subscribing] members to The New Daily achieves two objectives. It improves financial literacy... and it improves engagement," Silk said. A survey of AustralianSuper members who had been subscribed to the publication ...

Pandemic delays retirement plans

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUN 2021
... more risk averse compared to those aged 35 and over. "The great recession shaped and continues to shape the financial literacy and behavior of Gen X and Millennials more than a decade later. The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic impact will have ...

Poor financial literacy failing young workers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... media for financial advice, a new survey finds that the educational system is failing to provide practical financial literacy skills for students as they navigate the workforce. The financial education gap could be curbed as early as high school education ...

Queensland bans Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 APR 2021
... marketing tactics by the banks. In canning the program, Grace said Queensland students already receive extensive financial literacy education and school-banking programs had questionable benefits. "This decision is in the best interests of our students. ...

AMP sees 245% jump in consumer interest

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2021
... Owen said. "With half of all Aussie workers reporting some level of stress about their finances, improving financial literacy can be one way to ensure that Australians are prepared for whatever is thrown at them and help turn that positive intent into ...

Limited advice overdue for disruption

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
... type of advice that could potentially make a positive and significant impact in their lives. "They have lower financial literacy, [have] less savings and interest, and less likely to be supporting themselves in retirement. They are also less likely to ...

The barriers to limited advice: Licensees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
... deliver it. "Even things like factual information and general advice has a greater role to play in improving the financial literacy of consumers and their access to advice, even if it is entry level and answering a simple question with simple advice ...

Household capital remains key: RIR

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2020
... equity release a more prominent method of retirement funding, and addressing this gap, it needs to address low financial literacy in this area," he said. "Currently, equity release products - and reverse mortgages in particular - are often being used ...

Millions of workers facing financial stress: AMP

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... offered this kind assistance by their employer. "There is a very real opportunity for employers to offer more financial literacy and education programs to their people, and increase awareness if they already exist - to help them understand and engage ...