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COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... level she's happy to see people interested in markets right now, because at least it shows they have a level of financial literacy and interest in making their money work for them. "But a little knowledge is so dangerous. You can't just jump in," she ...

Increased customers, incoming crypto: Raiz

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... your finances in these difficult times." Lucas argued the increase in investor numbers highlighted a lift in financial literacy among its users. "Our customers are increasingly appreciating that investing can be a long-term game, and that despite the ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... also identified the shortcomings in the nation's current retirement policies, and pointed to shortfalls in financial literacy as a key cause of concern. "Accumulation based superannuation puts inflation, investment, longevity, expense and other risks ...

Viridian opens new offices

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... are so unconnected to emails," he said, pointing to successful consumer banking apps. "Another huge gap is in financial literacy. If we could develop something where people - more the general community, not even the financial planning community - could ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... sense from the perspective that it started the discussion about the appropriateness of an SMSF, but BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden was not so sure. "I'm concerned about a dollar figure," Ashenden said at the time. "Because ...

ASIC casts doubt over Dollarmites

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 1 OCT 2019
... understand financial concepts and develop the skills to identify financial services that are right for them. Financial literacy is embedded in the Australian curriculum, and needs to be - and there is a long history of school banking programs in Australian ...

Australia slips in global retirement ranks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2019
... terms of superannuation balances, but in striving to improve wage equality as well as women's general level of financial literacy - so more women are empowered to take control of their own financial future." Iceland came first in the rankings followed ...

Support staff should meet FASEA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden told the Financial Standard and Challenger Technical Services Forum that FASEA standards should raise questions for support staff as well as advisers. Appearing at the event yesterday, Ashenden ...

NAB launches team for vulnerable customers

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2019
... the early stages of financial hardship, such as scam, fraud, domestic and family violence, elder abuse, low financial literacy and gambling addiction, NAB said. "We want to be there for our customers no matter their circumstances and this new team of ...

Netwealth distribution lead exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... sponsorship of financial education platform Banqer for the third year running. The platform aims to boost the financial literacy of school children.