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MAX Awards nominations close soon

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2018
... Standard and there are 23 award categories this year including Advertising Campaign of the Year - Consumer; Financial Literacy Campaign of the Year; and Innovation of the Year. There are also the highly-prized individual awards including Sales Executive ...

Pre-retirees confident about nest egg: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 26 MAR 2018
... Qantas Super chief executive Michael Clancy said the study's results speak strongly about the need to improve financial literacy so Australians are equipped with the knowledge to improve their situation - especially by taking action during early life ...

Pre-retirees lack confidence about retirement: Qantas Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2018
... governments can do better," Clancy said. Clancy added the results speak strongly about the need to improve financial literacy so Australians are equipped with the knowledge to improve their situation - especially by taking action during early life stages ...

Acorns launches its own super product

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 5 MAR 2018
... George Lucas said: "We have always been much more than a savings and investment tool. It's about improving financial literacy. We are passionate about empowering Australians to reach financial freedom by providing hands-on market experience and engaging ...

Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
... Federal Government is calling on its state and territory counterparts to support the expansion of its national financial literacy program in schools. The Government has invited state and territory governments to participate in a new agreement that would ...

Best interest duty failures lead to EU

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2018
... authorised representative of an AFS licensee; or apply for an AFSL. Orth will also make a $400,000 donation to Financial Literacy Australia.

Contract work threatens super: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2018
... asked to support them from a shrinking tax base as the population ages," Rowe said. The report also recommended financial literacy is incorporated into the national school curriculum and measures to address the super gender gap.

Client engagement tool gains ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 FEB 2018
... clients too," Hassall said. Your Financial Wellness was established in 2014 with the aim to increase Australia's financial literacy.

General advice "misleading": Productivity Commission

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... "It would not be hard to conclude that a segment of the financial system is motivated to keep it that way. Financial literacy of the general population is also low. Even when 'consent' has been given, there can be a clear lack of understanding of terms ...

In-house education key to super success

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JAN 2018
... balance over the long term with not a lot of effort on their part," he said. "With more schools incorporating financial literacy into their curriculum, and plenty of valuable online resources like ASIC's MoneySmart, young Australians are better equipped ...