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Most clients coping with financial stress: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... not tackling their financial woes. "We need to make sure talking money isn't seen as taboo and implement financial literacy campaigns within our businesses to help employees achieve their financial goals." This week we ask if your business is looking ...

Millions of Australian's suffering from financial stress: AMP

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... tackling their financial woes," she said. "We need to make sure talking money isn't seen as taboo and implement financial literacy campaigns within our businesses to help employees achieve their financial goals."

Engagement should be easier: Productivity Commission

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
... them to pick one. The Commission also said low member engagement could be improved by tackling low levels of financial literacy in Australia, with the report recommending financial literacy programs be evaluated to determine their funding. Another recommendation ...

Superannuation fund comparison tool launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2018
... consider a further capital-raising round in early to mid-2019 to help it scale. The platform also provides a financial literacy and rewards programs.

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... and promoter while Diversa serves as trustee. AIA is the group insurer. Verve Super also seeks to boost the financial literacy of women by providing free financial coaching materials, resources and events that are designed and delivered by women for ...

Assistant Treasurer warns super funds to lift engagement game

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... recommendations." While work needs to be done on the consumer front in terms of superannuation education and financial literacy, Robert said the Government is doing its part and super funds need to step up. Super funds for example, can start engaging ...

Robo-advice register launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2018
... these tools can complement the existing human adviser. They offer significant potential to improve consumer financial literacy and engagement as well as increase the accessibility to and affordability of financial advice for more Australians," he said. ...

ASIC moves on Dollarmites

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
ASIC is set to review banking and financial literacy programs in Australian primary schools, including Commonwealth Bank's recently criticised Dollarmites program. ASIC said school banking programs are supposed to educate young Australians about the ...

Ban Dollarmites: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
... However, 38% of readers disagreed with this statement, claiming that initiatives like Dollarmites help promote financial literacy at a young age. CBA recently came under fire for its 87-year-old Dollarmites program after it was awarded a Shonky award ...

Financial literacy critical to European retirement

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Australians are not alone when it comes to leaving retirement savings on the table from a lack of financial literacy. However, Europeans arguably face a steeper learning curve. The J.P. Morgan Asset Management 2018 Income Barometer Survey, which interviewed ...