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RC interim report is fair: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 OCT 2018
... banks. This week we ask: should banks be allowed to promote financial products at schools under the name of financial literacy ?

CBA fires up over Dollarmites criticism

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... the program was designed to turn children into long-term customers of the bank and doesn't actually promote financial literacy at all. CHOICE said payments offered to primary schools by the bank to administer the program amount to commissions. According ...

Millennial money changes course after RC

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... harder to obtain a home loan. Millennials need to continue the trend of saving and investing and improving their financial literacy early to meet the changing landscape of financial services in Australia."

Financial advice as charitable giving

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... school students considering a career in financial services. In presenting the scholarships, Leda presents a financial literacy seminar to students at selected high schools and also offers a similar seminar to parents in order to help close Australia's ...

Zurich helps advisers quantify cost of care

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 1 OCT 2018
... clients from having minimal interest in insurance to being engaged and committed to it, Visser said. Currently, financial literacy around insurance is low and consumers significantly underestimate the cost of care. This report brings together reliable ...

Sargon Capital acquires Decimal

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2018
... in favour of the acquisition. Sargon chief executive Phillip Kingston said Decimal's ability to generate financial literacy and engagement is a driving force. "As technology entrepreneurs enter the financial industry in a more meaningful way, the ...

Legislation lifts ASIC recruitment limitation

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... Consumer Commission. In 2013, he was promoted to deputy chair at ASIC and also served on the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board since its establishment.

Kell resigns from ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2018
... Commission. In 2013 he was promoted to deputy chair at ASIC and has also served on the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board since its establishment. "The Coalition Government thanks Mr Kell for his contribution to ASIC and wishes him well in ...

Government introduces financial literacy strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The Federal Government launched an initiative to empower Australians with financial literacy and help them take control of their finances. ASIC, together with Revenue and Financial Services Minister Kelly O'Dwyer, unveiled the National Financial Capability ...

Parents key to financial literacy legacy: FPA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... relationship with money is built largely around online transactions and 'tap and go' banking. From a financial literacy perspective, the FPA said Australian parents are struggling to raise this generation, with 80% of parents financially stressed. ...