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New Government body to advance financial literacy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 MAY 2018
... Paul Clitheroe will chair the board of the new body, envisioned as Australia's peak group in championing financial literacy and capability in Australia. Clitheroe will be joined on the board by former The Smith Family chief executive Elaine Henry ...

Netwealth affirms value of financial literacy

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2018
Netwealth sponsored financial literacy program Banqer has partnered with 150 schools to deliver financial education to Australian children. Just over a year since the partnership between the platform provider and Banqer began, the program has reached ...

MAX Awards: Voting opens

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... than 14,000 votes. Some of the major awards up for grabs include 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 ...

Acorns rebrands, issues prospectus

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAY 2018
... Australia, launch new features and products and expand in South-East Asia. Lucas added: "Raiz has improved financial literacy, financial inclusion and broadened capital market participation in Australia and this is an attractive proposition for South-East ...

What the associations want from Budget 2018

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAY 2018
... year: tax deductible status for financial planning fees, increasing superannuation contributions, promoting financial literacy for women, inclusion of financial planners in Statutory Declaration Regulations and simplifying death benefits, among others. ...

Millennials faring well financially: BTFG

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2018
... optimism, 74% of millennials believe they will be in a better financial position over the same period. BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden, said it was good to see Millennials developing good money habits. "We know millennials are ...

One third of Aussies struggling financially

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2018
... the case. Those with a buffer of less than $1000 received a score of 34, suggesting a correlation with low financial literacy. Struggling Australians also recorded above average use of delayed payments schemes such as AfterPay and ZipPay, while 32% required ...

Default options safeguard retirement savings: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2018
... cognitive impairment, though may never develop dementia. "Australians nearing retirement score higher in tests of financial literacy than younger people or those in other countries, but about half of them answer basic questions about inflation, interest ...

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 ...