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ASIC gives green light to FPA fees code

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... their finances, while also giving consumers the opportunity to subscribe to regular content designed to improve financial literacy. De Gori said the site is aimed at helping Australian's navigate the complex and challenging financial planning landscape. ...

Advisers unsure on super contributions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
... Centrelink pension changes from 1 January 2017, and superannuation pension changes effective 1 July 2017. BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden said the non-concessional contribution caps are easily the most topical query being received ...

Consultum rewards star advisers

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2016
... such as professionalism, advice outcomes, client satisfaction, financial performance and contributing to the financial literacy of clients. The full list of 2016 Consultum awards are: Adviser of the Year - Anthony D'Alessandro, Required Financial Services ...

CBA reinforces gender equality through financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 24 OCT 2016
... The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has committed to implementing a number of recommendations to its in-school financial literacy program in a bid to foster the financial empowerment of women and girls. CBA engaged Our Watch, the national foundation to ...

Fix super for indigenous Australians: KPMG

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... unique needs of Indigenous people. KPMG's recommendations for superannuation reform include improving indigenous financial literacy through software tailored for mobile technologies; making financial literacy sessions a mandatory component of the Community ...

CBA uses virtual reality to revitalise financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a new virtual reality education program aimed at increasing the financial literacy of young Australians. With a recent survey from Zurich revealing Australians to be overconfident when it comes to money and ...

Women behind in financial wellness survey

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2016
... finances were out of control. As above, the majority of this group were women, most of whom WSSA said had poor financial literacy. WSSA suggested that this gender disparity was potentially due to factors including workplace discrimination, wage ceilings ...

CFS sets focus on financial literacy with Wealth IQ

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 19 SEP 2016
Colonial First State (CFS) has launched a digital tool to assist financial advisers in increasing the financial literacy of their clients. Wealth IQ was designed to help advisers explain complex financial planning and investment concepts to their clients ...

Australians overconfident when it comes to income risk

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2016
... protection gap between Australia and other countries was most likely the result of a mix of overconfidence and poor financial literacy. "The gap is wider in Australia than we think it is in other markets and that's driven by financial literacy, it's ...

Greater financial literacy key to improved adviser reputation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2016
A higher level of financial literacy among consumers is key to improving the reputation of financial advisers, according to new research from Zurich Financial Services Australia. A survey of 227 advisers active in the life advice industry conducted ...