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Women program to reach all CBA advisers

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2015
... said that "not only can financial advice help to improve financial security, it also increases confidence and financial literacy and encourages women to take more control over their money, which in turn helps combat gender inequity more broadly." Perkovic ...

NAB and FPA back super in PPL

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2015
... sufficiency of the pension; and through the Office for Women, the government should fund and co-ordinate a financial literacy strategy targeting women. The Senate is expected to report on its inquiry by the first parliament sitting day of March 2016. ...

NAB planner wins AFA Female Excellence Award

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... accessible to Australian women. In her own unique way, Sharon is furthering both these causes through a focus on financial literacy and mentoring, which gives her clients and peers the confidence to make informed decisions - this is a key criteria for ...

CFAs told ASIC is for the consumer

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2015
... winning customer trust and confidence, Medcraft said investors' and financial consumers' behaviour is driven by financial literacy - including knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behavioural biases. He said it was ASIC's role to provide education and tools ...

Adviser Ratings reaches 4,000 planners

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... been posted, and the website has entered a partnership with the Association of Financial advisers to publish a financial literacy magazine. "Adviser Ratings is allowing consumers and their advisers to become more engaged through our independent, transparent ...

Elliott new CEO at ANZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... has also been instrumental in establishing ANZ's values-led culture and has been a leader in diversity and financial literacy." Given Smith's knowledge and contacts in the region, ANZ will employ him on a 12-month services agreement from 11 July 2016 ...

IOSCO releases retail investor education report

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... The purpose of the report was to craft a framework for regulators to follow regarding investor education and financial literacy initiatives. Explaining why this is important, the report notes that "IOSCO members regularly see instances of retail investors ...

Global Financial Inclusion winners announced

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... from among the finalists. The winners were the Going To School program in India that teaches children about financial literacy, the Shanghai F-road Commercial Services program that helps banks provide rural China customers with mobile banking services ...

Zurich launches planner client survey tool

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... criteria. Client surveys can be generated on an adviser's mobile device and are designed to assess clients' financial literacy across multiple areas, including insurance, estate planning, superannuation and investments. "For advisers, having an automated ...

Regulators put super funds on notice

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... recommendations from the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). Fitzpatrick said ASIC has had an increasing role in promoting financial literacy to ensure consumers are confident in making decisions about their retirement savings. "Such decisions with long-lasting ...