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AustralianSuper CEO justifies The New Daily

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... New Daily chair Garry Weaven's statement that one of the central aims of the venture is to increase members' financial literacy without trying to sell any product or fund. He said he believes that "having a money section which is not slanted on a product ...

The New Daily to avoid political bias: Weaven

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2013
... AustralianSuper and Cbus - investing in this venture. It is about "maximising points of contact" and "increasing financial literacy" in an engaging way. As well as delivering mainstream news, it will have educational bent. "There's not going to be a ...

Direct investment growth changes landscape

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... wealth and super Salvador Saiz said the growth is being fed by a burgeoning segment of the market with improving financial literacy and desire to take control of their financial independence. However, he warned that many businesses would have to rethink ...

Problem is weak credit law, not us: ASIC

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... not accept ASIC's submissions," the regulator said. ASIC said it provided consumer guidance in the form of financial literacy material on managing credit and loans and debt, which was available on the MoneySmart website. The regulator added that "despite ...

Advisers dismiss Medicare-style advice service

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013
... adviser who is giving advice to them for their best interest. "I think that all of us as professionals sharing financial literacy, sharing our knowledge, it comes back to you in abundance." No one on the panel seriously explored the idea of a Medicare-style ...

Finance industry integrity called into question

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 12 SEP 2013
... that advisers operate with integrity, only 9% of the segment correspondent to government agencies, media and financial literacy experts believed in the integrity of advisers. Investor and consumers' opinion was between these two. Fund managers also ranked ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... that compares the economic plans of the major political parties and includes recommendations such as including financial literacy in the school curriculum or lowering the company tax rate. From the superannuation sector, the Association of Superannuation ...

Bank levy upsets senior lobby

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013
... lead to them taking money out of the bank and putting it under the bed," he said. This comes in a week when financial literacy among retirees came under the spotlight, with the release of a manual on retirement from the Australian Human Rights Commission ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... Council (FSC) has formed a long-term partnership alliance with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to help improve the financial literacy of Indigenous Australians. The FSC will be providing a minimum of $50,000 a year for three years funds to the FNF to ...

Financial literacy in retirement a human rights issue: AHRC

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013
Financial literacy among retirees has become a human rights issue, with the release of a manual aimed at helping people prepare for retirement by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC). The release coincided with a call from National Seniors ...