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FPA wants schools to teach financial literacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Financial literacy should be taught in schools in order to improve Australian's knowledge of finance issues, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has proposed. In a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) National ...

MoneySmart list of unlicensed companies approaches 700

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013
... number of unlicensed companies listed on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)'s online financial literacy website, MoneySmart, has grown to 696. China Environment Group Limited (CEG), based in the British Virgin Islands, has become ...

Confusion reigns over financial literacy

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2013
Despite the focus on financial literacy by regulators, Australian school curriculum designers and financial services firms, there is still no agreed definition of what it is and how to measure it, reveals the Australian Securities and Investment Commission ...

What Stronger Super?

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
... Mercer's Index tested respondents on their understanding of super related terms and concepts, to gauge levels of financial literacy. Less than one in four (22%) correctly answered seven or more, out of ten questions. A similar proportion (19%) answered ...

MoneySmart fin lit schools kits now even more hi-tech

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2013
... round of digital classroom activities guides and resources designed to help primary school teachers promote financial literacy. The resources are part of the ASIC MoneySmart initiative and revolve around the Foundation to Year 5 principles of planning ...

Draft regulation released for Accountant Exemption

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2012
... strategic financial advice to millions of Australian households and businesses will help to lift levels of financial literacy across the community and will boost the availability of high quality advice in the marketplace," said CPA Australia head of ...

Paper bank statements ignored by UK consumers

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 30 OCT 2012
Australia is not the only developed nation that believes it has a financial literacy and awareness problem as Barclays Bank in the UK has just released the results of a study that found Britain may have an even worse problem. The study found 36% of ...

FPA to push advice via social media

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2012
... those from the official FPA account. The campaign also includes a push for members to blog on the topics of financial literacy and the value of advice, and use other social media platforms such as LinkedIn to kick off discussions on groups and forums ...

ASIC unveils primary school teaching package

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2012
Financial literacy is taught across most states' curricula throughout primary school and across subject areas in secondary school but this package includes tailored material for primary teachers that has been mapped into the Australian National Curriculum. ...

Clear advice models to engage clients

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAY 2012
... said that the industry needs to start putting a clear value on advice strategy. "We are also seeing a rise in financial literacy and the government is spending a lot of time on that," he said adding that financial literacy is now a core part of the school ...