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Super fund drives member awareness

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 9 MAY 2011
... members requested the fund to provide more information on their super. Super funds are increasingly backing financial literacy initiatives as many Australians still don't know much about how to manage their super or seek advice. Professional Associations ...

ASIC starts shadow shopping

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... conflict of interest over remuneration or recommending associated products. And suggesting the need for effective financial literacy initiatives, the 2006 Shadow Shop found consumers were rarely able to detect bad advice.

Blue-collar workers shun advice: survey

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2011
... employment, individual's financial behaviour is influenced by a number of factors including financial attitudes, financial literacy and cultural factors with gender being another key aspect as respondents felt they didn't need any help. "A large portion ...

Flare up over MoneySmart

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... the Financial Planning Association (FPA) said it supports any actions by the government and ASIC to increase financial literacy but that the site should not have recommended one model over the other. "There is no evidence that asset based fees result ...

ASIC and govt launch MoneySmart.gov.au

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
... issues such as superannuation contributions, margin loans and income tax. The website is part of the National Financial Literacy Strategy, also launched today by ASIC, the Federal Government and other industry bodies. 'The MoneySmart website is a great ...

Maritime gives members a work out

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2011
... of the $3 billion super fund. Fund members can access 'The Gym' program through their online member account. Financial literacy initiatives backed by super funds come at a time where many Australians still don't know much about how to manage their super ...

Developed nations raise funds for ADB

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... strengthen the regulation and supervision of savings and credit cooperatives. The project will also improve financial literacy in poor households through an innovative television drama series," said Betty Wilkinson, senior finance specialist (microfinance) ...

Treasury rebuffs MySuper critics

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 OCT 2010
... options regardless of their suitability or, finally, degrades people's capacity to make optimal decisions". Financial literacy programs are part of the solution, but Gruen and Wong said these still rely on the assumption that most people are interested ...

AMP makes super reading easy

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2010
... including salary, balance, contributions, insurances and beneficiaries. Of particular interest for improving financial literacy and education, the report provides a member with a projection of their lump sum at retirement as well as a projected income ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
A re-elected Gillard Government will invest $10 million into financial literacy curriculum projects, including its integration into the national school curriculum supplemented by teacher training by ASIC. Financial literacy is already well established ...