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Housing affordability threatens super's future

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... in their 50s and 60s are starting to realise the costs of their capital gains are being increasingly born by their own children, many of which are still living in the family home well into their 30s, and starting to shift their attitudes.

Netwealth backing financial literacy in schools

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAR 2017
... available to 15,000 Australian students, fully funded by netwealth. Banqer imitates online banking portals to educate children around financial concepts, while integrating with existing classroom programs to improve financial literacy, organisational ...

Future Generation to donate $6.8m

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2017
... in revenue and profit. Future Generation will deliver a significant donation in October to charities with a focus on children at risk and youth mental health, chief executive Louise Walsh said. About $3.82 million will go to children and youth at risk ...

The power of optimism

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... understandable - mainly because it could turn into a self-fulfilling prophecy. As the 'Camp Quality' -- an Australian children's family cancer charity organisation - advertised on TV a few years back, "Don't underestimate the power of optimism". Inopportune ...

UniSuper partners to bridge financial literacy gap

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
... adapting the program for an Australian audience. Targeted at eight-to-14-year-olds, the program is designed to educate children about money via activities and games and provides parents with tips on instilling positive money behaviours from an early ...

Global investors missed turning point

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
... officer, Monik Kotecha says in 2011 the world reached "peak child" - meaning there will never again be a year where more children are born than in years past. This moment has profound implications of how, where and what to invest in, Kotecha says. Although ...

Westpac provides head start to wealth management

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 JAN 2017
Two-thirds of Australian parents worry about how financially astute their children will be by the time they graduate high school and Westpac is offering a $200 head start. As part of its 200th anniversary celebrations, the bank has developed the 'Bump' ...

Kathy Havers from Catalyst wins Future2 award second-year running

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2016
... is nothing short of inspirational," De Gori said. Havers also provides support to Bulleen Height Specialist School for children with autism, acting as a school councillor for the past nine years and president for the past four. She also conducts regular ...

JPMorgan Chase to pay bribery fines

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016
... retain business resulting in more than US$100m in revenue. "JPMorgan engaged in a systematic bribery scheme by hiring children of government officials and other favoured referrals who were typically unqualified for the positions on their own merit," ...

Labor blindsides super legislation

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... integrity of the superannuation system. "Our changes will help women, who may have taken time out of the workforce to raise children or to care for a family member. They will also help people with irregular income patterns, such as farmers, as well as ...