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Legalsuper members make a choice

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
... members are actively choosing an investment option. There was strong evidence that respondents had good levels of financial literacy with 98 per cent understanding that super funds invest in share markets and 83 per cent indicating their annual statement ...

NGS Super targets female fin lit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAR 2009
NGS Super has revamped its website targeting women members as part of a financial literacy campaign. "There is naturally a strong focus on financial education, particularly for women, who make up about 70 per cent of membership. This starts right on ...

Higher fees, more cover: AustralianSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2009
... years. This in turn has prompted many super funds to improve client servicing - from injecting more funds into financial literacy to recovering lost super and more investment options, particularly cash or income-based. Last year, the fund's tax file ...

Twenty new topics for NGS Super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2009
The $2.65 billion NGS Super is helping members tackle financial literacy barriers with extra modules and 20 new topics added to its interactive online program. NGS Super's 'Take Control of Your Finances' program aims to help members manage money better. ...

CSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2009
... Superannuation and Retirement Fund is partnering with Catholic Schools Week in 2009 to help boost super and financial literacy. This year marks the third time CRSF will be supporting the dioceses of New South Wales and ACT in their promotion of Catholic ...

Subsidise financial advice: Shiller

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2009
... of this crisis but prepare them for the next one too. That means subsidising financial advice to boost the financial literacy of the masses; introducing new homeownership insurance products and retail products such as GDP-linked bonds that hedge against ...

Back to school for Sunsuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... to more complicated issues such as estate planning and maximising retirement savings. Besides the web-based financial literacy programs, the fund is also offering seminars and workshops throughout March and April. Among the areas covered by Sunsuper's ...

FPA heads to eye of Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2009
... planning is a 50:50 relationship between the planner and client. The FPA is supporting ASIC and the government's financial literacy strategy to ensure consumers are more informed. Only one third of Storm Financial's planners are individual members of ...

Investor knowledge fuels SMSF growth

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 22 JAN 2009
... particularly management and executives," she said. Programs such as Simpler Super, Better Super and numerous financial literacy campaigns piloted by the government and regulators have prompted investors to consider whether SMSFs might be a better option ...

Indigenous Australians get fin lit boost

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2008
... providers in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory to heighten residents' awareness of super and financial literacy. Senator Sherry, who is currently in Cairns, is traveling around the northern regions of Australia this week along with Australian ...