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ASFA appoints policy director

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 5 SEP 2008
... "She has both technical and strategic skills as well as a personal commitment to better disclosure and raising financial literacy." Howes will start her role on September 8.

None the wiser, all the poorer

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2008
Super, what? The superannuation industry may need to crank up its financial literacy initiatives after yet another survey shows that three in four Australians are expecting their superannuation balance to be higher on their next statement. Mercer's ...

KiwiSaver to drive fin literacy

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2008
... investment and administration manager of the Westpac KiwiSaver Scheme - says the super system will foster enhanced financial literacy, which will change the way New Zealanders invest and impact positively on the overall economy. "You only need to look ...

Moment of truth

CAMERON BOGGS  |  TUESDAY, 1 JUL 2008
... thought it would have some effect on their superfund. Compounding the issue is that regardless of the member's financial literacy, many still don't see their superannuation money as real money and are therefore, indifferent about it. "Member apathy is ...

Fin education at the click of a mouse

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 12 JUN 2008
South Australian-based industry superannuation fund Statewide is taking its financial literacy program to cyberspace in a bid to raise member awareness on their finances. The private sector super fund has launched an online tool called "Your Key to ...

Clitheroe and Kelty honoured

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUN 2008
... awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to the finance sector through the promotion of financial literacy and to the community. He is currently chairman of the advisory board to the Financial Literacy Foundation. In addition ...

FinLit teachers package released

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2008
The Financial Literacy Foundation has finally released a support package for school teachers. "Financial literacy is an absolutely vital life skill for young Australians. The Rudd Government recognises that it's critical that young people get the chance ...

Wayne the nation builder

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2008
... Superannuation however has been largely left alone except for a few operational initiatives like winding back the Financial Literacy Foundation, launching the national clearing house and scaling back the ATO super choice advertising budget. The stability ...

Our two-track super model

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2008
... didn't understand even though the schemes defied many of the good advice consumer warnings from regulators and financial literacy advocates. The failure of the Geelong-based Chartwell share trading company where investors have given interviews describing ...

FinLit boosts productivity while educating kids

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 APR 2008
Promoting financial literacy is not only for educating children about money, it's also about securing our industry's future, said Joan Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF). "We are ...