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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 ...

Is super sexist?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2008
... IOOF-owned super fund launched two months ago is targeting female investors and future retirees in its latest financial literacy campaign, which includes a report titled 'Is super sexist? Things to think about for women.' The super fund's report notes ...

WW opens pension info site

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2008
... saving," said Gary Smith, Watson Wyatt senior DC consultant. Watson Wyatt's action underscores the momentum behind financial literacy worldwide. This week, minister of superannuation and corporate law, Senator Nick Sherry and the Australian Securities ...

High school fin literacy for Aussies

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2008
Insurance and super will soon be explained to high school students via a new government and ASIC-led financial literacy resource. Senator Nick Sherry, minister of superannuation and corporate law and Tony D'Aloisio, Australian Securities and Investments ...

Fin lit survey highlights deficit

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2008
ANZ is set to launch a number of adult financial literacy programs after a survey revealed Australians with low levels of financial literacy make riskier investment decisions and probably won't seek professional financial advice. The report, which surveyed ...

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 ...