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Financial illiteracy prevalent

... they will fund their retirement. Dr Garman believes the workplace has an important role to play in raising financial literacy standards and maintains there is a strong association between the financial health of an organisation and the financial well ...

IFSA issues new fact sheets to educate

... the distribution of two new fact sheets for investors as part of the Association's commitment to improving financial literacy. Gilbert said the two facts sheets - Money Matters for Women and Licence to Trade - were now able to be downloaded free from ...

Strengthening market brings increase in share scams: ASIC

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2004
... recovering stock markets. ASIC's executive director of consumer protection Peter Kell, speaking at a seminar on financial literacy, said the well-informed consumer was the best scam buster, as ASIC released a list of Dos and Don'ts for the would-be investor. ...

Government launches taskforce to educate consumers about finance

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 24 FEB 2004
... consumers. Chaired by finance commentator Paul Clitheroe, the taskforce for the National Strategy for Consumer and Financial Literacy is charged with developing a nationwide strategy to reduce poverty and educate consumers about personal finances. Senator ...

ABA announces long-term initiative to improve financial literacy

... industry today announced it has committed to a long-term strategic priority of helping improve Australians' financial literacy. The program called 'Broadening Financial Understanding' is aimed at helping Australians make informed judgements and effective ...

Superannuation, a key nation-building goal: Coonan at ASFA Conference

... education (for which the government has allocated $14 million), flexibility and understanding. "The need to improve financial literacy is critical and has not been ignored," said Senator Coonan. "Already a diverse range of financial literacy programs ...

Cbus launches financial education initiative

... Greg Combet launched the initiative, titled Better life Better retirement - the most recent in a long line of financial literacy and education packages aimed at consumers and members who have limited knowledge of financial issues. The campaign aims to ...

ASIC releases Financial Literacy in Schools paper

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released a paper that examines current financial literacy teaching levels in Australian secondary schools and presents options for improving those levels. "In today's world of increasingly ...

FPA, IFSA & NIBA launch "plain English" consumer guides

... NIBA websites. Last week the FPA also launched the FPA Dollarsmart initiative, designed to help teenagers with financial literacy and saving.

FPA launches financial literacy workbook for teenagers

The Financial Planning Association (FPA) today launched a financial literacy workbook for Australian teenagers. The CD-based 100-page workbook - Dollarsmart: a financial toolkit for teenagers - journeys through six important areas of financial knowledge. ...