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Banks sluggish on Indigenous financial inclusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2019
... access to basic banking services and recognise different cultural attitudes towards money, a new report from the First Nations Foundation reveals. Of the 620 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) people interviewed, a staggering 75% had some difficulty ...

Industry pledges Uluru statement support

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... sign an open letter pledging their support for the Uluru Statement from the Heart, which calls for an established First Nations voice in the constitution. The signing was prompted by the second anniversary of the Uluru Statement's creation. It was ...

Christian Super launches reconciliation action plan

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 1 APR 2019
... Islander cultures." The plan states that Christian Super has already begun to provide engagement and support for the First Nations Foundation Big Super Day Out, an initiative with the aim of strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander access ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... to work with and help people that are just like me," Douglas says. Keep reading. Amanda Young, chief executive, First Nations Foundation A retiree walks into the inaugural Big Super Day Out event wondering if he is entitled to superannuation after working ...

Indigenous super event expands to Melbourne

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
First Nations Foundation has expanded its Big Super Day Out, an event which focuses on Indigenous superannuation, to Melbourne for the first time. The Big Super Day out is a free Indigenous community event designed to encourage First Australians to ...

Super funds encouraged to collect indigenous data

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... Australians who are fully or severely financially excluded from the mainstream. This was the constant message delivered by First Nations Foundation chief executive Amanda Young at the recent Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) in Adelaide. ...

Super industry collectively engages indigenous Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... are committed to improving access and engagement with the indigenous community after a recent summit. According to First Nations Foundation chief executive, Trevor Pearce, Australia's indigenous community is continuing to keenly watch the unfolding of ...

FSC to support Indigenous financial literacy

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
The Financial Services Council (FSC) has formed a long-term partnership alliance with First Nations Foundation (FNF) to help improve the financial literacy of Indigenous Australians. The FSC will be providing a minimum of $50,000 a year for three years ...
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