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New Jersey Govt spends teachers' future fund

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2007
The New Jersey Teachers' Pension and Annuity Fund seemed in dire trouble last week as it was revealed funds destined for retirement funding had been diverted to cover more immediate expenditure, in a theme echoing some of the recent debate around Australia's ...

FinLit Foundation launches into workplaces

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2007
... with teachers at the coal face, the Foundation has finally begun working with the government, catholic and independent school sectors to develop a National Professional Development Strategy. In a creative move however the Foundation, in a school theatre ...

PE stirs academic heat

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAR 2007
... especially as after deals are consummated they are often renegotiated. Professor John Coffee from the Columbia University Law School said while leverage itself is not a problem, if its overly concentrated it can be, especially if it fuels incentives ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2007
The US economy has continued to receive news indicating some serious danger signs as the second largest supplier of home lending facilities to those with poor credit histories, the New Century Financial Corp, has ceased making new loans and announced ...

One in 10 Japanese planners pass CFP

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2007
... December last year. The next Japanese CFP exams will be held in June. Meanwhile the JAFP has released research showing that school teachers in Japan "are very interested in students learning about money," especially if such financial education is geared ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  FRIDAY, 16 FEB 2007
... worked for an employer and 33 per cent for a farm or family business. Most of the children involved worked during both school holidays and school terms(53 per cent), whereas about 17 per cent worked in school holidays only and 31 per cent in school terms ...

New deputy governor for RBA

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 FEB 2007
... positions at the RBA in the research and domestic markets departments, and was the Sloan Fellow at the London Business School in 1981-82. Since 1994 Battellino has held the position of assistant governor (financial markets). Treasurer Costello also announced ...

Mortgage funds not justifying fees: Aviva

NICK OLIVER  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... providers to review established processes. "It is probably fair to say there has been a bit of a turf war between the old school traditional mortgage players and the new kids on the block who have punched above their weight in attracting inflows," said ...

FinLit database to identify gaps and overlaps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... in French schools to help arrest falling wine sales. According to the committee, the programmes should begin in primary school.

Modern kids are consumer savvy: CommBank

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 NOV 2006
Just when we thought we'd seen the last of those financial literacy surveys, a new study of secondary school students has found half don't understand the word 'debit' while only one-quarter know what the word 'credit' means. But the surprising result ...