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RM advisers break through 1000 barrier

... financial professionals, regardless of the government's Green Paper reforms," said Conlon. New research from the NSW Department of Fair Trading indicates that 48 per cent of retirees would consider taking out a reverse mortgage in the future, allowing ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2008
... finance data for January and the Westpac/Melbourne Institute release their index of consumer confidence for March. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations releases its leading indicator of employment, also for March. Transport ...

ARIA appoints Exec of the Year as new deputy CEO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 14 MAY 2007
... as a whole. Prior to the MTAA, Watson also worked in various roles at Australian government agencies, including the Department of Finance and Administration, the ATO and Comsuper, where he contributed to the development of public retirement income policy. ...

FinLit programs damaging schools

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  MONDAY, 23 APR 2007
... Union, the Australian Chess Association, with even the climate change lobby getting in on the act. Meanwhile, State education departments are adding new course units in nutrition and physical education, making it competitive for schools just to find ...

FinLit database to identify gaps and overlaps

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2006
... This will help us identify gaps, overlaps and inconsistencies." Supporting these latest initiatives, the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training has set up a program where apprentices doing vocational courses can use vouchers to help ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2006
... Australian universities have fallen by 18 per cent or 50,000 between 2002 and 2005. Data released by the federal Education Department show that all but one area of the twelve major ones examined have fewer enrolments than four years earlier. One of the ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 AUG 2006
... Australians who have faced a tripling of oil prices since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The latest figures from the Department of Education, Science and Training showed a 9.7 percent decrease in number of year 12 students going onto university or TAFE ...

FinLit Foundation goes back to school

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2006
... input we gather through the survey and consultations will be used by the Foundation, state and federal departments of education, and Catholic and independent school systems to begin the planning process for a national approach to professional development." ...

ANZ steps forward with MoneyMinded

... earners through the launch of its MoneyMinded online education tool. The group has collaborated with ASIC, the NSW Department of Education and Training and finance groups to build an educational program that features tips on how to prepare a budget ...

Australia exports financial literacy

... programs undertaken in Australia at workplaces and in schools. He will meet with Citigroup Australia, YWCA, the NSW Department of Education and Training, The Treasury, and the Financial Literacy Foundation. His visit to Australia will include visits ...