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Calls for financial services to include procurement targets

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2020
... targets in their Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) development. The Indigenous-led not-for-profit promoting financial literacy made the call after welcoming news that all state, territory and local governments have signed on to support a renewed focus ...

Indigenous foundation teams up with super funds

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... this year, so we are building a number of specialist resources that will enable us to keep our momentum with financial literacy education and Indigenous financial empowerment," Usher said. "The need for this education is even more relevant as we face ...

First Nations Foundation gets COVID-19 funding

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2020
The First Nations Foundation, an Indigenous-led not-for-profit that promotes financial literacy, has received funding to deliver COVID-19 support to women. The foundation was one of only four recipients of this funding from the Department of Prime Minister ...

What advisers need to know: BT

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden has observed a significant increase in calls for technical support from financial advisers during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The level of queries and questions we were getting through from advisers ...

Ignorance isn't bliss in super: Research

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2020
... while overly aggressive asset allocation at the wrong time can jeopardise a lifetime of savings." This lack of financial literacy can prove treacherous in times of market volatility, she added. "Australian super funds - including the team at Russell ...

COVID-19 creates case for robo-advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAY 2020
... level she's happy to see people interested in markets right now, because at least it shows they have a level of financial literacy and interest in making their money work for them. "But a little knowledge is so dangerous. You can't just jump in," she ...

Increased customers, incoming crypto: Raiz

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... your finances in these difficult times." Lucas argued the increase in investor numbers highlighted a lift in financial literacy among its users. "Our customers are increasingly appreciating that investing can be a long-term game, and that despite the ...

Industry butt heads over super guarantee

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2020
... also identified the shortcomings in the nation's current retirement policies, and pointed to shortfalls in financial literacy as a key cause of concern. "Accumulation based superannuation puts inflation, investment, longevity, expense and other risks ...

Viridian opens new offices

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2020
... are so unconnected to emails," he said, pointing to successful consumer banking apps. "Another huge gap is in financial literacy. If we could develop something where people - more the general community, not even the financial planning community - could ...

SMSFs not for everybody: ASIC

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 14 OCT 2019
... sense from the perspective that it started the discussion about the appropriateness of an SMSF, but BT head of financial literacy and advocacy Bryan Ashenden was not so sure. "I'm concerned about a dollar figure," Ashenden said at the time. "Because ...