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Government renews calls for financial literacy support

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2018
The Federal Government is calling on its state and territory counterparts to support the expansion of its national financial literacy program in schools. The Government has invited state and territory governments to participate in a new agreement that ...

AFA keeps financial literacy front of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 OCT 2017
The Association of Financial Advisers will soon join an updated list of supporters for ASIC's National Financial Literacy Strategy. Heading up the AFA's Financial Literacy Working Group, Dianne Charman told Financial Standard the AFA has constantly ...

CBA uses virtual reality to revitalise financial education

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a new virtual reality education program aimed at increasing the financial literacy of young Australians. With a recent survey from Zurich revealing Australians to be overconfident when it comes to money ...

ASIC announces National Financial Literacy Strategy

HARRY PAGE  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released its National Financial Literacy Strategy 2014-2017, which is aimed at helping Australians become more financially secure. Over the past 12 months, ASIC has compiled the key priorities ...

FPA wants schools to teach financial literacy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013
Financial literacy should be taught in schools in order to improve Australian's knowledge of finance issues, the Financial Planning Association (FPA) has proposed. In a submission to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) National ...

ASIC and govt launch MoneySmart.gov.au

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2011
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has launched a personal finance website, MoneySmart, offering free financial information and tools. The website is designed to help people when making financial decisions with 26 tools available ...

Govt to ramp up FinLit in national school curriculum

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2010
A re-elected Gillard Government will invest $10 million into financial literacy curriculum projects, including its integration into the national school curriculum supplemented by teacher training by ASIC. Financial literacy is already well established ...
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