FINANCIAL LITERACY

Financial planning

Consumer research released by FINSIA has uncovered an imbalance of financial knowledge which is leading to a high level of vulnerability....

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Superannuation

The Institute of Public Accountants has called for more consideration of whether the inefficiencies of the superannuation system are due to a lack of marketplace competit...

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has told the Productivity Commission that some retail funds and self-managed superannuation fund promoters have pursued ‘confusion marketing stra...

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Policy & Regulation

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission said it will commence a review of school banking programs in primary schools....

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Financial planning

Having frequent money talks with children can help raise more financially savvy kids, according to the Financial Planning Association’s Share the Dream report....

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Superannuation

Industry Super Australia has said closing the superannuation gender gap will take more than ASIC’s financial literacy efforts....

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Financial planning

Sixty per cent of Australians failed a basic banking literacy quiz despite only 13 per cent believing their banking knowledge was below average....

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Financial planning

Research from BT Financial Group showed a third of Australians live pay cheque to pay cheque and also have debt....

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Financial planning

The view of education from advice firms has shifted from being a compliance tick to a value proposition, according to knowIT and the Monarch Institute....

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Financial planning

New research reveals a clear link between financial literacy and how positive people feel about their financial affairs....

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Features

A burgeoning ageing population and a low global interest rate environment means investors will need to diversify and avoid overexposure to banks to avoid running out of s...

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Financial planning

The implications of not increasing financial literacy are too serious to ignore, Principal Global Investors believe....

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Financial planning

Financial advisers should focus on a gender-based approach to win more clients, according to AFA....

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Funds management

Australian fintech and wealth manager, BigFuture, has completed a $520,000 capital raising as it looks to build its service capabilities....

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Financial planning

Advisers need to speak to clients in a language they can relate to, AFA chief executive, Brad Fox believes....

 

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