FINANCIAL LITERACY

Financial planning

First Nations Foundation has launched the program to help indigenous people better understand financial concepts in a way unique to their communities....

Financial planning

Netwealth has announced it will continue to support a financial education platform for kids which aims to improve financial literacy in schools....

Financial planning

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

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...

Superannuation

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

Policy & Regulation

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

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....

Superannuation

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

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....

Financial planning

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

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....

Financial planning

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

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...

Financial planning

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

Financial planning

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

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