Return-Path: Received: from vcta.asn.au (CPE-124-178-235-148.static.vic.bigpond.net.au [124.178.235.148]) by patton.netspeed.net.nz (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id p2F2kOsR025584 for ; Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:46:26 +1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01CBE2BB.39280A6B" Subject: FW: Launch of ASIC's new MoneySmart website and National Financial Literacy Strategy [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:46:44 +1100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: Launch of ASIC's new MoneySmart website and National Financial Literacy Strategy [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] Thread-Index: AcviucvbUb8RuZDoQsGwS4gpBjmHYAAAId1gAAA3eCA= From: "Vivian Le'Toille" To: "Alan Roberts \(BEAQ\)" , "Bala Naidoo \(BETANT\)" , "Bronwyn Hession \(EBE NSW\)" , "Chris Anasgyros \(BETASA\)" , "Chris McGuire \(ETSSA\)" , "Christine Woods \(BEWA\)" , "Doug Cave \(QETA\)" , "Garry Taylor " , "Jodie Schafferius \(BEAT\)" , "Jules Aldous" , "Mandy Hudson \(ETAWA\)" , "NZCETA" , "Sharon Jasprizza \(BEACT\)" X-NetSpeed-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-NetSpeed-MailScanner-ID: p2F2kOsR025584 X-NetSpeed-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-NetSpeed-MailScanner-From: vivian.letoille@vcta.asn.au X-Spam-Status: No X-UIDL: -oW!!lH~"!"fZ"!-<_!! X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 110314-1, 15/03/2011), Inbound message X-Antivirus-Status: Clean This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01CBE2BB.39280A6B Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Please find following a message received from ASIC regarding their new consumer website and teacher website. We shall post information on both the VCTA and BEA website. =20 Christine Reid | Executive Officer Business Educators Australasia Suite 201, Level 2, 134-136 Cambridge Street, Collingwood 3066 | T 03 9419 9622 | F 03 9419 1205 | E christine.reid@vcta.asn.au This e-mail is for the sole use of the intended recipient's and its contents may contain confidential or commercially sensitive information. Any unauthorised review, use, alteration, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original. The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) as received may not be a complete or accurate version of that sent. If you consider that the contents are material or you are otherwise relying upon its accuracy, you may request that a copy be sent by facsimile or normal post. Although National Curriculum Services believe this e-mail to be free of any virus or defect which may affect a computer, it does not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage arising from its receipt. From: Judy Gordon [mailto:Judy.Gordon@asic.gov.au]=20 Sent: Tuesday, 15 March 2011 1:36 PM To: Will Morony (AAMT); Kate Manuel; ddelaps@vate.org.au; Kate Gillespie; Peter Russo; Helen Trotter; Christine Reid; Peter Fotheringham; bronwyn.hession@dbb.catholic.edu.au Cc: CARI - Financial Literacy Subject: Launch of ASIC's new MoneySmart website and National Financial Literacy Strategy [SEC=3DUNCLASSIFIED] =20 Dear all=20 ASIC today launched its new consumer website, www.moneysmart.gov.au .=20 MoneySmart is aimed at helping all Australians by offering free, independent guidance so people can make the best choices for their money.The website covers the basics such as budgeting, saving, credit cards and loans, and more complicated issues such as optimal superannuation contributions, margin loans, reverse mortgages and income tax. It has many new calculators and tools, including four calculators that you can use on mobile phones. =20 Most of you will be familiar with ASIC's previous consumer websites - FIDO and Understanding Money. Each has been a great source of financial information for many years, with simple steps and basic calculators to help people sort out their money. MoneySmart combines the best of both these sites and adds new interactive tools and resources. Please note that FIDO and Understanding Money have both now been archived and are no longer publicly accessible. People visiting these sites will be redirected to MoneySmart.=20 The launch of MoneySmart is part of a broad strategy to improve the financial literacy of all Australians, which ASIC also launched today: =20 * the National Financial Literacy Strategy (ASIC Report 229); and=20 * its accompanying research report Financial literacy and behavioural change (ASIC Report 230).=20 You can read the strategy and research report at financialliteracy.gov.au .=20 As you know, we've also been working on a revamped website for educators at teaching.financialliteracy.gov.au , which also went live today. The site explains how financial literacy fits into the school curriculum, and has resources that teachers can use. This site will be progressively upgraded during 2011.=20 Please take the time to have a look around the MoneySmart website and spread the word about it among your networks. Let us know if you'd like any material for upcoming newsletters or articles. You might also like to update any references or links on your own site to FIDO or Understanding Money, so they now refer to MoneySmart. We can send you links to or details of specific pages or calculators if needed. You can also tell us what you think by email to feedback@moneysmart.gov.au or use the feedback button at the end of each webpage.=20 kind regards=20 Judy Judy Gordon | Advisor | Financial Literacy and Consumers and Retail Investors | ASIC | Level 5, 100 Market Street, SYDNEY| Ph: +61 2 9911 5330 | M: 0401 139 344| judy.gordon@asic.gov.au =20 Please consider the environment before printing this document =20 =20 NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments are intended for the addressee(s) only and may be confidential. They may contain legally privileged or copyright material. You should not read, copy, use or disclose them without authorisation. 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Please find following a message received from ASIC regarding their = new consumer website and teacher website. We shall post information on = both the VCTA and BEA website.

 

Christine Reid | Executive Officer

Business Educators Australasia
Suite 201, Level 2, 134-136 Cambridge = Street, = Collingwood 3066 | T 03 9419 = 9622 | F 03 = 9419 1205 | E christine.reid@vcta.asn.au=

This e-mail is for the sole use of the intended recipient's and its = contents may contain confidential or commercially sensitive information. = Any unauthorised review, use, alteration, disclosure or distribution is = prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the = sender by return e-mail and destroy all copies of the original. =  The contents of this e-mail (including any attachments) as = received may not be a complete or accurate version of that sent. If you = consider that the contents are material or you are otherwise relying = upon its accuracy, you may request that a copy be sent by facsimile or = normal post. Although National Curriculum Services believe this e-mail = to be free of any virus or defect which may affect a computer, it does = not accept any responsibility for any loss or damage arising from its = receipt.

From:= Judy = Gordon [mailto:Judy.Gordon@asic.gov.au]
Sent: Tuesday, 15 = March 2011 1:36 PM
To: Will Morony (AAMT); Kate Manuel; = ddelaps@vate.org.au; Kate Gillespie; Peter Russo; Helen Trotter; = Christine Reid; Peter Fotheringham; = bronwyn.hession@dbb.catholic.edu.au
Cc: CARI - Financial = Literacy
Subject: Launch of ASIC's new MoneySmart website and = National Financial Literacy Strategy = [SEC=3DUNCLASSIFIED]

 


Dear = all

ASIC today = launched its new consumer website, www.moneysmar= t.gov.au. =

MoneySmart = is aimed at helping all Australians by offering  free, independent = guidance so people can make the best choices for their money.The website = covers the basics such as budgeting, saving, credit cards and loans, and = more complicated issues such as optimal superannuation contributions, = margin loans, reverse mortgages and income tax.   It has many = new calculators and tools, including four calculators that you can use = on mobile phones. 

Most of you = will be familiar with ASIC's previous consumer websites - FIDO and = Understanding Money.  Each has been a great source of financial = information for many years, with simple steps and basic calculators to = help people sort out their money.  MoneySmart combines the best of = both these sites and adds new interactive tools and resources. Please = note that FIDO and Understanding Money have both now been archived = and are no longer publicly accessible. People visiting these sites will = be redirected to MoneySmart.

The launch = of MoneySmart is part of a broad strategy to improve the financial = literacy of all Australians, which ASIC also launched = today: 

  • the = National Financial Literacy Strategy (ASIC Report 229); = and
  • its = accompanying research report Financial literacy and behavioural = change (ASIC Report 230). 

You can read = the strategy and research report at financiallite= racy.gov.au. =

As you know, = we've also been working on a revamped website for educators at teaching.fina= ncialliteracy.gov.au, which also = went live today. The site explains how financial literacy fits into the = school curriculum, and has resources that teachers can use. This site = will be progressively upgraded during 2011. =

Please take = the time to have a look around the MoneySmart website and spread the = word about it among your networks.  Let us know if you'd like any = material for upcoming  newsletters or articles. You might also like = to update any references or links on your own site to FIDO or = Understanding Money, so they now refer to MoneySmart.  We = can send you links to or details of specific pages or calculators if = needed. You can also tell us what you think by email to feedback@mone= ysmart.gov.au or use the feedback button at the end of each webpage. =

kind = regards

Judy
Judy Gordon | Advisor | Financial Literacy and Consumers and = Retail Investors | ASIC | Level 5, 100 Market Street, SYDNEY| Ph: +61 2 = 9911 5330 |  M: 0401 139 344|  judy.gordon@asic.gov.au

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