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Community Sector Banking to extend microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... couple of hundred micro-loans and hopefully, assist the people we support beyond the loans into increasing with financial literacy." Community Sector Banking is not the only institution to receive more funding for its microfinance/financial literacy ...

Government allocates additional funds for microfinance pilot

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... Sector Banking is a specialist banking provider for the not-for-profit sector and also has a micro-credit and financial literacy program that provides small loans and training to people that are excluded from mainstream banking services. It is a joint ...

Investment in programs for Aboriginal women and girls needed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... well." Doyle noted that the financial services sector had developed programs to address financial exclusion and financial literacy. "The financial services sector has played a very constructive role at working at that base level of developing basic banking ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Commonwealth Bank said it would increase its investment in Australian communities by extending its StartSmart financial literacy programs, dollar for dollar matching staff contributions to its community fund and expanding their volunteering activities. ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... target to increase the finance we provide to the renewables sector or through the work we've done to improve financial literacy in underserved communities in the Pacific." Meanwhile, DJSI highlighted GPT Group's commitment to environmental conservation ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... review, in 2003, ANZ set three objectives around financial inclusion and capability - "update its research into financial literacy every two years; integrate findings and insights from research into its business operations; and invest in community partnerships ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... roles as financial service providers to all Australians, and have developed micro-lending, traineeships, and financial literacy programmes, as well as partnering with Indigenous community and civil society groups to achieve the outcomes. Glen Brennan ...

ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... hitting 38.2%, a slight decrease on 2010's 38.4%. The bank also reported achieved targets on its community financial literacy programs. ANZ has partnered with the Brotherhood of St Laurence since 2002 on the Saver Plus program, which is a matched savings ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... business practices." For 2012, the bank's sustainability objectives on the customer front include implementing financial literacy education for small and mediu8m-sized customers in New Zealand, ranking as the top 1 and 2 for Net Promoter Score (NPS) ...
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