Tag: Financial Counselling

‘Success our Way’

ASIC’s Indigenous Financial Services Framework outlines key learnings which ASIC has developed through extensive consultations with a range of stakeholders on First Nations peoples’ access to and engagement with the financial system[1].  Here, Danille… Read more »

ASIC takes Enforcement Action against Money3

ICAN has welcomed ASIC’s enforcement action against used car lender Money3.  ASIC has issued Court proceedings against the lender claiming that it did not do the financial checks needed to ensure the loans they… Read more »

Meet Nicola Breeze, ICAN’s new Financial Capability Trainee!

Nicola’s dream of a new career to support her young family came true when she joined the ICAN Thrive team as a Financial Capability Trainee, complete with a Certificate IV in Community Services Scholarship. 

A Day of Action

The Save Sorry Business Coalition met in Canberra this week to get money returned to the thousands of people harmed by the Youpla collapse. The coalition comprised First Nations representatives from consumer organisations and… Read more »

ICAN helps customers connect

ICAN recently received funding from Telstra to identify any instances of product misselling across several Indigenous communities in North Queensland, from the Cape to Palm Island.  The funding comes on the back of the… Read more »

Preparing for a National Day of Action

The #SaveSorryBusiness coalition is busy preparing for a National Day of Action to be held on the 28th of March. The coalition wants to highlight the harm caused by ACBF/Youpla, by raising the voices of those who… Read more »

Make 2023 your time to Thrive!

2023 is already shaping up to be another big year for the national ICAN Thrive financial literacy program.  Last year the Thrive team delivered training to organisations including the Queensland Police Service, Department of… Read more »