Chrisco practices hampered
In 2013, ICAN staff on Palm Island saw a number of clients who were experiencing financial hardship as a result of making (or attempting to make) large fortnightly payments to Chrisco. We saw clients who… Read more »
ICAN News
Government decision to remove funeral insurances from Centrepay backed by ASIC report findings
On October 08, 2007, ICAN condemned Centrelink in The Australian newspaper after a funeral insurance company with a history of adverse court judgments was granted approval to access Aboriginal’ welfare payments. At the time,… Read more »
ICAN welcomes Clifford to the team!
This month, we feature Clifford Little, the newest staff member to join the ICAN team! My name is Clifford Little and I’m a Financial Counsellor (Associate) in training. I am descended from the Larakia… Read more »
Mentorship Program’s Rising Stars
Every month in the lead up to our 2016 Graduation, ICAN will be featuring the students of its “Indigenous Financial Counselling Mentorship Program” here in the ICAN E-News. The Mentorship program provides nationally accredited… Read more »
ASIC releases a report into book up practices in Indigenous communities
ASIC has released a report, about the prevalence and impact of book up in Australia. Book up is an informal form of credit allowing consumers to obtain goods or services immediately, and pay for… Read more »
NQ Indigenous Consumer Taskforce Hits the Road
NQ Indigenous Consumer Taskforce members, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACC), Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network (ICAN) visited the Cape York communities of Hopevale and Wujal Wujal… Read more »
Focus on Professional Development
With 20 plus years financial counselling experience, ICAN Business Development Manager Jon O’Mally has been integral to the professional development of ICAN’s financial counselling team. “Jon’s vast knowledge of debt collection processes, consumer credit… Read more »
ASIC report highlights exorbitant costs of rent-to-buy household goods: Consumer groups
The poorest and most vulnerable Australians are paying grossly inflated prices for household goods via “rent-to-buy” or “consumer lease” deals, as shown by a new report from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)… Read more »