ASIC View Episode 10: ASIC’s Indigenous Outreach Program

This week, ASIC View welcomes Michael Saadat, Senior Executive Leader, Deposit Takers, Credit and Insurers, and Nathan Boyle, an analyst with ASIC's Indigenous Outreach program to talk about ASIC's Indigenous Outreach Program and the work they are doing to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with financial products and services. They discuss types of financial problems being reported to ASIC's Indigenous Help Line like lost key cards and problems with identification, issues with debt collectors, renting products and appliances, life insurance and debt management. Michael also talks about the work ASIC is doing to help superannuation funds better understand the needs of Indigenous consumers.

 

Find out more about ASIC's Indigenous Outreach Program.

 

ASIC's MoneySmart website has money tips for Indigenous consumers.  

 

Read the transcript