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Senior banker ‘taken aback’ by financial abuse of the elderly in Malta

General, Over 55sBy ĠEMMA Team July 26, 2021

The number of cases is significant – HSBC Malta CEO https://timesofmalta.com/articles/view/senior-banker-taken-aback-by-financial-abuse-of-the-elderly-in-malta.888283 Elderly people are facing financial abuse, including by their own family members who help themselves to their savings, deposits and bank cards, a senior banker has warned. Simon Vaughan Johnson, who heads HSBC’s Malta operations, told financial practitioners earlier this month that he had…

Are you born on and after 1962? Do you truly know how the pension system works in your regard?

Employment, General, Over 55s, Under 25s, Youths and Young AdultsBy ĠEMMA Team July 6, 2021

On 18th June ĠEMMA posted the results of a survey it carried out the knowledge amongst persons who are born on and after 1962 on how the pension system works in their regard. The general picture is worrying. Most people have an extremely vague idea of how the state pension system works and how it…

Are you born on and after 1962? Do you know how the pension system works?

Gemma Activities, General, Youths and Young AdultsBy ĠEMMA Team June 16, 2021

The likelihood is that you do not know how the pension systems works in your regard. In May this year ĠEMMA carried out a survey amongst persons born on and after 1962 to understand their knowledge of how the pension system works, and hence their ability to make informed decisions with regard to their retirement…

ĠEMMA’s Video Series on Budgeting – Tipprepara għat-tieġ

General, Managing your money, Youths and Young AdultsBy ĠEMMA Team June 15, 2021

ĠEMMA’s Video Series on Budgeting – Tipprepara għat-tieġ This is the seventh video we produced with the Central Bank of Malta in our budgeting series. My niece, Kylie is getting married five months or so. All I have been hearing from Maria, my wife, and Angele, my daughter, is my niece’s wedding preparations. Pa –…

ĠEMMA in April’s Sagħtar Issue: Learning to Count Money

Children and Teenagers, GEMMA, Gemma Activities, GeneralBy Admin April 27, 2021

ĠEMMA has once again participated in Sagħtar. In the April issue (https://saghtar.org.mt/edizzjonijiet-godda-tas-saghtar-2020-2021/) ĠEMMA’s article was directed towards showing young kids how money is counted. The article introduces and explains the Euro coins and notes used and shows how coins, notes, and notes and coins are to be counted. You can follow the article with you…

Teens and Money Management

Children and Teenagers, General, Managing your moneyBy Admin March 2, 2021

Research overseas is clear: money management is one of the top issues that teenagers grapple with. Among teenagers, budgeting was a concern, and learning how to save and how to budget amongst their biggest priorities. Why is this so? In part because financial capability education is not taught at schools. And, in part this lack…

ĠEMMA is on SAGĦTAR – A note for the Parents / for the Teachers

Children and Teenagers, Family, Gemma Activities, General, Managing your moneyBy Admin February 25, 2021

We all practice money management, most of the time continuously, having to make the best of our financial resources. So acknowledging the skill of money management as important as learning other subjects. At times we fall into the trap of saying that our kids are too young to appreciate the value of money but children…

ĠEMMA is on SAGĦTAR

Children and Teenagers, Family, Gemma Activities, General, Managing your moneyBy Admin February 23, 2021

We are pleased to announce that ĠEMMA as from this month forms part of the Sagħtar e-magazine. ĠEMMA will definitely be present on Sagħtar till the end of the year. In its monthly slots, ĠEMMA will introduce money management concepts to children. ĠEMMA will do this by discussing a particular concept and then setting an…

Research Analysis on Preparing an ESF co-financed Campaign on Financial Capability and Widows and Widowers

Family, General, Over 55sBy Admin February 18, 2021

ĠEMMA publishes the Research Analysis on the Preparation of an ESF co-financed Campaign on Financial Capability and Widows and Widowers. The Research Analysis report identifies the following key points: The expenses of most participants related to household maintenance and healthcare. Only a very small minority mentioned travelling for leisure. The financial assets and resources for…

Research Analysis on the ESF co-financed Campaign on Financial Capability and Tertiary Education Students

General, Under 25s, Youths and Young AdultsBy Admin February 16, 2021

ĠEMMA publishes the Research Analysis on the ESF co-financed Campaign on Financial Capability and Tertiary Education Students. The Research Analysis report identifies the following key points: There is a general consensus that life goals and lifestyle played an important role in defining financial capability. There is a unanimous consensus that a monthly income is an…

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